A multiple baseline, single-subject design was employed in the analysis of the academic performance of a second grade girl labeled “learning disabled.” Peer tutoring combined with praise led to a significant improvement in solving mathematics problems requiring regrouping, word recognition, and ability to locate specific text pages.
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