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Lesaux, Nonie K.; Galloway, Emily Phillips; Marietta, Sky H. – Guilford Press, 2016
In our knowledge-based society, K-8 students need to develop increasingly sophisticated skills to read, write, and speak for a wide variety of purposes and audiences. Including an extended case example from a linguistically diverse school, this book guides school leaders to design and implement advanced literacy instruction through four key…
Descriptors: Literacy, Teaching Methods, Skill Development, Student Diversity
Desrochers, John E. – Educational Leadership, 2015
Suppose that you read about a low-cost, evidence-based program that boosts overall school achievement by 11 percentile points while improving school climate, student behavior, and teacher satisfaction? You might be somewhat skeptical, but you'd likely be intrigued. Such an approach exists, writes school psychologist John E. Desrochers:…
Descriptors: Mental Health, School Health Services, Student Needs, At Risk Students
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Loman, Sheldon L.; Horner, Robert H. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2014
This study evaluated the effects of manualized training in "Basic" functional behavioral assessment (FBA) for typical school professionals on the ability of these professionals to complete technically adequate FBAs. Twelve school professionals participated in four 1-hr training sessions using the Basic FBA training handbook. After…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, School Personnel, Training, Staff Development
Birmingham, Jennifer; Pechman, Ellen M.; Russell, Christina A.; Mielke, Monica – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2005
This study examined high-performing after-school projects funded by The After-School Corporation (TASC), to determine what characteristics, if any, these projects shared. Evaluators reanalyzed student performance data collected during the multi-year evaluation of the TASC initiative to identify projects where the after-school program was…
Descriptors: School Activities, Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Program Effectiveness