Ellen Duchaine

s, TX 78666

It has been shown

that one friend, one
contact person, in this
childs life can make
all the difference in
their future mental
health.

Peer Assisted Learning

This program is aimed

at the child who,
without this
intervention, would be
left feeling ALONE.

Peer
Assisted
Learning
A mentoring program
where you let students help
other students in the
classroom.

How

What
Peer Assisted Learning is the practice
of pairing a student with a disability
with a mentor that can help them
succeed.
The thought is that the mentor will be
able to give the student attention that
they need and may not always receive.

1. Find the students with

disabilities that this could
help
2. Find your mentors
3. Match them with a student,
keeping in mind that the
mentor needs to be able to
help them
4. Have the mentors go
through training
5. Then let them pair up. Be
available to answer
questions from the mentor.

Research of Emotional Intelligence

says that continual stress cripples the
ability to learn.
Studies done on Multiple Intelligences
and Social and Emotional Learning
say that test scores in content areas
go up when children receive

English Language
Learners

Learning Disabilities

ADHD students

Has helped some students

with Emotional Disorders

Teaching is one of the best ways

to develop mastery. Jeff Atwood

Findings

Improved math, literacy,

and social studies skills

Higher achievement test

scores and grades and no
decreases in standardized
test scores

Improved learning-to-learn

The Research Supports

Research in the field of affective
neuroscience or how emotions are
regulated in the brain, shows that
brain activity improves in children
who have been exposed to Social and
Emotional Learning.

Who

Contact Us
Peer Assisted Learning
110 Magnolia Circle
Suite 418
Nashville, TN 37203
615-343-4782
PALS@vanderbilt.edu
Visit us on the Web:
http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/p
als/index.ht