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How Can Learning Centers Be Used To Support Classroom Instruction And Promote Critical Thinking In A Kindergarten Classroom?, Amelia M. Pellegrino

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine how learning centers can be used in the Kindergarten classroom to support regular classroom instruction and encourage students to think critically. This qualitative study used observations, interviews, surveys, student work samples, photographs, and discussions to collect information about the effectiveness of learning centers in the classroom. Sixteen Kindergarten students participated in learning center activities planned and implemented by the researcher to examine how the learning centers related the curriculum and whether the activities encouraged students to think critically about the content. The researcher found that the Kindergarten students showed improvement in their …

Pediatric School Psychology Service Delivery: Benefits And Barriers , Emily D. Warnes, Kathryn E. Woods, Carrie A. Blevins, Katie Magee, Michelle S. Swanger-Gagne, Heather E. Magee, Susan M. Sheridan

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Presentations

Children with Multifaceted Needs
Pediatric School Psychology
Roles of Pediatric School Psychologists
Training in Pediatric School Psychology
Pediatric School Psychology Training at the University Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL)
Previous Research Related to UNL’s Model of Pediatric School Psychology
Purpose and Research Questions
Measures
Procedures Return Rate

Handouts For “Pediatric School Psychology Service Delivery: Benefits And Barriers”, Emily D. Warnes, K.E. Woods, C.A. Blevins, K.L. Magee, M.S. Swanger-Gagne, H.E. Magee, Susan M. Sheridan

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Presentations

Handouts for “Pediatric school psychology service delivery: Benefits and barriers”

Group-Based Conjoint Behavioral Consultation: Responsive Support For Students’ Needs, Michelle S. Swanger-Gagne, Stanley A. Garbacz, Amanda L. Witte, Gina Kunz, Kathleen A. Gill-Hraban, Susan M. Sheridan

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Presentations

To present skills and methods for making consultation
-Efficient and responsive to time constraints
-Streamlined-manualized
-Effective

To present skills that will help consultants meet
-Relationship building goals
-Content goals of each consultation phase

Handouts For “Group-Based Conjoint Behavioral Consultation: Responsive Support For Students' Needs”, M.S. Swanger-Gagne, Stanley A. Garbacz, Amanda L. Witte, Gina Kunz, K.A. Gill-Hraban, Susan M. Sheridan

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Presentations

Handouts for “Group-based conjoint behavioral consultation: Responsive support for students' needs”

Quality In Early Childhood Education: Assessing Early Child Development - A Holistic Approach For Ages 3-6 Years, Seema Lasi, Sanober Nadeem, Irum Fatima

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

Early childhood lays strong foundations for adulthood. Experiences, positive or negative, during this period have long-lasting effects. The purpose of this paper is to underscore the need for an integrated approach towards early years, particularly pre-school period (3 to 6 years). The article also introduces to ‘Record of Early Childhood Growth and Development’ developed by Human Development Programme of Aga Khan University to measure holistic child development.

Reconsidering Teacher Professional Development Through Constructivist Principles, Kathryn Kinnucan-Welsch

Teacher Education Faculty Publications

Constructivism has been discussed from multiple perspectives, including philosophical, psychological, social, and educational. These perspectives, of course, overlap when we shape what we do in the day-to-day realities of teaching and learning. The perspective that I bring to this chapter describing the professional development of teachers is that constructivism is a theory of learning that suggests that individuals make meaning of the world through an ongoing interaction between what they already know and believe and what they experience. In other words, learners actively construct knowledge through interactions in the environment as individuals and as members of groups.

It is from …

Using A Creative Intervention To Increase Self-Disclosure Among Mandated Juveniles With Co-Occurring Disorders, Faith Drew, George W. Bitar, Robert Gee, Chad Graff, Paul R. Springer

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Faculty Publications

Counselors providing treatment within the juvenile justice system encounter numerous challenges that are inherent in working with this population. One of the challenges includes providing treatment to adolescents who are entering the juvenile justice system with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Given the challenges, creative interventions that enhance client motivation and the therapeutic relationship are especially needed. The purpose of this article is to propose a creative intervention that may enhance the therapeutic relationship, increase client investment in treatment. and facilitate client self-disclosure. A case illustration will be used to illustrate the intervention.

African Centered Schooling: Facilitating Holistic Excellence For Black Children, Tonia Renee Durden

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Faculty Publications

During the early 1970s, scholars, parents, and educators began a campaign for schooling experiences that were culturally affirming for Black children. This community of concerned individuals vested their energy and support in schools that subscribed to a worldview and ideology of education that focused on enriching the holistic development of children. The product of these efforts is known as the African centered school movement. To capture how African centered schooling has striven to awaken and invoke the natural genius of Black students, I focus my discussion on the history as well as the ideology and pedagogy of the African centered …

Teacher Education, Motivation, Compensation, Workplace Support, And Links To Quality Of Center-Based Child Care And Teachers’ Intention To Stay In The Early Childhood Profession, Julia C. Torquati, Helen Raikes, Catherine Huddleston-Casas

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Faculty Publications

The purposes of this study were to present a conceptual model for selection into the early childhood profession and to test the model using contemporaneous assessments. A stratified random sample of center-based child care providers in 4 Midwestern states (n = 964) participated in a telephone interview, and 223 were also assessed with the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale—Revised or the Infant–Toddler Environment Rating Scale to rate global observed quality, and the Caregiver Interaction Scale to rate interactional quality. When the model was tested with infant–toddler and preschool teachers combined, having a Child Development Associate (CDA) predicted global observed quality, …

Once Upon A Time: A Model Literature Based Approach To Teaching Social Studies In Early Childhood, Kristi Louisa Martone

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project was to design an early childhood social studies curriculum that integrated the use of children's literature, to be used in early childhood classrooms. Listening to and reading stories about social studies topics helps students to see the importance of various social studies issues and will allow them to connect personally with the theme by completing a wide range of related activities. National and state standards require students to understand many social studies concepts and using children's literature as a vehicle for learning the required standards can help students see the idea that social studies relates …

An Analysis Of Ranks And Factors Contributing To K-12 Website Accessibility And Usability For People With Visual And Auditory Disabilities, Frank A. Cappelle

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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The Impact Of Abbott V. Burke On Community-Based Preschool Teachers Education Employability, And Pedagogical Competencies, Collen Malleo

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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The Impact Of Daily Writing On Kindergarten Students' Phonemic Awareness., C. A. Snell

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine whether or not a significant relationship exists among daily writing and student growth in phonemic awareness. The study also considered the impact of writing on the phonemic awareness development of students at different literacy levels. Although studies exist on the importance of phonemic awareness development in reading acquisition, a deficit exists examining the correlation among daily writing and the phonemic awareness development of students representing different literacy levels. Forty students in an experimental group engaged in daily writing opportunities, while 37 students in the control group engaged in less frequent writing …

From The Co-Editors

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

No abstract provided.

The Roles Of School Psychologists Working Within A Pediatric Setting., Emily D. Warnes, S.C. Olson, Susan M. Sheridan, A.M. Taylor, K.E. Woods, J.D. Burt, C.A. Blevins, C.L. Magee, M.S. Swanger, C.R. Ellis

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Presentations

• With an increasing number of children presenting with health conditions, pediatric care has expanded from solely a medical definition to a more comprehensive service delivery approach that includes psychology and education (Perrin, 1999).

• An interdisciplinary, inter-systemic approach is necessary to meet the needs of children across systems (Power, Shapiro, & DuPaul, 2003).

• School psychologists are uniquely qualified to facilitate collaboration between settings and systems due to their expertise in consultation and intervention.

• Roles in pediatric school psychology include: advocating for children’s educational and social needs; consulting with care providers, families, and educators; and facilitating collaboration among …

Cbc Through A New Lens: Exploring Individual Outcomes In Groups, Susan M. Sheridan, Todd A. Glover, Kathryn A. Black, Stanley A. Garbacz, Amanda L. Witte, Michelle S. Swanger, Lynae A. Johnsen, Christina A. Meints

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Presentations

- Untreated behavior problems in elementary school students can result in a trajectory of negative life outcomes, which include more failed courses, lower grade point averages, increased absenteeism, and higher retention rates compared to other students (Wagner et al., 1993).

- Family-school partnerships and parental involvement in interventions and educational programs positively correlate with favorable outcomes for students, families, and teachers (e.g., Grolnick & Slowiaczek, 1994).

- Conjoint Behavioral Consultation (CBC; Sheridan, Kratochwill, & Bergan, 1996; Sheridan & Kratochwill, in press) maintains promise as an evidence-based model for increasing ongoing, collaborative family-school interactions (Guli, 2005).

- Conducted with parents and …

Handouts For “The Roles Of School Psychologists Working Within A Pediatric Setting”, Emily D. Warnes, S.C. Olson, Susan M. Sheridan, A.M. Taylor, K.E. Woods, J.D. Burt, C.A. Blevins, K.L. Magee, M.S. Swanger, C.R. Ellis

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Presentations

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. What clinical services are pediatric school psychologists providing and for whom are they providing them?

2. What types of referral concerns are pediatric school psychologists addressing and which of those are associated with CBC service delivery?

3. Under what conditions are CBC services desirable and appropriate in medical settings and when are such services not warranted?

The Effects Of Critical Literacy According To Bloom's Taxonomy Cognition, Jennifer L. Virelli

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to accept the hypothesis that kindergarten students who were introduced to critical literacy lessons could learn and increase their higher level thinking skills according to Bloom's Taxonomy of Cognition than kindergarten students who were not instructed in critical literacy. The experimental group consisted of fifteen kindergarten students and the control group included eighteen kindergarten students. The demographics of the experimental classroom included seven Caucasian students, six African American students, and two Hispanic students. Five of the students received free lunch. The specific classroom in which the study was performed was a general education kindergarten …

Responses From The Field, Roberta Weaver, Shauna M. Adams, Mary F. Landers

Teacher Education Faculty Publications

DeFiore (2006) provides a comprehensive review of elements that have shaped the state of special education in Catholic schools. The article speaks of the bishops’ vision without teeth and the theoretical support provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEIA). DeFiore discusses the demand for services that are not met because of a lack of resources, expertise, and funding. The article concludes by allowing that much has occurred over the past decade, but more is needed.

To meet this need, DeFiore states that diocesan and local leaders must face the challenge of inspiring the laity to …

Effective Letter Identification Activities For K-1 Children: A Handbook For Teachers, Luann Nicole Jensen

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project is to provide K-1 teachers with a handbook of effective letter identification activities. Letter identification is a pre-requisite reading skill that students must have in order to be successful readers and to prevent reading difficulties later on. This handbook can be implemented by teachers of kindergarten or first grade children who need a letter identification intervention. The lessons in this project were developed to be paired with explicit, intensive teaching during the intervention to help remediate a child's weakness in identifying letters.

Aesthetic Knowing: Essential To The Development Of Heart And Mind., Laura Howzell-Young, Susan Daniels

Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice

Children are biologically wired to experience their world through rich sensory, affective, aesthetic, and imaginal experiences. Children thirst for art, music and movement, and these modes are utilized widely to learn the varied languages of literacy: the alphabet, numbers, vocabulary, body-sense and more. Yet, in response to meeting higher and more prescribed standards at the elementary and secondary levels, there is a tendency to narrow the curriculum, to consider art and music expendable, to view social-emotional development as external to the schoolhouse. This narrowing is happening just as our global culture is moving again toward multiple kinds of communication: toward …

Culturally Sensitive Services Using Cbc: A Case Illustration, Diane C. Marti, Katherine Bevins, Susan M. Sheridan

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Presentations

•The United States is becoming an increasingly diverse nation. In 2000, 38% of the US population under the age of 18 was non-Anglo whites and nonwhites.

•In addition, since the 1990-91 school year, the LEP population has grown approximately 105%, while the general school population has grown only 12%.

•Many ethnic minority students in English Language Learner (ELL) programs have difficulties achieving in the general education curriculum, and are considered at risk for academic failure (Barona & Garcia, 1990).

•Strong, positive relationships between the home and school systems have been shown to improve a child’s educational experience (Christenson & Sheridan, …

Roles And Functions: School Psychology Within A Pediatric Setting, Stephanie C. Olson, Ashley M. Rohlk, Susan M. Sheridan, Cynthia R. Ellis

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Presentations

Pediatric School Psychology

-&#;With an increasing number of children with chronic health conditions, the concept of pediatric care has expanded from a primarily medical emphasis to one that is more comprehensive and includes the disciplines of psychology and education (Perrin, 1999).

-&#;Children with developmental disabilities experience symptoms that affect their physical, academic, behavioral, developmental, and social functioning; therefore, collaboration among interdisciplinary professionals is essential.

-&#;Pediatric school psychology represents an “emergence of a subspecialty” within school psychology and includes the competencies of both school psychology and health psychology (Power, DuPaul, Shapiro, & Parrish, 1995).

-&#;Pediatric school psychologists serve as a liaison …

The Early Years: A City Club Report On The Care And Education Of Children From Birth To Age Five, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.), Bethany Wurtz, Julie Young

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

Conjoint Behavioral Consultation: The Effectiveness Of A Partnership Orientation, Stanley A. Garbacz, Ashley M. Rohlk, Michelle S. Swanger, Kathryn E. Woods, Kathryn A. Black

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Presentations

Families and Schools
Family-Centered Perspective
Partnership-Oriented Perspective
Conjoint Behavioral Consultation
Methods
Variables
Measures
Procedures
Analyses
Results
Discussion
Implications for Practice
Limitations and Future Directions

Training In Pediatric School Psychology: A Model For Interdisciplinary Collaboration, J.D. Burt, B. L. Clarke, Susan M. Sheridan, A.M. Rolke, K.E. Woods, M.S. Swanger, S.C. Olson

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Presentations

- Approximately 20% of children and adolescents are affected by a mental disorder (National Institute of Mental Health, 2005), 22% suffer from obesity, and an additional 10% suffer from asthma (Creer & Bender, 1995; Troiano, Flegal, Kuczmarski, Campbell, & Johnson, 1995). - Educational reform emphasizes that schools must begin to address how mental and physical health issues are potential barriers to learning (Adelman & Taylor, 1998). - An interdisciplinary approach is necessary to meet the multiple needs of children across systems (Power, Shapiro, & DuPaul, 2003). - The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), American Psychological Association (APA), and the …

Pediatric School Psychology: Opportunities And Perspectives On Training And Practice, Susan M. Sheridan, Thomas J. Power, Edward S. Shapiro, George Dupaul, Kathy Bradley-Klug, Cindy Ellis

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Presentations

Expanded Model: Address Continuum of Need
Targeted Intervention
Process of School Reintegration
Indicated Level of Prevention
Universal Level of Prevention
Implications for School Psychologists
Interdisciplinary, Intersystemic Collaboration in Pediatric School Psychology
CBC in a Pediatric Context
School Psychology Leadership Specialization in Family-Centered Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Defining Quality In Early Childhood Settings: Experiences From The Field, Atiya Hussain, Audrey Juma

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

“The successful education of the child during her/his years of schooling and the participation of that child in society as an adult, depends to a greater degree upon the foundation laid during the early years” (Evans, Myers and IIfled, 2000, p.7). Research indicates that learning is crucial to development whereby knowledge, skills, attitudes and values are developed. Research from disciplines such as physiology, nutrition, health, sociology, psychology and education provide evidence indicating that the early years are crucial in terms of developing intelligence, personality and social behaviour of children. If children are not provided opportunities to communicate, learn and develop …

Teacher Leaders: Experiences Of Pakistani Teachers In Leading School Improvement Activities, Mwanaate Shabaan, Rashida Qureshi

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

No abstract provided.