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Schmitt, Sara A.; Flay, Brian R.; Lewis, Kendra – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
There is a definite need for effective intervention programmes that address the social-emotional, character and healthy development of preschool children. Strong social-emotional skills are necessary for successful transitions to formal schooling and for healthy developmental trajectories. The "Positive Action" ("PA") programme…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Child Development, Youth Programs, Program Evaluation
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Tracey, Louise; Chambers, Bette; Bywater, Tracey; Elliott, Louise – Education Endowment Foundation, 2016
The SPOKES (Supporting Parents on Kids Education in Schools) programme is a ten-week intervention for parents designed to help struggling readers in Year 1. The programme teaches parents strategies to support their children's reading such as listening to children read, pausing to let them work out words, and praising them when they concentrate and…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Parents as Teachers, Reading Instruction, Reading Difficulties
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Hasenauer, Susan; Herrmann, Margo – 1996
This project involved a program for improving student behavior. The targeted population consisted of second and third grade students in a rural community located west of Chicago, Illinois. Data indicated that behavior problems were disrupting instructional time and students' involvement in learning. The evidence for the existence of the problem…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Classroom Environment
Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA. – 1994
A study evaluated the Early Childhood Resources Teacher Training Project (TTP). The purpose of the TTP is to train preschool and early primary grade teachers in developmentally appropriate practices. The evaluation sought to: (1) determine the extent to which teachers undergoing training were able to understand and implement the content of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Behavior, Child Development, Classroom Techniques