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Jenelle Nissley-Tsiopinis; Thomas J. Power; Phylicia F. Fleming; Katie L. Tremont; Bridget Poznanski; Shannon Ryan; Jaclyn Cacia; Theresa Egan; Cristin Montalbano; Alex Holdaway; Ami Patel; Richard Gallagher; Howard Abikoff; A. Russell Localio; Jennifer A. Mautone – Grantee Submission, 2024
Objective: Research has demonstrated the effectiveness of interventions to reduce organizational skills deficits and homework problems, including the clinic-based Organizational Skills Training (OST-C) program (Abikoff et al., 2013). In this study, OST-C was adapted for schools as a small-group (Tier 2) intervention delivered by school partners…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Homework, Academic Achievement, Intervention
Segersten, Margaret Kay – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to analyze a First Grade Summer Jumpstart program after the first year of implementation to evaluate the effectiveness of the program to positively impact academic achievement in reading and math for first grade students. In order to achieve this overall objective, the following research questions framed…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Summer Programs, Program Effectiveness, Reading Achievement
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Wegmann, Kate M.; Powers, Joelle D.; Swick, Danielle C.; Watkins, Charity S. – School Social Work Journal, 2017
Untreated mental health needs can have serious negative consequences for the life outcomes of children, including greater difficulty in performing well academically. Elementary schools have a unique opportunity to meet the mental health needs of students through early intervention. One model for the implementation of mental health services in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Mental Health, Health Needs, Mental Disorders
McCorvey, Zamecia J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
There is a need to address behavior discipline problems in special and general education setting classrooms. Disruptive behaviors are a major concern as they create excessive stress and demands for classroom teachers and school administrators to address them. Effective interventions are needed to properly address them. Moreover, classroom…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Discipline Problems, Special Education, General Education
Quick, Heather; Manship, Karen; González, Raquel; Holod, Aleksandra; Cadigan, Michele; Anthony, Jennifer; Hauser, Alison; Madsen, Shannon; Blum, Jarah; Mercado-Garcia, Diana – American Institutes for Research, 2014
In 2010, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the Kindergarten Readiness Act into law, which changed the kindergarten entry age so that children must turn 5 by September instead of December to enroll. The new grade level was put into place to promote school readiness for California's youngest learners. It also established a new grade…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Entrance Age, School Readiness, Transitional Programs
American Institutes for Research, 2014
In 2010, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the Kindergarten Readiness Act into law, which changed the kindergarten entry age so that children must turn 5 by September instead of December to enroll. The new grade level was put into place to promote school readiness for California's youngest learners. It also established a new grade…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Entrance Age, School Readiness, Transitional Programs