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Katie, a seventh grader with an identified learning disability, was extremely social. Her friends were her life, and school gave her access to her friends. Friendships were important to her; she was good with people. At the start of the year, Katie wasn't interested in math-she rarely participated. Her stock response to her math teacher was, "Who cares?" As the year progressed, math increasingly engaged her attention and interest. Katie explained, "I like PALS because you can help people understand and if I'm confused about something, or I didn't know what I was doing wrong, my pal would help me." Later in the year, she even prepared a PowerPoint presentation on peer-assisted learning …