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Direct linkMargaret Beagle – Montessori Life: A Publication of the American Montessori Society, 2024
Montessori came to the United States at the turn of the 20th century, and the Method was, at first, accepted with enthusiasm. But it wasn't long before the honeymoon was over - American educators wrongfully accused Montessori of being behind the times of educational research of the day. One of these early criticisms of Montessori education…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Student Centered Curriculum, Self Control, Self Management
Download full textMichelle M. Cumming; Cristina Criado; Jeehyun Park; Alexandra Arango; Maria L. Rodriguez; Michael Ali – Grantee Submission, 2023
For students with significant behavior problems, difficulties with executive function (EF) and associated self-regulation are not uncommon, and middle school is a crucial period when students are at greater risk for escalating behaviors that have long-term impacts (e.g., school dropout, incarceration; Kauffman & Landrum, 2018). Therefore, in…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Antisocial Behavior
Michelle M. Cumming; Cristina Criado; Jeehyun Park; Alexandra Arango; Maria L. Rodriguez; Michael Ali – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2023
For students with significant behavior problems, difficulties with executive function (EF) and associated self-regulation are not uncommon, and middle school is a crucial period when students are at greater risk for escalating behaviors that have long-term impacts (e.g., school dropout, incarceration; Kauffman & Landrum, 2018). Therefore, in…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Antisocial Behavior
Minahan, Jessica; Ablon, J. Stuart – Phi Delta Kappan, 2022
Anxiety, one of the most common underlying causes of challenging student behavior, typically goes undiscovered and unaddressed through school-based behavior supports. Jessica Minahan and Stuart Ablon combine their expertise as a behavior analyst and a psychologist to outline how best to support students whose anxiety leads to challenging behavior.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Skill Development
Ayala, Kaitlyn – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2023
During life transitions, individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face unique challenges. When navigating the transition from high school to higher education, individuals with ASD confront increased vulnerability in social situations, decreased likelihood of program completion, and increased risk of mental health problems. To help these…
Descriptors: High School Students, College Bound Students, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities
Alessandra E. Ward; Jenna L. Beebe; George M. Lane; Lakeisha Steele; Aileen Ma – Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, 2025
This is the second in a series of briefs published by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) on how social and emotional learning (SEL) is integral to the teaching and learning of literacy practices. In this brief, the authors discuss how to support the development of elementary-aged children's ability to read…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Elementary School Students, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction
Gist, Corinne – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2019
Deficits in executive functions can lead to many difficulties for students with disabilities. Research has shown a strong correlation between deficits in executive functions and deficits in academic performance and social-emotional functioning. With state testing requirements, response to intervention (RTI), and positive behavior interventions and…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Students with Disabilities, Student Behavior, Behavior Modification
Johnston, Peter – Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 2019
Children's literate development is mediated by classroom talk. That same talk also mediates children's emotional, relational, self-regulatory, and moral development. Consequently, the discourse of some literacy teaching practices may be important for shaping the course of human development, and those dimensions of human development can play…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Self Management, Interaction
Dechausay, Nadine – MDRC, 2018
Executive skills are the cognitive abilities that make it possible for people to set goals, regulate impulses, and complete the steps necessary to achieve their objectives. Examples of these skills include time management, emotional control, and organization. Richard Guare and Peggy Dawson have developed a coaching strategy based on executive…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Cognitive Ability, Coaching (Performance), Behavioral Sciences
Gilpin, Ansley; Mennen, Ferol; Pakulak, Eric; Sommer, Teresa Eckrich; Dwyer, Kathleen M.; Cannon, Erin; Bell, Theodore; Boxmeyer, Caroline; Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay; Chor, Elise; DeCaro, Jason; Dela Cruz, Kenn Lacsamana; Giuliano, Ryan; Gomsrud, Melissa; Karns, Christina; Klein, Scott; Lochman, John; Longoria, Zayra; Molina, Abigail Palmer; Monro, William; Neville, Helen; O'Neil, Lauren; Reynolds, Mary Margaret; Sabol, Terri J.; Sclafani, Marisa; Tighe, Lauren A. – Administration for Children & Families, 2020
This brief introduces four research projects testing promising interventions funded under the Head Start University Partnerships (HSUP): Dual-Generation Approaches1 grant program. Two-generation approaches are typically designed to address problems associated with poverty by combining child-focused services with adult-focused services. Head Start…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Education, Early Intervention, Childhood Needs
Korinek, Lori; deFur, Sharon H. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2016
Educators express an almost universal desire for students to exhibit self-control--that is, manage, monitor, and assess their own social and academic behaviors. These skills comprise self-regulation, a complex set of functions derived from several fields of research, including social cognition (Zimmerman, 2000), self-determination (Wehmeyer &…
Descriptors: Self Management, General Education, Self Control, Social Cognition
Allee-Smith, Paula J.; Winters, Rebecca R.; Drake, Amanda; Joslin, Amanda K. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
The Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (BDEFS), authored by Russell A. Barkley and published by Guilford in 2011, is an individually administered assessment tool that may be used to evaluate adults ages 18 to 81. The purpose of this measure is to screen those who may be experiencing executive functioning (EF) deficits in…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Self Control, Self Management, Time Management
Koenig, Judith Anderson – National Academies Press, 2011
The routine jobs of yesterday are being replaced by technology and/or shipped off-shore. In their place, job categories that require knowledge management, abstract reasoning, and personal services seem to be growing. The modern workplace requires workers to have broad cognitive and affective skills. Often referred to as "21st century…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Thinking Skills, Abstract Reasoning, Problem Solving
Connors-Tadros, L. – Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, 2013
In this "FastFacts," a state's Department of Education requests information from the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO) on how the research defines skills in social-emotional development, approaches to learning, and executive function, to inform planned revisions to the early childhood indicators of progress for children…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Executive Function, Child Development
Martinussen, Rhonda; Major, Ashley – Theory Into Practice, 2011
Students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at risk for academic underachievement. Children and youth with ADHD have been found to exhibit impairments on neuropsychological measures of executive functions, including working memory. Working memory is important to attentional control and learning. This article defines working…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Underachievement, Short Term Memory, Educational Strategies
