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Spielberger, Julie; Burkhardt, Tiffany; Winje, Carolyn; Pacheco-Applegate, Aida; Gitlow, Elissa; Carreon, Erin; Huang, Lee Ann; Herriott, Anna; Kakuyama-Villaber, Reiko – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2021
Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) is a relationship-based, collaborative support designed to improve the capacity of early childhood professionals to promote children's mental health. Social and emotional development is the foundation for success in learning and in life. It begins in children's early relationships with…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education, Young Children
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Dalrymple, Kelsey A. – Journal on Education in Emergencies, 2019
This field note presents findings from an assessment conducted on the Little Ripples program, which was piloted with Burundian refugee children ages three to five in Tanzania. The aim of the assessment was to understand the general progress of the program, attitudes and perceptions about the use of mindfulness in the classroom, and the perceived…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Preschool Education, Preschool Children
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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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Vugs, Brigitte; Knoors, Harry; Cuperus, Juliane; Hendriks, Marc; Verhoeven, Ludo – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2017
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a computer-based executive function (EF) training in children with specific language impairment (SLI). Ten children with SLI, ages 8 to 12 years, completed a 25-session training of visuospatial working memory, inhibition and cognitive flexibility over a 6-week period. Treatment outcome was…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Training, Pilot Projects, Foreign Countries
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McDaniel, Benny; Braiden, Hannah Jane; Onyekwelu, June; Murphy, Mary; Regan, Hassan – Child Care in Practice, 2011
Children who are looked after experience significantly higher levels of social, emotional and behavioural difficulties than children who live with their family of origin. Such difficulties tend to be pervasive and can have detrimental consequences for placement stability, and ultimately for the child's ability to reach their potential. Government…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Foreign Countries, Foster Care, Program Effectiveness
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Pajareya, Kingkaew; Nopmaneejumruslers, Kaewta – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
This pilot study was designed to test the efficacy of adding home-based Developmental, Individual-Difference, Relationship-Based (DIR)/Floortime[TM] intervention to the routine care of preschool children with autistic spectrum disorder. Measures of functional emotional development and symptom severity were taken. It was found that after the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Preschool Children, Rating Scales