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Transitional Kindergarten: The New Kid on the Early Learning Block
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Jordan Berne; Katia Córdoba García; Brian Jacob; Tareena Musaddiq; Samuel Owusu; Anna Shapiro; Christina Weiland – Grantee Submission, 2024
In recent years, several states have expanded a new publicly funded learning option: Transitional Kindergarten (TK). TK bridges prekindergarten and kindergarten in its eligibility, requirements, and design. Using Michigan as a case study, we examine TK's fit in the early learning landscape. Broadly, we find TK in Michigan reduces some…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, School Readiness, Preschool Education, Kindergarten
Coping Power -- Rural: Iterative Adaptation of an Evidence-Based Preventive Intervention for Rural Upper Elementary and Middle Schools
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Amanda J. Nguyen; Jacqueline Hersh; Lydia Beahm; Lora Henderson Smith; Courtney Newman; Katelyn Birchfield; Kurt Michael; Catherine P. Bradshaw – Grantee Submission, 2024
Background: Educators in rural schools are uniquely situated to address youth mental health disparities, yet often face challenges in delivering mental health supports. This paper describes the process of adapting the evidence-based Coping Power program, a small group prevention program for youth with aggressive behavior problems, to be a…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, Coping
Piloting an Approach to Family-Implemented Decoding Instruction for Kindergarten-Aged Children
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Colby Hall; Katlynn Dahl-Leonard; Garrett J. Roberts; Philip Capin; Delanie Peacott; Lauren Thayer; Kristin Conradi Smith – Grantee Submission, 2025
Although phonics knowledge and decoding skill are important for academic and life success, there is little research that examines the effects of home-based, family-implemented instruction on the development of these early literacy skills. The purpose of this multiple baseline across participants single case experimental design study was to…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Parents, Parents as Teachers, Parent Background
Shifting Perspectives: High School Students' Evaluations of a Social Norms Campaign to Reduce Bullying and Sexual Harassment and Promote Helping Behavior
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Jennifer A. Livingston; Gina M. Bellavia; Margaret Manges; Shelby Ostolski; Amanda B. Nickerson – Grantee Submission, 2024
Bullying and sexual harassment are commonly experienced by secondary students, yet these behaviors are seldom targeted for intervention in high schools. Norms and Bystander Intervention Training (NAB IT!) is a program designed to address bullying and sexual harassment through promoting prosocial norms and helping behaviors among high school…
Descriptors: High School Students, Bullying, Sexual Harassment, Prosocial Behavior
Adapting a Positive Psychology Intervention Using the Ecological Validity Model: Process and Lessons Learned
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Kai Zhuang Shum; Emily Barry; Sarah M. Kiefer; Sarah Fefer; Shannon M. Suldo; Kristen E. Mahony-Atallah; John Ferron; Jacqueline Blass; Letty L. DiLeo; Hallie Lothrop; Nicolette Bauermeister – Grantee Submission, 2024
As the youth mental health crisis continues to worsen, there is a need for more evidence-based social-emotional interventions that can be applied in schools -- the setting in which youth are most likely to seek and receive mental health treatment (Simon et al., 2015). Further, exploring ways to culturally adapt interventions for marginalized…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Social Emotional Learning, Evidence Based Practice
A University-School District Partnership to Develop Well Connected©: An Integrated Student Wellness Approach in High Schools
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Elise T. Pas; Christine Crimmins; Mary Kay Connerton; Ryan Voegtlin; Jessika Bottiani; Katrina Debnam; Kathryn B. Rockefeller; Megan Lewis; Susan Love; Catherine P. Bradshaw – Grantee Submission, 2024
Educators have embraced the promotion of social emotional development, student well-being, and mental health as essential educational objectives to promote academic readiness and growth. To address known research-to-practice gaps and limited availability of evidence-based, universal high school programs, we took a community-based participatory…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Wellness, Health Promotion, Instructional Design