THE EFFECTS OF PALS ON CHILDREN WITH SLD IN TERMS OF READING COMPREHENSION

Abstract

The article is a literature review about the effects of Peer Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS) on students with SLD based on their reading comprehensions. The literature has been reviewed based on some criteria. The articles related to effect of PALS on SLD students’ reading comprehension have been search by using Scholar Google, Eric, and Epsco data bases. First, “PALS”, “Peer Assisted Learning Strategy” are used as key words for searching the related articles. Studies related to students with SLD were selected. Then, the studies, which are not focus on reading comprehension, were excluded. Second, the key words “Specific Learning Disabilities”, and “the effect of PALS on Students with SLD” are used for searching the articles and the studies, which related to the topic, were included to the literature review. Implementation of the intervention were explained at the end of the study

Keywords: Reading Comprehension, PALS, Specific Learning Disability (SLD)

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