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Showing 1 to 20 of 87 for “"children at risk"”.
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Children At Risk: Child Health in America
… polices are endangering the health of American children. Children's health in the U.S. is in a state of crisis. This thesis is a descriptive study of trends and issues affecting the health of the Nation's children and pregnant women. In 1986, 26 percent of the U.S. population was under the age …
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Childhood outcomes in children at risk of neonatal hypoglycaemia
… growth and neurodevelopmental outcomes of children born at risk of neonatal hypoglycaemia, a common condition that may be associated with adverse neurodevelopmental outcome; (2) investigate methods used for data collection in paediatric longitudinal studies; and (3) determine the …
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Identifying School-Aged Children At-Risk to Develop an Eating Disorder
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Parent-Mediated Targeted Intervention for Young Children At-Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Given that screeners can now detect markers of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as early as six to nine months of age, conducting pre-diagnostic interventions for young children at risk for developing ASD is important to improve key developmental skills. Parents of three pre-diagnostic at-risk …
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The Development of an Instrument to Screen Children at Risk for Attention Deficit Disorder
… study was to develop an instrument to screen children who may be at risk for Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). This study utilized ten subtests/variables--letter sequencing, numerical operations, number sequencing, coding, listening concentration, color sequencing, object sequence, attention …
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Teaching pro-social skills to help young children at risk to succeed in inclusive education
… effectiveness of the pro-social skills program that the Valley Park Pre-K students have been exposed to. Ten typically developing 4-year-olds participated in this research study. A review of observations revealed that this pro-social skills program reduced problem behavior. These children greatly …
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A Preventative Intervention for Children at Risk for Depression Using Learned Optimism and Art Therapy
… of depression and its growing affliction in children. Depression creates unique problems in childhood because it is a gateway disorder leading to many serious psychological, emotional and social problems. Standards of treatment for childhood depression are based on adult forms of treatment - …
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The Paradox of Reading Disabilities: Assessing Creative Potential in Children at-risk for Reading Disabilities
This study explores the profiles of children who are at-risk for reading disabilities on both traditional reading-based tasks and measures of creativity. Twenty-six (26) children referred to the Learning Disabilities Association of Niagara Region were administered a series of reading-based …
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The effect of using technology and self-monitoring to teach basic facts to children at risk
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether or not the use of technology would increase automaticity of basic subtraction facts with "at risk" students and whether or not self-monitoring would motivate "at risk" students to improve their math scores to achieve automaticity of basic …
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General Case Training via Telehealth for Parents of Young Children At-Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Research indicates that young children at-risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show developmental improvements with the implementation of a parent training intervention, although evidence of parent generalization to novel skills is inconsistent. The purpose of this study was to determine 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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Organizational Constraints and Supports for Psychosocial Care of Ethiopian Children at Risk: The Case of Services in Addis Ababa
<p>The dissertation describes from an institutional perspective psychosocial support services being provided to orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa. Despite the presence of sufficient but fragmented legal, policy and strategic framework, Ethiopia's social …
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Mechanical design of PlayLamp : a minimally intrusive device for recording the behavior of children at-risk of developmental disorders
… for video and audio recording the development of children at-risk of having developmental disorders in development at MIT's Media Lab Cognitive Machines Group. The physical form of PlayLamp is intended to be non-intrusive and have easy non-destructive installation while being aesthetically …
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Feasibility of a smartphone application to identify young children at risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder in a low-income community setting in South Africa
Introduction and aims More than 90% of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) live in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) where there is a great need for culturally appropriate, scalable and effective early identification and intervention tools. Smartphone technology and application …
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Longitudinal assessment of the impact of preterm birth on cognitive functions and identification of novel methods for stratification of children at risk of long-term impairment
During the last few decades advances in perinatal care have led to significant improvements in the survival of preterm infants. However, survivors of preterm birth are at increased risk of brain maldevelopment, and subsequent neurodevelopmental deficits compared to their term-born peers. Given that …
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“He’s always in my head, always in my mind.” A psycho-social study into the emotional experience of teaching a child at risk of exclusion.
The purpose of this research was exploratory. It extends knowledge in the area of school exclusion by providing insight into the emotional experience of primary school teachers currently working with children at risk of exclusion. It utilises a psycho-social approach in order to explore the …
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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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Empirical Studies on Early Childhood Education in Germany
This dissertation considers different aspects of early childhood education in Germany. It aims at providing an empirical contribution to four issues in early childhood education: the development of cognitive and noncognitive skills (chapter 1-3), institutional child care (chapter 4), the …
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Sociodemographic risk factors for mild mental retardation, borderline intellectual functioning and specific learning disorders in a South African clinic sample
Early identification of children with cognitive disabilities is crucial for effective intervention. Although international research has identified a number of sociodemographic risk factors that are associated with cognitive disability, there is a lack of South African data that could assist with …
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Impact of School-Based Mentorship Programs for Students with Disabilities
… and personal life trajectories. Human association based on trust is the paste that connects students’ academic and individual lives and helps them sort out their fates. The purpose of my study was to determine how strong mentoring relationships between adults and children at risk for social …
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