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The reader predicts what is likely to happen next on the next
page, reads aloud from the page, and summarizes the just-read
text, with the tutor deciding whether the predictions are accurate.
Students switch roles after five minutes.
Benefits of PALS
Benefits of PALS include smaller pupil/teacher ratios,
increased time on task, increased opportunities to respond,
immediate error corrections, enhanced motivation and improved
social skills. Previous studies conducted by Guralnick et al. (1996),
Guralnick and Groom (1987), Sacks et al. (1992), Sacks and
Silberman (2000), and Sacks and Wolffe (2006) show that children
with visual impairments often face the problem of making and
maintaining friendships with their classmates in inclusive settings.
This condition affects their social development and can lead to
isolation and segregation from their sighted peers. The social
needs of students with visual impairments must be addressed by all
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