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The Effect of Foreign Language Acquisition on Preschool Children's Self-Regulation and Social Skills
Uslu, Banu – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2020
Recent studies have revealed that the development of self-regulation and social skills in preschool children is important for later academic success, social acceptance and psychological wellbeing. Children who lack these skills are at risk for not being able to socialize and may face rejection behaviors among peers, show aggressive behaviors, or…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Preschool Children
Kirk, Hannah E.; Gray, Kylie M.; Ellis, Kirsten; Taffe, John; Cornish, Kim M. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2016
Background: Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience heightened attention difficulties which have been linked to poorer cognitive, academic and social outcomes. Although, increasing research has focused on the potential of computerised cognitive training in reducing attention problems, limited studies have…
Descriptors: Children, Preadolescents, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
Agar, Charles; Humphries, Charlotte A.; Naquin, Millie; Hebert, Edward; Wood, Ralph – Physical Educator, 2016
Recently, researchers have concluded that motor skill performance is enhanced when learners adopt an external attentional focus, compared to adopting an internal focus. We extended the line of inquiry to children and examined if skill learning in children was differentially affected by providing instructions and feedback that direct attentional…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Skill Development, Children, Elementary School Students
Kelly, Stephanie A.; Oswalt, Krista; Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek; Jacobson, Diana – Health Education Research, 2015
Fidelity in implementing an intervention is critical to accurately determine and interpret the effects of an intervention. It is important to monitor the manner in which the behavioral intervention is implemented (e.g. adaptations, delivery as intended and dose). Few interventions are implemented with 100% fidelity. In this study, high school…
Descriptors: Intervention, Life Style, Health Promotion, High School Students
Warner, Carrie Masia; Fisher, Paige H.; Shrout, Patrick E.; Rathor, Snigdha; Klein, Rachel G. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2007
Background: Anxiety disorders are often undetected and untreated in adolescents. This study evaluates the relative efficacy of a school-based, cognitive-behavioral intervention compared to an educational-supportive treatment for adolescents with social anxiety disorder. Methods: Thirty-six students (30 females), ages 14 to 16, were randomized to a…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Counseling Techniques, Skill Development, Interpersonal Competence

Leung, Paul – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1973
A training procedure that appears to facilitate both empathic understanding and selective response to client statements is one built around the training of Zen Buddhist monks. Subjects trained in Zen techniques of external and internal concentration were found to increase their ability in these two counseling behaviors. (Author/LA)
Descriptors: Attention Control, Behavior Modification, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Thurm, Audrey; Lord, Catherine; Lee, Li-Ching; Newschaffer, Craig – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
In 118 children followed from age 2 to 5 (59 with autism, 24 with PDD-NOS and 35 with non-spectrum developmental disabilities), age 2 and age 3 scores of non-verbal ability, receptive communication, expressive communication and socialization were compared as predictors of receptive and expressive language at age 5. Non-verbal cognitive ability at…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Receptive Language, Preschool Children, Language Acquisition