Education & Treatment of Children articles from August 2005

Education & Treatment of Children archives from August 2005

Training teachers in an infant classroom to use embedded teaching strategies.
August 1, 2005... Abstract Embedded teaching involves incorporating teaching strategies into everyday activities (e.g., play) or routines (e.g., diapering). The success of this strategy with young children has led to the recommendation that embedded...

Helping young children follow their teachers' directions: the utility of high probability command sequences in pre-k and kindergarten classrooms.
August 1, 2005... Abstract Compliance with adult instructions is crucial to children's academic and social success. One strategy that has proven particularly successful in increasing compliance is the use of a high probability command sequence (HPCS) prior...

Using incremental rehearsal to increase fluency of single-digit multiplication facts with children identified as learning disabled in mathematics computation.
August 1, 2005... Abstract Previous research suggested that Incremental Rehearsal (IR; Tucker, 1989) led to better retention than other drill practices models: However, little research exists in the literature regarding drill models for mathematics and no...

The relationship between the beginning reading skills and social adjustment of a general sample of elementary aged children.
August 1, 2005... Abstract Although fundamental beginning reading skills are highly related to later reading success (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2000), it remains unclear how these beginning reading skills impact the social...

Preventing trouble: making schools safer places using positive behavior supports.
August 1, 2005... Abstract Effective management of disruptive behaviors in schools is a national concern. While substantial resources are often allocated toward individual students who exhibit challenging behavior, less emphasis is placed on preventative...

A School Mental Health Issues Survey from the perspective of regular and special education teachers, school counselors, and school psychologists.
August 1, 2005... Abstract The purpose of this investigation was to determine the perceptions of regular and special education teachers, school counselors, and school psychologists on presenting problems of students, available community mental health...

Decreasing public smoking among youth: a preliminary study.
August 1, 2005... Abstract This brief paper reports the results of two observational studies examining the impact of fines for youth tobacco possession on public smoking among youth. Preliminary findings are presented that suggest that when police issued...

A comparison of school-based and community-based adherence to wraparound during family planning meetings.
August 1, 2005... Abstract A number of recent studies have begun to examine how the wraparound approach is adhered to during family planning meetings in community-based settings. However, no studies have compared wraparound family planning meetings across...