Education & Treatment of Children articles from May 2000

Education & Treatment of Children archives from May 2000

The Effects of Pre-Correction and Active Supervision on the Recess Behavior of Elementary Students.
May 1, 2000... Abstract Increasing a school's capacity to effectively deal with challenging behavior on a system-wide basis has increasingly been advocated as a promising practice. However, there is limited empirical support for large scale interventions...

Effective Mathematics Instruction The Importance of Curriculum.(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2000... Abstract A two-year study was conducted in two fourth grade classrooms to evaluate the effectiveness of two mathematics curricula. During the first year, Teacher A used a Direct Instruction program, Connecting Math Concepts (CMC), and...

Age Appropriate No-suicide Agreements: Professionals' Ratings of Appropriateness and Effectiveness.(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2000... Abstract No-suicide or no-harm agreements (NSA'S) are frequently used with suicidal adults, but little research exists on NSA's with children. To ascertain experts' opinions, 368 randomly sampled professional psychologists who specialized...

Transdisciplinary Consultation: A Center-based Team Functioning Model.
May 1, 2000... Abstract This manuscript describes transdisciplinary consultation, a classroom-based team model in which team members focus on implementing a transdisciplinary model of service delivery that addresses the common functional needs of the...

Computer Assisted Instruction in Reading for Students with Learning Disabilities: A Research Synthesis.
May 1, 2000... Abstract The essential skill of reading, including decoding and comprehension, has not been learned by all. The number of children identified with learning disabilities continues to increase in the United States. Of the identified...

Measuring Behavioral Health Outcomes: A Practical Guide.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Hawkins, R. P., Mathews, J. R., & Hamdan, L (1999) Measuring behavioral health outcomes: A practical guide. New York, Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers. 191 pages. A brochure prepared by the Association for Advancement of Behavior...

Education and Treatment of Children.(submission guidelines)
May 1, 2000... Manuscript Guidelines 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...