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Improving Academic Outcomes for Children in Foster Care Through Tutoring Or Working Memory Training

Author : Andrea Hickey
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Improving Academic Outcomes for Children in Foster Care Through Tutoring Or Working Memory Training written by Andrea Hickey and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children in care (e.g., foster care) are at risk of a variety of negative developmental outcomes. Of particular concern are their often poor academic outcomes. Indeed, children in care often have below grade-level performance on math and reading, increased rates of school drop out, and learning disabilities. Despite these difficulties, relatively little research has been conducted to try to ameliorate the problem. The present thesis, consisting of three independent randomized controlled trials (RCTs), sought to address the need for improved educational outcomes for children in care. The first RCT was an evaluation of a one-on-one tutoring program, TutorBright. Children in care were randomized to either a tutoring group or a waitlist control group and assessed on their math and reading skills, as well as on other educationally relevant domains (executive functioning, behaviour, and caregiver involvement in school-related activities), pre and post test. ANCOVA via multiple regression revealed that the children in care that had received tutoring, compared to the waitlist control group, made significantly greater gains in reading comprehension (Hedges' g = 0.34), reading fluency (g = 0.16), and math calculation (g = 0.39). Moreover, executive functioning and self-reported symptoms of PTSD (for older children) were significant moderators of the effects of tutoring. No significant spill-over effects of tutoring were found. The second RCT, building upon previous RCTs by Flynn et al. (2012) and Harper and Schmidt (2016), evaluated whether a shorter version (i.e., 15 weeks) of a one-on-one Direct Instruction tutoring program, Teach Your Children Well (TYCW), was as effective as a longer version of TYCW (i.e., 25 weeks) on improving the math and reading skills for children in care. ANCOVA via multiple regression did not reveal any significant group differences in academic performance for any of the WJ-III subtests. Collapsing across the two intervention conditions, follow-up paired samples t-tests revealed significant improvement in Letter-Word Identification (Cohen's d = 0.22), Reading Fluency (d = 0.36), Calculation (d = 0.38), Math Fluency (d = 0.47), Applied Problems (d = 0.30), and Broad Reading (d = 0.30) and Broad Math (d = 0.40) composite scores, suggesting that the 15-week and 25-week TYCW programs were equally effective in improving math and reading skills. Moreover, an attribute-treatment interaction analysis revealed that children with higher executive functioning benefited more from the shorter tutoring dosage for Calculation. The third RCT was a small pilot study that aimed to assess whether working-memory training (WMT) can enhance: 1) working memory capacity, in the short and longer term (i.e., immediately following the completion of WMT and 6-months later), 2) symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (i.e., inattention, hyperactivity, and executive functioning) in the short and longer term, and, 3) math and reading skills at 6-months post WMT. The findings from this study suggested that WMT can improve verbal working memory (g = 0.35) as well as visuo-spatial short-term memory (g = 1.10) in the shorter term but not in the longer term. Moreover, WMT did not have a significant impact on improving symptoms of ADHD or math and reading skills. Together, the results of this dissertation indicate that the math and reading skills of children in care can be improved via tutoring. The findings highlight the importance of providing children in care with effective academic supports in order to help them reach their full potential.

Improving Working Memory

Author : Tracy Packiam Alloway
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446259781
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book Improving Working Memory written by Tracy Packiam Alloway and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010-11-17 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your working memory is the information your brain stores for a short period of time, it is your brain's 'post-it note' if you like, and how much information you can remember has a huge influence on how well you do at school, and beyond. By understanding a child's working memory, you will be able to support his/her learning and concentration at school, and their concentration. Better working memory can be particularly useful to children with conditions where poor working memory is thought to be an underlying factor. Such conditions include: - dyslexia - dyscalculia - speech and language difficulties - developmental co-ordination disorders (motor dyspraxia) - attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - autistic spectrum disorders. This book explains how to spot problems early and how to work with children to improve their working memory, therefore increasing their chances of success in the classroom. It also explains the theory behind working memory. Underpinned by rigorous research and written in a highly accessible style, this book will appeal to practitioners, parents and students as an essential guide to helping their students fulfil their maximum potential.

Improving Working Memory in Learning and Intellectual Disabilities

Author : Silvia Lanfranchi
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889198979
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Improving Working Memory in Learning and Intellectual Disabilities written by Silvia Lanfranchi and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2016-08-05 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last forty years of research have demonstrated that working memory (WM) is a key concept for understanding higher-order cognition. To give an example, WM is involved in reading comprehension, problem solving and reasoning, but also in a number of everyday life activities. It has a clear role in the case of atypical development too. For instance, numerous studies have shown an impairment in WM in individuals with learning disabilities (LD) or intellectual disabilities (ID); and several researchers have hypothesized that this can be linked to their difficulties in learning, cognition and everyday life. The latest challenge in the field concerns the trainability of WM. If it is a construct central to our understanding of cognition in typical and atypical development, then specific intervention to sustain WM performance might also promote changes in cognitive processes associated with WM. The idea that WM can be modified is debated, however, partly because of the theoretical implications of this view, and partly due to the generally contradictory results obtained so far. In fact, most studies converge in demonstrating specific effects of WM training, i.e. improvements in the trained tasks, but few transfer effects to allied cognitive processes are generally reported. It is worth noting that any maintenance effects (when investigated) are even more meagre. In addition, a number of methodological concerns have been raised in relation to the use of: 1. single tasks to assess the effects of a training program; 2. WM tasks differing from those used in the training to assess the effects of WM training; and 3. passive control groups. These and other crucial issues have so far prevented any conclusions from being drawn on the efficacy of WM training. Bearing in mind that the opportunity to train WM could have a huge impact in the educational and clinical settings, it seems fundamentally important to shed more light on the limits and potential of this line of research. The aim of the research discussed here is to generate new evidence on the feasibility of training WM in individuals with LD and ID. There are several questions that could be raised in this field. For a start, can WM be trained in this population? Are there some aspects of WM that can be trained more easily than others? Can a WM training reduce the impact of LD and ID on learning outcomes, and on everyday living? What kind of training program is best suited to the promotion of such changes?

Effects of Tutoring by Foster Parents on Foster Children's Academic Skills in Reading and Math

Author : Robert J. Flynn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Effects of Tutoring by Foster Parents on Foster Children's Academic Skills in Reading and Math written by Robert J. Flynn and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Road Map for Learning

Author : Casey Family Programs
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (944 download)

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Download or read book A Road Map for Learning written by Casey Family Programs and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Road Map for Learning is a guide for everyone working towards successful educational outcomes for youth in foster care or out-of-home care. The book provides a modular framework for achieving collaboration across the federal, state, and local legal, educational, and child welfare systems. Emphasizing the needs of K-12 students, it contains resources for parents, caregivers, teachers, and child welfare professionals. A Road Map for Learning shows how to integrate the predictors of academic success into an educational plan and encourages letting youth in out-of-home care be the primary voice in their own decision-making ..."--Publisher website.

Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-II

Author : Thomas Oakland
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0080559786
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-II written by Thomas Oakland and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-II summarizes information on adaptive behavior and skills as well as general issues in adaptive behavior assessment with the goal of promoting sound assessment practice during uses, interpretations, and applications of the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-II. Adaptive behavior and skills refer to personal qualities associated with the ability to meet one's personal needs such as communication, self-care, socialization, etc. and those of others. Data from measures of adaptive behavior have been used most commonly in assessment and intervention services for persons with mental retardation. However, the display of adaptive behaviors and skills is relevant to all persons. The Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-II (ABAS-II) provides a comprehensive, norm-referenced assessment of the adaptive behavior and skills of individuals from birth through age 89. The comprehensive natures of the ABAS-II, ease in administration and scoring, and wide age range have resulted in its widespread use for a large number of assessment purposes. The book provides practical information and thus serves as a valuable resource for those who use the ABAS-II. - Assists in the functional use of the ABAS-II - Provides case studies illustrating use of the ABAS-II in comprehensive assessment and intervention planning - Reviews scholarship on adaptive behaviors and skills - Describes legal, ethical, and other professional standards and guidelines that apply to the use of the ABAS-II and other measures of adaptive behavior - Discusses the use of the ABAS-II with autism, mental retardation; young children and those in elementary and secondary school; as well as incarcerated persons being evaluated for possible mental retardation

Helping Students Remember

Author : Milton J. Dehn
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118117913
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (181 download)

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Download or read book Helping Students Remember written by Milton J. Dehn and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-07 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hands-on memory-training program for children and adolescents featuring dozens of practical, evidence-based memory exercises A practical workbook designed to assist students whose academic learning is suffering due to a memory deficit or ineffective utilization of their memory capabilities, Helping Students Remember provides numerous strategies and methods to strengthen memory, including chunking, organization, keyword, self-testing, pegword, loci, and mnemonics. Drawing on the author's extensive training and experience, this useful resource presents effective techniques and lessons on: How memory works Memorization methods Goals for improving memory Repetition Using cards to build memory Grouping words by category Study skills that help memory Using arithmetic to build memory Using music to remember Improving recall during tests Creating and using review sheets Picturing verbal information Using context cues Plans for using memory strategies With an accompanying CD containing all of the worksheets and word lists for reproduction, Helping Students Remember is the first workbook of its kind for general psychologists, school psychologists, and special education teachers, offering practical, easy-to-implement, and evidence-based methods for working with children with memory impairments.

A Road Map for Learning

Author : Casey Family Programs
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (224 download)

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Download or read book A Road Map for Learning written by Casey Family Programs and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Road Map for Learning is a guide for everyone working towards successful educational outcomes for youth in foster care or out-of-home care. The book provides a modular framework for achieving collaboration across the federal, state, and local legal, educational, and child welfare systems. Emphasizing the needs of K-12 students, it contains resources for parents, caregivers, teachers, and child welfare professionals. A Road Map for Learning shows how to integrate the predictors of academic success into an educational plan and encourages letting youth in out-of-home care be the primary voice in their own decision-making ..."--Publisher website.

The Gender Effects of a Foster Parent-Delivered Tutoring Program on Foster Children's Academic Skills and Mental Health

Author : Robyn Marquis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (857 download)

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Download or read book The Gender Effects of a Foster Parent-Delivered Tutoring Program on Foster Children's Academic Skills and Mental Health written by Robyn Marquis and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children living in foster care are a particularly vulnerable group of children that are at high-risk for experiencing a multitude of difficulties, including poor academic performance and achievement. Although the academic underachievement of foster children has been well-documented for decades, very few attempts have been made to address the problem. This thesis is the second study to come out of the RESPs for Kids in Care research project, which represents one of three known randomized controlled trials aimed at providing an academic intervention to foster children with a view of improving their basic skills, increasing their chances of graduating from high school and enrolling in post-secondary education. Sixty-four foster children (aged 6 to 13 years), recruited from nine Children's Aid Societies in Ontario, Canada, participated in the project and received an individualized direct-instruction tutoring intervention that was delivered by their foster parent(s). The unique contribution of the current study was its investigation of differential gender effects of the tutoring amongst the foster boys and girls, and whether there were any mental health and social-relational spillover effects. A mixed-method approach was used to explore these differential effects and the main hypothesis of the project, that the foster children in the experimental group would demonstrate greater gains in reading and math than the children in the control group, between pre-test and post-test, regardless of gender. The results were promising: the foster children in the experimental group demonstrated significant gains in their basic reading and math skills after receiving the foster-parent delivered one-on-one tutoring; there were differential gender effects across the academic and mental health results; and there was partial support for the notion that an academic tutoring intervention does elicit spill-over effects into the mental health and social-developmental domains of foster children's lives. Results and implications were discussed.

10 Tips to Improve Your Child's Working Memory

Author : Kenny Borgas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781798163382
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (633 download)

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Download or read book 10 Tips to Improve Your Child's Working Memory written by Kenny Borgas and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide for parents and educators who work with children who have learning disabilities, reading problems, or have difficulty remembering facts and information. 10 Tips to Improve Your Child's Working Memory was written by a National Certified School Psychologist (NCSP). School Psychologists are tasked with assessing and diagnosing learning problems. The assessment process itself involves the use of standardized instruments designed to assess various cognitive skills and academic areas. Through this process, skills that are both strong and weak are identified at which time, strategies and interventions can be designed and implemented. The information contained in this book is the result of the assessment process, as well as empirical research outcomes. The suggestions are easy to follow and provide the reader with a solid foundation into working memory and its association with the learning process. It is a must have for any person who works with students of all ages who are experiencing academic difficulties. The paperback edition includes all information in the Kindle version, as well as additional information on children who are considered English Language Learners (ELL) and offers strategies that facilitate learning English as a Second Language (ESL). There is also additional information included on children who exhibit impulsive behaviors. Readers will find the paperback edition of 10 Tips to Improve Your Child's Working Memory as a valuable resource that will assist in the identification and remediation of working memory problems. The addition of information of ELL students and students who display impulsive behaviors help complement and already comprehensive book.

Effects of Tutoring by Foster Parents on Foster Children's Academic Skills in Reading and Math

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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Effects of Tutoring by Foster Parents on Foster Children's Academic Skills in Reading and Math written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Although the educational achievement of many young people in foster care is relatively poor, very few well validated educational interventions exist to help them (Trout, Hagaman, Casey, Reid, & Epstein, 2008). The present report describes the results of a randomized field trial (RFT) of academic tutoring in which foster parents provided tutoring in reading and math to selected foster children in their own homes. Besides its primary focus on improving the basic academic skills of children in care, the project also contributed to the dissemination of knowledge in many sectors of the child welfare community about Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs)"--Background.

Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States

Author : United States. Congress. House
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1568 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States written by United States. Congress. House and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 1568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some vols. include supplemental journals of "such proceedings of the sessions, as, during the time they were depending, were ordered to be kept secret, and respecting which the injunction of secrecy was afterwards taken off by the order of the House".

Resources in Education

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 760 pages
Book Rating : 4.U/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Working Memory and Academic Learning

Author : Milton J. Dehn
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118045165
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Working Memory and Academic Learning written by Milton J. Dehn and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equipping school and child psychologists, and neuropsychologists with critical information on the role of working memory in learning and achievement, Working Memory and Academic Learning offers guidance on assessment tools, interventions, and current evidence-based best practices. Its specific, step-by-step guidance and hands-on case studies enables you to identify how working memory relates to academic attainment and how to apply this knowledge in professional practice.

The Effect of Working Memory Training on Executive Functioning

Author : Grant J. Goodman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Effect of Working Memory Training on Executive Functioning written by Grant J. Goodman and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children with deficits in working memory often lack goal directed skills associated with executive functioning. We investigated executive functioning in conjunction with working memory training to see if aspects of executive functioning might improve. We tested 21 children either receiving academic services because of attention difficulties or referred with concerns about learning. Their average age at baseline was 10.1 years, and Verbal Comprehension Indices on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition ranged from 94 to 154. They each completed 25 CogmedTM computer sessions of adaptive interactive working memory training. Parents and teachers completed the Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning, and our neuropsychological batteries included A Developmental Neuropsychological Assessment - Second Edition (NEPSY-II) Auditory Attention/Response Set and Inhibition subtests. Using repeated measures analysis, global parent ratings of executive functioning improved after CogmedTM training, F(1, 18) = 11.81, p

The Impact of Working Memory Training on Children's Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills

Author : Eva M. Berger
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book The Impact of Working Memory Training on Children's Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills written by Eva M. Berger and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working memory capacity is thought to play an important role for a wide range of cognitive and noncognitive skills such as fluid intelligence, math, reading, the inhibition of pre-potent impulses or more general self-regulation abilities. Because these abilities substantially affect individuals' life trajectories in terms of health, education, and earnings, the question of whether working memory (WM) training can improve them is of considerable importance. However, whether WM training leads to improvements in these far-transfer skills is contested. Here, we examine the causal impact of WM training embedded in regular school teaching by a randomized educational intervention involving a sample of 6-7 years old first graders. We find substantial immediate and lasting gains in working memory capacity. In addition, we document relatively large positive effects on geometry skills, reading skills, Raven's fluid IQ measure, the ability to inhibit pre-potent impulses and self-regulation abilities. Moreover, these far-transfer effects emerge over time and only become fully visible after 12-13 months. Finally, we document that 3-4 years after the intervention, the children who received training have a roughly 16 percentage points higher probability of entering the academic track in secondary school.

Working Memory Training

Author : Rachael Wittern Green
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book Working Memory Training written by Rachael Wittern Green and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computerized working memory training has recently emerged as a potential intervention to help children improve their academic performance. Although working memory capacity has traditionally been viewed as a fixed entity that is unresponsive to experience and training, studies have demonstrated that interventions may have the potential to increase working memory capacity. Specifically, studies have shown working memory to be predictive of math performance of children both immediately and years later. Emerging research suggests further that working memory training may improve academic performance in children with learning difficulties. In this present study, the utility of Cogmed working memory training on mathematical performance was assessed with children with attention problems including Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Participants were 13 children with varying levels of attention difficulties, aged 5 to 13 years. When children with above average working memory were excluded from analysis, performance on Letter Number Sequencing significantly improved post-training and a trend toward improvement was seen in Math Problem Solving. Significant improvement was not seen in Digit Span, Numerical Operations, or Math Fluency. Training gains in Cogmed were not related to performance improvement. These results suggest that further research regarding working memory training and academics for children with attention problems and working memory difficulties is warranted.