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Parents' and Teachers' Views on the Psychosocial Adjustment of Students with and without a History of Early Grade Retention
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Anastasiou, Andri I.; Papachristou, Eleni M.; Diakidoy, Irene-Anna N. – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2017
The study compared teachers' and parents' views about elementary school children's psychosocial adjustment with and without a history of early grade retention. The sample included retained and non-retained students currently in Grades Two and Four (age range 7.5 to 11.6 years) in Cypriot public schools. The retained students experienced early…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, Emotional Adjustment, Social Adjustment, Kindergarten
Evaluating the Outcomes of a School Based Theraplay® Project for Looked after Children
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Francis, Yvonne J.; Bennion, Kim; Humrich, Sarah – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2017
Research shows that Looked After Children (LAC) may experience emotional instability which can reduce their capacity to engage with education. This study evaluates an attachment based therapeutic Theraplay® intervention designed to bridge the gap between the emotional well-being of LAC and their engagement in education. Twenty LAC between the ages…
Descriptors: Therapeutic Recreation, Play, Outcomes of Treatment, Intervention
Using Social Stories to Decrease Aggression and Increase Positive Peer Interactions in Normally Developing Pre-School Children
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Benish, Tricia M.; Bramlett, Ronald K. – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2011
Social stories have been widely used for children with autism and developmental delays; however, little research has been conducted that examines their effectiveness with pre-school children who have no developmental delays. The present study investigated this previously undocumented use of social stories. Social stories were used to decrease…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Autism, Disadvantaged Youth, Rating Scales
"THOMAS" Training: An Early Years Intervention for Children with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
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Medhurst, Belinda; Beresford, Jayne – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2007
The "THOMAS" course (The Hampshire Outline for Meeting the needs of under fives on the Autistic Spectrum) is a four-day training programme to enhance the learning of young children with impairments in social understanding, communication and play by increasing the use of appropriate interventions. It has been supporting families and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
A Scheme to Promote Social Attention and Functional Language in Young Children with Communication Difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Disorder
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Smith, Carolyn; Goddard, Sarah; Fluck, Michael – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2004
This paper describes an approach to intervention that aims to foster the skill of young children with autistic spectrum disorder to share social attention and action to promote socially meaningful communication. It applies principles derived from research into pre-linguistic development. The efficacy of the approach was evaluated through both a…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Communication Skills, Autism, Intervention