Supporting Focal Students in Groups

• Peer Supports Facilitator Manual

  Set up peer supports in a high school class with a plan template, meeting checklists, and facilitation strategies.

  CSESAStrategy guide49 pagesPlan togetherOne student

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• Facilitation Strategies for Promoting Interactions

  Use short example statements to connect students, then fade adult support so peers step in.

  Kentucky Peer Support NetworkQuick readTry tomorrowOne student

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• A Guide to Implementing Peer Support Arrangements

  Write a peer support plan showing how a student takes part in each class activity. Examples are elementary and middle school.

  TIES CenterStrategy guidePlan togetherOne student

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• TIES Peer Engagement Practice Guides

  Choose among nine peer approaches, including peer networks, peer partners, and cooperative learning.

  TIES CenterStrategy guideLearn more

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• Peer-Based Instruction and Intervention Brief Packet

  Use the step guide, peer selection checklist, and data sheets. Evidence covers preschool through high school students with autism.

  AFIRMStrategy guide36 pagesPlan togetherOne student

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• Status and Mindset Interventions

  Download activities on multiple abilities and on giving feedback that assigns competence. Written for math, adaptable.

  HTH Math AgencyStrategy guidePlan togetherWhole class

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• Complex Instruction: Equity in Cooperative Learning Classrooms

  Read a classroom example of the multiple-abilities treatment and assigning competence to raise a student's standing.

  Stanford Program for Complex InstructionResearch summaryLearn moreWhole class

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• PALS: A Reading Strategy for High School (Archived)

  Learn three structured partner reading activities with downloadable materials. The module is archived and no longer updated.

  IRIS CenterTraining module1 hourLearn moreWhole class

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These resources are shared for professional learning and planning. They are meant to inform your professional judgment, not replace it. Each student's IEP and your district, state and federal requirements always come first. Listing a resource here is not an endorsement by Layered Education. This is educational information only, not legal advice.