Education & Treatment of Children articles from August 2002

Education & Treatment of Children archives from August 2002

Aggressive attitudes among victims of violence at school.
August 1, 2002... Abstract Same victims of violence at school hold aggressive attitudes which may place them at risk for involvement in high-risk behaviors. Based on a survey of 10,909 7th, 9th, and 11th, grade students, this study compared four groups of...

An examination of methods for testing treatments: conducting brief experimental analyses of the effects of instructional components on oral reading fluency.
August 1, 2002... Abstract Brief experimental analyses of academic performance are emerging as a new tool educators can use to link assessment to intervention. This approach involves testing treatments directly using single-case experimental design elements...

Identifying the effects of idiosyncratic variables on functional analysis outcomes: a case study.
August 1, 2002... Abstract Functional analysis is being implemented increasingly in naturalistic applied settings and with more diverse, high-functioning populations. The number of idiosyncratic variables potentially affecting functional analysis outcomes...

Antecedent assessment and assessment-based treatment of off-task behavior in a child diagnosed with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
August 1, 2002... Abstract The use of an antecedent assessment and an assessment-based intervention for the treatment of off-task behavior exhibited by an 12-year old child diagnosed with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is illustrated. The...

Community treatment of extremely troublesome youth with dual mental health/mental retardation diagnoses: a data based case study.
August 1, 2002... Abstract This report describes a data-based case study of a linked array of community based treatment services that appears to have been effective for extremely troublesome dual diagnosed children and adolescents. Hallmarks believed to be...

Providing instruction from novel staff as an antecedent intervention for child tantrum behavior in a public school classroom.
August 1, 2002... Abstract Using a case study method ("Level 1" research), we evaluated an antecedent intervention for tantrum behavior of a 5-year old girl who had cognitive, language, and motor challenges. The setting was a kindergarten classroom in a...

Learning disabilities and challenging behaviors: A guide to intervention and classroom management. (Book Reviews).
August 1, 2002... Mather, N., & Goldstein, S. (2001). Learning disabilities and challenging behaviors: A guide to intervention and classroom management. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes. (softcover, 397 pp., $44.95) Organizing and managing large amounts of...

Autism: Teaching DOES Make a Difference. (Book Reviews).
August 1, 2002... Scheuermann, B. & Webber, J. (2002) Autism: Teaching DOES Make a Difference. Belmont: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. Intended for "practitioners who work with children and youth with low-functioning autism and related disorders (p. xi)," the...

Education and Treatment of Children. (Manuscript Guidelines).
August 1, 2002... Education and Treatment of Children (ETC) is devoted to the dissemination of information concerning the development of services for children and youth. A primary criterion for publication is that the material be of direct value to educators and...