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Liberman, Lihi; Ratzon, Navah; Bart, Orit – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Participation is a person's involvement in daily activities in a variety of environments, roles and life situations. Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) experience difficulties in gaining academic achievements or in their engagement in activity of daily living. Motor difficulties have a negative effect on the ability to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Control Groups, Developmental Disabilities, Skill Development
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Tal-Saban, Miri; Zarka, Salman; Grotto, Itamar; Ornoy, Asher; Parush, Shula – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
We assessed the non-academic and academic functioning of young adults with DCD, and investigated the emotional influences and the role of strategy use within this population. A random sample of 2379 adolescents and young adults aged 19-25 (1081 males [45.4%]; mean age = 20.68, SD = 3.42) was used to develop the instruments. From this sample, three…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Adolescents, Profiles, Developmental Disabilities
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Humphrey, Neil; Lendrum, Ann; Barlow, Alexandra; Wigelsworth, Michael; Squires, Garry – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are at a greatly increased risk of experiencing poor psychosocial outcomes. Developing effective interventions that address the cause of these outcomes has therefore become a major policy priority in recent years. We report on a national evaluation of the Achievement for All (AfA)…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education