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Nanmathi Manian; Wendy McColskey; Kim Benton; Noah Lipshie – National Comprehensive Center, 2021
School communities in both urban and rural settings need trauma-informed (TI) supports; however, the adversities experienced and access to student supports may be unique to rural school communities. In addition, the contextual challenges experienced by rural schools and communities, as well as the strengths that can be drawn from them, will…
Descriptors: Trauma, Rural Schools, Child Development, School Districts
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Riddell, Sheila; Carmichael, Duncan – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2019
The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 boosted the rights of parents of children with additional support needs (ASN) by improving access to information, instituting a Code of Practice and establishing new redress mechanisms such as the ASN Tribunal and independent mediation. More than a decade later, Scottish…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Educational Legislation, Civil Rights, Special Needs Students
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Gouwens, Judith A.; Henderson, Robyn – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2021
This paper uses data from research projects that deliberately set out to tell positive stories about educators who were working with the children and families of migratory agricultural workers in the US. The aim underpinning these projects was to move beyond the deficit discourses and stories of blame that so often circulate, particularly in…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Rural Areas, Agricultural Laborers, Teacher Attitudes
Edwards, Tiffany G. – Online Submission, 2020
The number of homeless children and youth in the United States is on the rise (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2016). Between 2016 and 2017 in the Los Angeles County Homeless Count, there was a 41% increase in the number of homeless minors (The Los Angeles Service Authority, 2017). Education is key to bringing people out of…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Educational Attainment, Case Studies, Volunteers
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Mcloughlin, Caven S.; Hart, Stuart N. – School Psychology International, 2014
This year, 2014, is the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child--the world's "positive ideology" and its clearest statement of commitments to and respect and aspirations for the dignity of the child. To commemorate this landmark, a program of articles by respected experts has been organized to advance…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, School Psychology, Editing, Periodicals
Hahn, Heather – Society for Research in Child Development, 2015
How do children fare in the federal budget? Investments in children's health, education, and overall well-being pay high dividends for taxpayers and the economy as a whole. Without adequately funded education, nutrition, housing, early education and care, and other basic supports, the foundation of children's well-being is at risk. This report 1)…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Federal Aid, Children, Budgeting
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Haslip, Meishi Lim; Haslip, Michael J. – Childhood Education, 2013
This article shares lessons learned from the implementation of a community-based character education program in Malaysia. The program at Jenjarom Learning Center is directed toward the transformation and empowerment of local children and youth through moral and character education. The stated purpose of the program has been to awaken the…
Descriptors: Community Education, Values Education, Program Implementation, Moral Development
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Courtade, Ginevra R.; Lingo, Amy S.; Karp, Karen S.; Whitney, Todd – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2013
Shared story reading is a practice that has been used successfully to promote literacy skills for all students. The benefits of shared story reading are not exclusive to literacy instruction and should carry into other disciplines such as mathematics. Using shared story reading to teach mathematics concepts can play an important role in…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Mathematics Instruction, Severe Disabilities, Story Reading
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Rodriguez-Valls, Fernando; Ponce, Gregorio A. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2013
Developing teaching practices that meet the needs of Second Language Learners (SLL) calls for models of apprenticeship in which teacher candidates acquire competency on how to create learning spaces where students discover, experience and construct knowledge rather than solely practicing skills. The aforesaid argument has an implication when…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, Student Needs, Models
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Rokach, Ami; Parvini, Maneli – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
This review article examines the experience, in general but especially, of hospitalised children. The technical, environmental and social aspects of a hospital are described. Being hospitalised, especially for a child, could be a terrifying and painful experience. This experience has been described and closely examined with the aim of helping…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Hospitalized Children, Health Needs, Childhood Needs
Puente, Kelly – District Administration, 2012
This article describes new digital reading products that are designed to improve aptitude, fulfill Common Core State Standards, provide unlimited access to online libraries, and bring 21st-century learning into the classroom. With a coming wave of the new products, school districts have various options to help bring 21st-century learning into the…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, School Districts, Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices
Diamant-Cohen, Betsy, Ed. – ALA Editions, 2010
Co-author of the popular titles "Booktalking Bonanza" and "The Early Literacy Kit", Betsy Diamant-Cohen brings together 18 examples of successful outreach partnerships that children's librarians and administrators can adapt to their own situations. Contributors from the U.S and Canada explain how they partnered with schools,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Readiness, Reading Programs, Outreach Programs
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Cipriani, Kristin; Richardson, Cheryl; Roberts, Georgi – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2012
Engaging families and communities in physical activities for the benefit of children is an extension of the role of a physical education instructor. Although it is possible for a physical educator to generate ideas that encourage families and communities to move, a certified director of physical activity (C-DPA) would be better trained to…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Children, Community Involvement
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Colwell, Jamie; Hutchison, Amy; Reinking, David – Language Arts, 2012
This article describes a project that studied 15 preservice teachers' perceptions of and reactions to responding to children's and young adult literature using a Ning blog. These perceptions and reactions provided insight into various practical aspects of using a social networking blog to facilitate literature response in a teacher education…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Adolescent Literature, Preservice Teachers, Web Sites
Marchesi, Antonio G.; Cook, Kimberly – ICF International (NJ1), 2012
ICF International's white paper explores how implementation of social and emotional learning (SEL) has the potential to prepare students for workforce success and positively influence student engagement and academic performance while reducing dropout rates. Self-improvement and leadership development sections of bookstores are replete with texts…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Emotional Intelligence, Dropout Rate, Emotional Development
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