PEER ASSISTED LEARNING (PALS)

EDUCATIONAL AND EMPOWERING

PALS is an educational, instructional strategy that incorporates peers or

partners to interact with one another in order to educate and empower each
other in a reciprocal means and fashion socially, cognitively, emotionally
and physically.

Populations involved and effective with---infant to elderly

Disability groups successful within---ELL, LD, ID, TBI, ADHD,
OHI, OI, ED, AT-RISK. Also; MST, PTSD, DEMENTIA

One of the main reasons PALS works is the basic principle that we are not
alone in life and it is empowering and natural to seek another person to
connect and share possibilities with.

Findings, research shows improvement at all levels of ability!

DIFFERENCES BECOME SIMILARITIES WHEN PEERS WORK TOGETHER

Peer-something/someone of equal worth or quality

Along with a formal education setting, other areas where PALS or Peers can
be implemented without additional tools include but not limited to:
1. Sports
2. Music
3. Social
4. Medical
5. Nature
6. Military

MILITARY VERSIONS

PALS

BATTLE BUDDIES AND GRACE AFTER FIRE

CORE CONCEPTS BATTLE BUDDIES

Advantages:
+ Reduce suicide and sexual assaults
+ Promotes cooperative problem-solving
+ Increases moral
+ Decrease stress
+ Encourage increase confidence
+ Eases transition to military life
+ Safety in training, combat
+ Improves communication in ELL soldiers
+ Promotes leadership skills

GRACE AFTER FIRE

TABLE TALK

PEER FACILITATION

Grace After Fire is an organization of women veterans based on the

concept that women veterans can empower and educate other women
veterans in a peer setting.
Graces motto-protect veteran, connect resource and renew woman.
5 stages of Grace After Fire Peer Group development:
forming
storming
norming
performing
celebration
References:
Chang,C-C., Chang, C-C., (2014) Interactive Learning Environments. Vol.22 Issue 1, p97-124.
Retrieved from http://GraceAfterFire.org (2014)
Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_buddy
Fuchs, D., Fuchs, L.S., Mathis, P.G., Martinez, E. (2002) Learning Disabilities Research and
Practice, 17 (4), 205-215.
Retrieved from http://Military.com, Find Your Battle Buddy, Crooks, T. (2007).