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Liew, Jeffrey; Erbeli, Florina; Nyanamba, Juliet M.; Li, Danni – Reading Psychology, 2020
Reading competence is one of the main gateways to learning and serves as the foundation for nearly all academic subjects, but reading is not a natural skill. For beginning and struggling readers, the process of learning to read is often fraught with frustration. Thus, abilities to manage affect or emotions and maintain attention or focus (i.e.…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Self Control, Reading Skills, Reading Motivation
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Bannirchelvam, Bavani; Bell, Karen L.; Costello, Shane – Contemporary School Psychology, 2017
Despite the increasing utilisation of mindfulness-based interventions in children, research investigating the impact of these interventions in children is still in its infancy. One significant gap in the literature is the general omission of the child's voice in how they experience and benefit from mindfulness-based intervention. Therefore, the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Experience, Qualitative Research, Intervention
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Mixon, Clifton S.; Owens, Julie Sarno; Hustus, Chelsea; Serrano, Verenea J.; Holdaway, Alex S. – School Mental Health, 2019
The use of technology for delivering professional development (PD) shows promise for reducing common barriers (e.g., feasibility, access) to dissemination of teacher-implemented classroom interventions. However, prior programs have been unable to produce satisfactory uptake and outcomes when used in isolation. Thus, the aim of this study was to…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Barriers, Intervention, Classroom Environment
Meghan McCormick; Hope White; Parham Horn; Rachel Lacks; Erin O'Connor; Elise Cappella – Grantee Submission, 2017
Research findings: This study investigated how mean classroom-level shyness scores moderated the impacts of "INSIGHTS into Children's Temperament" on instructional support and students' math and reading skills in kindergarten and first grade classrooms. "INSIGHTS" is a temperament-based social- emotional learning intervention…
Descriptors: Shyness, Social Emotional Learning, Mathematics Instruction, Low Income Students
Lantz, Christine; McKenna, Barbara; Price, Brianne; Stralow, Duane – Online Submission, 2007
This report describes a program designed to increase students' on-task behavior. The students in the sample population consisted of kindergarten, first, and fifth graders. These classrooms are located in a community in northern Illinois. The problem of student behavior adversely affecting on-task behavior was well documented through a review of…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Time on Task, Listening Skills, Cooperative Learning
Eddowes, E. Anne; Aldridge, Jerry – 1993
Children who may appear to have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder may actually be "activity hyper" because they are asked to attend to tasks or activities inappropriate for their age or circumstances. Such preschoolers exhibit overactivity or distractibility due to a number of ecological variables such as a problem with classroom…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Development, Classroom Environment