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Executive Function Training in Children with SLI: A Pilot Study
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Vugs, Brigitte; Knoors, Harry; Cuperus, Juliane; Hendriks, Marc; Verhoeven, Ludo – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2017
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a computer-based executive function (EF) training in children with specific language impairment (SLI). Ten children with SLI, ages 8 to 12 years, completed a 25-session training of visuospatial working memory, inhibition and cognitive flexibility over a 6-week period. Treatment outcome was…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Training, Pilot Projects, Foreign Countries
Peer Acceptance and the Development of Emotional and Behavioural Problems: Results from a Preventive Intervention Study
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Menting, Barbara; Koot, Hans; van Lier, Pol – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2015
Difficulties in peer acceptance during elementary school have been associated with emotional and behavioural problems. This study used a randomized controlled intervention design to test whether improvements in peer acceptance mediated reduced rates of emotional and behavioural problems in intervention compared to control-group children. A total…
Descriptors: Peer Acceptance, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Problems, Control Groups