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Problem-Solving Model for Improving Student Achievement
Principal Leadership Magazine, Vol. 5, Number 4, December 2004 Counseling 101 Column A Problem-Solving Model for Improving Student Achievement Problem solving is an alternative to assessments and diagnostic categories as a means to identify students who need special services. By Andrea Canter Andrea Canter recently retired from Minneapolis Public Schools where she served as lead…
17th March 2023
Home & School
Reading – Encouraging Positive Attitudes: Strategies for Parents and Teachers
Revised by Laurice Joseph, PhD Ohio State University In the classroom, reading instruction typically focuses on specific skills such as sounding out words and building vocabulary. However, the development of positive reading attitudes is often overlooked. Children with positive reading attitudes tend to be willing to read, enjoy reading, become proficient, and become lifelong readers.…
16th March 2023
assessment
Kindergarten -Full Versus Half-Day
Information for Parents and Early Childhood Educators By Mary Ann Rafoth, PhD, NCSP, Sara A. Grimes, & Beth Buzi Indiana University of Pennsylvania More than 3 million students are enrolled in kindergarten programs in the United States. Slightly more than half of those students are enrolled in full-day programs, and the remainder attend more traditional half-day kindergarten. However,…
15th March 2023
Parents
The Center: Parents and Families
Resources for Families NEW - Read about the upcoming NASP Center online event on learning disabilities. For the NASP statement regarding recent media stories on home schooling, click here . Recent inserts from the NASP Communiqué : Expanding Practice: Helping Families Develop a Family Internet…
13th March 2023
Espanol
El trastorno de Tourette
Tourette’s Syndrome Información para los padres por Christopher Willis, MS Programas regionales de educación especial del condado de Newport y la Universidad de Rhode Island Introducción El trastorno de Tourette (TS, por sus siglas en el inglés) es una conjunto crónico de síntomas neuroconductuales y características asociadas que incluyen tics severos.  Este trastorno, originalmente descrito…
11th March 2023
Factsheets
Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention Disorders: Roles for School Personnel
The National Association of School Psychologists Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)/Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed disorders affecting students in the United States today. While the history of the diagnosis and treatment of this disorder has been bogged down in controversy in the past, large scale outcome studies in recent years…
9th March 2023
adol
HIV/AIDS – What Educators Should Know
by Tiffany A. Chenneville & Howard M. Knoff, Ph.D. University of South Florida For a printer-friendly version, click here . Introduction Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is not only a health crisis, but a social crisis that has affected every sector of the United States. The number of persons with AIDS in the United…
9th March 2023
Espanol
¿Qué es un psicólogo escolar?
¿Quiénes son los psicólogos escolares? Los psicólogos escolares son profesionales entrenados en psicología y en educación.  Ellos colaboran con los padres, los educadores, y con otros profesionales para asegurarse de que cada niño aprenda en un ambiente saludable y seguro.  Los psicólogos escolares ayudan a los niños a enfrentarse a las dificultades en sus vidas,…
9th March 2023

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