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The Effect of a Sport Stacking Intervention on Handwriting with Second Grade Students
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Li, Yuhua; Coleman, Diane; Ransdell, Mary; Coleman, Lyndsie; Irwin, Carol – Physical Educator, 2014
The present study examined the impact a 14-week sport stacking (cup stacking) exercise intervention would have on children's handwriting quality and speed. Eighty-three second graders were randomly assigned to either an experimental or a control group. The experimental group (n = 42) participated in a 15-min session of sport stacking activities…
Descriptors: Intervention, Grade 2, Handwriting, Experimental Groups
Social Outcomes of Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing in General Education Classrooms
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Antia, Shirin D.; Jones, Patricia; Luckner, John; Kreimeyer, Kathryn H.; Reed, Susanne – Exceptional Children, 2011
Students with hearing loss attending general education classrooms have been reported to experience difficulties in social skills and relationships. This 5-year longitudinal study examined the social skills and problem behaviors of students who were deaf or hard of hearing, and who attended general education classrooms. Data were obtained from…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Extracurricular Activities, Classroom Communication, Rating Scales
Beyond Predictions
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Smithenry, Dennis W.; Kim, Jenny – Science and Children, 2010
By thinking about the concept of density and taking into account the research on children's ideas about this concept, the authors were able to unpack the typical sink or float activity and realize that it has students unscientifically making comparisons between objects by changing two independent variables (mass and volume) at one time. With this…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Scientific Concepts, Prediction, Science Activities
A Prospective Study of Pedometer-Determined Physical Activity and Physical Self-Perceptions in Children
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Morgan, Charles F.; Graser, Susan Vincent; Pangrazi, Robert P. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2008
There have been limited prospective studies investigating physical activity and physical self-perceptions in children. In this investigation, mean steps/day did not significantly change from late elementary to junior high for either boys or girls; however, boys accumulated more steps both at baseline and follow-up. Physical self-perception…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Self Concept, Males, Measurement Equipment
Understanding the Institutional-Level Factors of Urban School Quality
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Gottfried, Michael A. – Teachers College Record, 2012
Background/Context: This article addresses which school-level factors contribute to school quality. Previous research has focused on assessing the effects of school-level variables on student-level quality (e.g., achievement). However, the field has been limited in not evaluating the effects of school-level factors directly on measured…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Reading Achievement, Special Education, Behavior Problems
Effects of Supplemental Early Reading Intervention at 2-Year Follow Up: Reading Skill Growth Patterns and Predictors
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Vadasy, Patricia F.; Sanders, Elizabeth A.; Abbott, Robert D. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2008
This study examined the long-term growth of reading skills following 1 year of supplemental 1st-grade code-oriented intervention provided by paraeducators. A group of 79 1st graders with reading skills averaging in the lowest quartile received explicit alphabetic and decoding instruction and were assessed postintervention and at 1-year intervals…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Intervals, Reading Fluency, Early Reading