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Bassette, Laura A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine if the presence/absence of a classroom pet dog impacted reading skills in four 5th grade middle school students with emotional/ behavioral disabilities. An alternating treatment design was used to assess the fluency and comprehension measures in students during reading a reading intervention package…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Motivation, Animals, Reading Instruction
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Trotter, Kay Sudekum; Chandler, Cynthia K.; Goodwin-Bond, Deborah; Casey, Janie – Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2008
This study demonstrates the efficacy of Equine Assisted Counseling (EAC) by comparing EAC to classroom-based counseling. Students (n = 164) identified as being at high risk for academic and/or social failure participated in 12 weekly counseling sessions. Within-group paired sample t-test results comparing pre- and post-treatment scores for…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Interpersonal Competence, Counseling Techniques