Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 2 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 5 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 12 |
Descriptor
Source
| Grantee Submission | 3 |
| Journal of Research on… | 2 |
| School Psychology Review | 2 |
| Developmental Psychology | 1 |
| Educational Research and… | 1 |
| Social Development | 1 |
| Society for Research on… | 1 |
| What Works Clearinghouse | 1 |
Author
| Klein, Alice | 2 |
| Starkey, Prentice | 2 |
| Anastopoulos, Arthur D. | 1 |
| Baker, Scott | 1 |
| Barnes, Marcia A. | 1 |
| Becker, Kimberly D. | 1 |
| Bell, Theodore A. | 1 |
| Bradshaw, Catherine | 1 |
| Cappella, Elise | 1 |
| Carnefix, Tarah | 1 |
| Case, Lisa | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 10 |
| Journal Articles | 8 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 6 |
| Early Childhood Education | 4 |
| Grade 1 | 3 |
| Preschool Education | 3 |
| Grade 2 | 2 |
| Grade 4 | 2 |
| Kindergarten | 2 |
| Primary Education | 2 |
| Grade 3 | 1 |
| Grade 5 | 1 |
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Kaufman Brief Intelligence… | 1 |
| National Assessment of… | 1 |
| Peabody Individual… | 1 |
| Stanford Achievement Tests | 1 |
| Wide Range Achievement Test | 1 |
| Woodcock Diagnostic Reading… | 1 |
| Woodcock Reading Mastery Test | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Meets WWC Standards without Reservations | 12 |
| Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 12 |
Peer reviewed
Direct linkStarkey, Prentice; Klein, Alice; Clarke, Ben; Baker, Scott; Thomas, Jaime – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2022
A socioeconomic status (SES)-related achievement gap in mathematics emerges prior to school entry, and increases in elementary school. This gap makes implementation of demanding mathematics standards (e.g., the Common Core State Standards) an ongoing challenge. Early educational intervention is a strategy for addressing this challenge. A…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Influences, Low Income Students, Achievement Gap, Preschool Education
Download full textEddy, Laura D.; Anastopoulos, Arthur D.; Dvorsky, Melissa R.; Silvia, Paul J.; Labban, Jeffrey D.; Langberg, Joshua M. – Grantee Submission, 2021
Objective: The current study reports functional outcomes from a multi-site randomized trial of a cognitive-behavioral treatment program for college students diagnosed with ADHD. Methods: A sample of emerging adults (N = 250; ages 18 to 30) currently attending college were comprehensively evaluated and diagnosed with ADHD (M age = 19.7; 66% female,…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Outcomes of Treatment
Ialongo, Nicholas S.; Domitrovich, Celene; Embry, Dennis; Greenberg, Mark; Lawson, April; Becker, Kimberly D.; Bradshaw, Catherine – Developmental Psychology, 2019
The Good Behavior Game (GBG, Barrish, Saunders, & Wolf, 1969) and the PATHS Curriculum (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies; Greenberg, Kusche, Cook, & Quamma, 1995) represent 2 universal, elementary school, preventive interventions which have been shown in large-scale, randomized controlled trials to have an immediate and beneficial…
Descriptors: Prevention, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Student Behavior
Effects of Tutorial Interventions in Mathematics and Attention for Low-Performing Preschool Children
Barnes, Marcia A.; Klein, Alice; Swank, Paul; Starkey, Prentice; McCandliss, Bruce; Flynn, Kylie; Zucker, Tricia; Huang, Chun-Wei; Fall, Anna-Mária; Roberts, Greg – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
Two intervention approaches designed to address the multifaceted academic and cognitive difficulties of low-income children who enter pre-K with very low math knowledge were tested in a randomized experiment. Blocking on classroom, children who met screening criteria were assigned to a Math + Attention condition in which the Pre-Kindergarten…
Descriptors: Low Achievement, Low Income Students, Mathematics Achievement, Tutors
Joshua M. Langberg; Melissa R. Dvorsky; Stephen J. Molitor; Elizaveta Bourchtein; Laura D. Eddy; Zoe R. Smith; Lauren E. Oddo; Hana-May Eadeh – Grantee Submission, 2017
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of 2 brief school-based interventions targeting the homework problems of adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)--the Homework, Organization, and Planning Skills (HOPS) intervention and the Completing Homework by Improving Efficiency and Focus (CHIEF) intervention, as implemented by…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Theory Practice Relationship, Intervention, Homework
What Works Clearinghouse, 2015
This study measured the impact of the "Fitness Improves Thinking in Kids" ("FITKids") afterschool program on the executive control (i.e., maintaining focus, performing multiple cognitive processes) and physical fitness of preadolescent students. The "FITKids" program was held at the University of Illinois' campus and…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, After School Programs, Executive Function, Brain
O'Connor, Erin E.; Cappella, Elise; McCormick, Meghan P.; McClowry, Sandee G. – School Psychology Review, 2014
This study investigated the efficacy of the INSIGHTS into Children's Temperament intervention in supporting the academic development of shy kindergarten and first-grade children. INSIGHTS is a temperament-based intervention with teacher, parent, and classroom programs. The participants included 345 children from 22 low-income, urban elementary…
Descriptors: Shyness, Academic Achievement, Intervention, Personality
Pakulak, Eric; Stevens, Courtney; Bell, Theodore A.; Fanning, Jessica; Klein, Scott; Isbell, Elif; Neville, Helen – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
Over the course of several years of research, the authors have employed psychophysics, electrophysiological (ERP) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques to study the development and neuroplasticity of the human brain. During this time, they observed that different brain systems and related functions display markedly different degrees or…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Brain, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Case, Lisa; Speece, Deborah; Silverman, Rebecca; Schatschneider, Christopher; Montanaro, Elizabeth; Ritchey, Kristen – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
This research investigated the immediate and long-term effects of a Tier 2 intervention for beginning readers identified as having a high probability of reading failure using a randomized control trial. First-grade participants (n = 123) were randomly assigned either to a 25-session intervention targeting key reading components, including…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Failure, Response to Intervention, Control Groups
Fuchs, Lynn S.; Schumacher, Robin F.; Long, Jessica; Namkung, Jessica; Hamlett, Carol L.; Cirino, Paul T.; Siegler, Robert; Changas, Paul – Grantee Submission, 2013
The purposes of this study were to investigate the effects of an intervention designed to improve at-risk 4th graders' understanding of fractions and to examine the processes by which effects occurred. The intervention focused more on the measurement interpretation of fractions; the control condition focused more on the part-whole interpretation…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Elementary School Mathematics
Fabiano, Gregory A.; Vujnovic, Rebecca K.; Pelham, William E.; Waschbusch, Daniel A.; Massetti, Greta M.; Pariseau, Meaghan E.; Naylor, Justin; Yu, Jihnhee; Robins, Melissa; Carnefix, Tarah; Greiner, Andrew R.; Volker, Martin – School Psychology Review, 2010
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) make up a considerable proportion of students who receive special education services in schools. The present study aimed to enhance the outcomes of students with ADHD in special education settings by using a daily report card (DRC). Thirty-three children with ADHD in special education…
Descriptors: Report Cards, Intervention, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
Lobo, Yovanka B.; Winsler, Adam – Social Development, 2006
The effects of an eight-week instructional program in creative dance/movement on the social competence of low-income preschool children were assessed in this study utilizing a scientifically rigorous design. Forty preschool children from a large Head Start program were randomly assigned to participate in either an experimental dance program or an…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Children, Interpersonal Competence
