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García-Grau, Pau; McWilliam, R. A.; Bull, Kerry; Foster, John – Infants and Young Children, 2022
Functional plans in early childhood intervention need to include contextualized, meaningful, and measurable goals and include timelines and criteria for generalization. In addition, they must address children's and families' needs and priorities. The Routines-Based Interview has had a positive impact on the functionality of goals identified in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Goal Orientation, Parent Attitudes
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Kelso, Katrina; Whitworth, Anne; Leitão, Suze – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2022
In contrast to the large body of research investigating intervention for poor decoding skills, far fewer studies have evaluated interventions for reading comprehension. There is even less research on children with more specific difficulties with reading comprehension, often referred to as "poor comprehenders". Levels of effectiveness…
Descriptors: Intervention, Decoding (Reading), Reading Comprehension, Instructional Effectiveness
Withey, Kristin L. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
While there is a longstanding call for all students to succeed, students receiving special education services under the label of emotional disturbance (ED) are at an increased risk for minimal school and life outcomes, ranging from poor classroom grades and increased expulsion to high rates of incarceration and drug use. Although there are extant…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Intervention, Elementary School Students, Special Education
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Mychailyszyn, Matthew P. – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2017
The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to synthesize the available research on the "Skills for Social and Academic Success" ("SASS") program, a school-based cognitive/behavioural intervention for adolescents with social anxiety disorder. A search of online databases, combined with reference list examination…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Effect Size, Scores, Academic Achievement
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Chambers, Silvana – European Journal of Training and Development, 2016
Purpose: Regression discontinuity (RD) design is a sophisticated quasi-experimental approach used for inferring causal relationships and estimating treatment effects. This paper aims to educate human resource development (HRD) researchers and practitioners on the implementation of RD design as an ethical alternative for making causal claims about…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Labor Force Development, Ethics, Intervention
Davidson, Sean Jeremy – ProQuest LLC, 2014
English language learners (ELLs) represent one of the fastest growing student populations in the United States, and they experience reading difficulties and increased risk for Special Education identification compared to English-only speaking students (EOs). Lack of vocabulary knowledge is a contributing factor for reading difficulties. An immense…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), English Language Learners, Vocabulary Development, Morphemes
Kimberly D. Buescher – ProQuest LLC, 2015
A well-documented curricular gap exists in L2 pedagogy between the introductory courses, focusing mainly on language, and advanced courses, focusing mainly on literary content. Intermediate learners, despite their proficiency, generally have difficulty in bridging this gap, as it requires a shift from decoding to interpreting and analyzing texts.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Concept Formation, Teaching Methods
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Gibson, Lenwood, Jr.; Cartledge, Gwendolyn; Keyes, Starr E.; Yawn, Christopher D. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2014
The current study investigated the effects of a repeated reading intervention on the oral reading fluency (ORF) and comprehension on generalization passages for eight, first-grade students with reading risk. The intervention involved a commercial computerized program (Read Naturally Software Edition [RNSE], 2009) and a generalization principle…
Descriptors: Oral Reading, Reading Fluency, Reading Instruction, Intervention
Laibhen-Parkes, Natasha – ProQuest LLC, 2014
For pediatric nurses, their competence in EBP is critical for providing high-quality care and maximizing patient outcomes. The purpose of this pilot study was to assess and refine a Web-based EBP educational intervention focused on improving EBP beliefs and competence in BSN-prepared pediatric bedside nurses, and to examine the feasibility,…
Descriptors: Pediatrics, Nurses, Nursing Education, Health Services
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Thompson, Julie L.; Wood, Charles L.; Test, David W.; Cease-Cook, Jennifer – Journal of Direct Instruction, 2012
This study used a single-subject multiple probe design to investigate the use of Direct Instruction (DI) to teach students with autism to tell time to the five-minute increment. Exercises from "Connecting Math Concepts" were used as the DI component during intervention. All students increased their telling-time skills to the five-minute…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Teaching Methods, Time, Autism
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Schochet, Peter Z.; Puma, Mike; Deke, John – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2014
This report summarizes the complex research literature on quantitative methods for assessing how impacts of educational interventions on instructional practices and student learning differ across students, educators, and schools. It also provides technical guidance about the use and interpretation of these methods. The research topics addressed…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Educational Research, Intervention
Chandler, Wanda Gail – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Self-modeling can take different forms but is described as a process where one observes one's own successful behavior and learns from it without dependence on any particular medium. In this study, two separate experiments were conducted to evaluate a video self-modeling (VSM) feedforward intervention. VSM feedforward (independent variable, IV),…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Modeling (Psychology), Intervention, Oral Reading
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Boyle, Cynthia L.; Sanders, Matthew R.; Lutzker, John R.; Prinz, Ronald J.; Shapiro, Cheri; Whitaker, Daniel J. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2010
A brief primary care intervention for parents of preschool-aged children with disruptive behavior was assessed using a multiple probe design. Primary Care Triple P, a four session behavioral intervention was sequentially introduced within a multiple probe format to each of 9 families to a total of 10 children aged between 3 and 7 years (males = 4,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Self Efficacy, Prevention
Landa, Katrina G. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study investigated the effects of repeated readings on the reading abilities of 4, third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade English language learners (ELLs) with specific learning disabilities (SLD). A multiple baseline probe design across subjects was used to explore the effects of repeated readings on four dependent variables: reading fluency…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Reading Comprehension, Readability, Intervention