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Low, Sabina; Smolkowski, Keith; Cook, Clayton; Desfosses, Danielle – Developmental Psychology, 2019
This study examined the impact of a commonly adopted elementary universal social-emotional learning program, Second Step, on student social-emotional and academic outcomes following 2 years of implementation. The cluster-randomized wait-list control trial included 61 schools, 321 teachers, and 8,941 early elementary students across 2 states, with…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students
Goetze, Herbert; Heinz, Neukater – 1978
A structured, student-centered approach to teaching hyperactive, emotionally disturbed children involves a contingency between instructional activities and play-time that is gradually faded out. During the instructional phase, behavior modification techniques are applied to shift students' behavior from external to internal control. Therapeutic…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances
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Shroyer, Charlotte; Zentall, Sydney S. – Journal of Special Education, 1986
Hyperactive and normal elementary students (N=27) were administered story conditions that differed in presentation rate and information relevance and repetition to determine whether listening problems of hyperactive children could be attributed to delays that encourage impulsive responding. Findings suggested that rate of information presentation…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Elementary Education, Hyperactivity, Listening Comprehension
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Nowacek, E. Jane; Mamlin, Nancy – Preventing School Failure, 2007
We investigated 4 elementary school general education teachers' understandings of the characteristics of students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and what academic and behavioral modifications they implemented for these learners. Two major findings emerged: (a) teachers provided few modifications for individuals with ADHD and…
Descriptors: General Education, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Elementary School Teachers
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Wilson, Richard, Ed. – LD Forum, 1989
This monograph summarizes recent research on the education of learning disabled students. After an introduction by the editor, individual articles include: "Teaching Listening Skills" (Linda Higbee Mandlebaum and Richard Wilson); "Study-Skills Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities" (Deborah Gartland);…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction