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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"at-risk children"”.
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Family Environments that Promote the Immunization of At-Risk Children
… of this descriptive study was to determine what factors in a family environment facilitate the immunization of at-risk children. Data was collected through in depth semi-structured interviews with parents.<br> Rozella Schlotfeldt's Health Seeking Conceptual Model was selected as a framework …
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The effect of cross-age interaction on socially at-risk children
… using cross age interaction on the peer relationships of children at risk for social problems, as well as differentiated effects related to heterogeneity of the target children. In addition, the social interaction process was investigated in order to study mechanisms which contribute to the …
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Modifying School Curricula to Promote Resiliency in At-Risk Children: A Case Study
Resilient children are those who succeed in school and life even though they experience adverse conditions such as poverty, illness, or parental problems. Research on the topic identifies characteristics of these children, suggests ways to help them overcome adversity, and poses questions for …
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Mapping a Landscape: How Parents View Involvement in Prekindergarten Programs for at -Risk Children
At present parents are not credited with these more invisible types of involvement by program staff and funding sources. A broader view of involvement needs to be adopted in considering parental involvement.
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The Relationship between Involvement, Strain, and the Criminality of Fathers of At-Risk Children
… theory in 1992. In this article, Agnew argued that strain is not only a result of the blocked opportunity to achieve goals as Merton had argued, but that strain also results from the removal of positively valued stimuli and the presence of negative stimuli. With such a theory, criminologist had …
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Phonemic awareness development and beginning reading: At-risk children in programs of integrated language arts instruction
… engaged in learning to read and write in integrated language arts programs.
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Social Attention in Young Typically Developing and At-Risk Children: Eye Tracking Paradigms and Implications for Understanding Developmental Trajectories
… and gaze behaviors forms one of the basic foundations of social cognition in infants. Thus, diminished eye gaze in individuals is known to be an early behavioral risk marker for autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Research studies in ASD have shown numerous advances; however, the field still lacks …
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Disempowering parents: the erosion of parental mana with particular reference to the parents of at risk children and young persons
Over the last one hundred and fifty years the treatment and status of children and young persons in New Zealand has moved from a position of near absolute parental (paternal) authority over children and a state largely uninvolved in the conditions of childhood, to a position which increasingly …
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Assessing the needs of parents of "at-risk" children in residential care : towards the development of a parent support programme
The research study that the researcher was engaged in, attempted to gather, present and analyse the needs and assess the present level of functioning of parents of"at-risk" children in residential care. An exploratory study was conducted at a non-profit welfare organisation, a residential …
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The relationship of family characteristics of at-risk children in rural West Tennessee and select measures of success over a period of 10 years
… in rural West Tennessee. The Promethean Foundation is a program that provides childcare tuition support to at-risk children. While the program has been in existence for 20 years, the study focused on 10 years from 2009 through 2019. The program staff reviewed the perceptions of staff and …
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West Virginia Title I Elementary School Principals' Perceptions of the Barriers that Interfere with the Delivery of Educational Services for Foster Children: The Lost At-Risk Children
Foster children are now considered the most at-risk children in American society. Concern for meeting foster children's educational needs falls with the social services domain, however, it is the school system that is responsible for ensuring that all children receive an appropriate education. The …
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Biased processing of sleep-related information in children 'at risk' of insomnia: a pilot study & clinical research portfolio
… Panic Disorder and Alcoholism, to investigate attentional bias towards sleep-related stimuli as a factor in the predisposition of insomnia. Following a ‘tired-state induction’ two groups of participants – ‘at risk’ children of adults with insomnia, and control children of good sleepers – …
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Art Therapy Program for the San Mateo County School-based Mental Health 599 Team
… the number of severely emotional disturbed “at risk” children has increased. San Mateo County provides special education classes for those students qualifying for special education. The county provides special day classes for severely emotionally disturbed children. Also the county provides …
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AN EXPLORATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE THAMES VALLEY NEIGHBOURHOOD EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM, READY FOR SCHOOL, IN IMPROVING ATRISK STUDENTS’ SCHOOL READINESS
… program designed to promote school readiness for at risk children in the school year before entry to Junior Kindergarten. The program, the Thames Valley Neighbourhood Early Learning Program (TVNELP), is offered at selected uat risk1 schools throughout the Thames Valley District School Board …
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Family Support for At-Risk Second Graders to Improve Reading Fluency
… can play an important role in helping their at-risk children improve their reading skills. Parents generally want to be part of their children’s academic achievement, but may not always know the most appropriate or effective way to contribute. Teachers encourage at-risk students to read …
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Predicting Chinese Children's Reading Development From Kindergarten to Second Grade
The findings are expected to have implications for how best to teach Chinese children to learn to read. It may affect the teaching methods currently used and offer parents ways to help their children to learn at home. Moreover, the results are expected to lead to a better understanding of how …
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A Meaning-Based Instruction to Enhance Literacy Learning in a Dual-Language Kindergarten Classroom
Concerns among educators continue to grow with the increased enrollment of Second Language Learners (SLL) in classrooms throughout the United States. This influx has stressed the boundaries of current methods of literacy instruction, which are not designed to meet the needs of these at-risk …
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Development and Implementation of a Sustainable Monitoring and Evaluation Protocol for a Malnutrition Rehabilitation Program in a Resource-Limited Setting
Worldwide, nearly 7 million children die each year and malnutrition contributes to almost half of these cases. Malnourished children have lower life expectancy, perform worse in school, and are at increased risk for communicable diseases. The prevalence of undernutrition is highest in low-income …
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