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Larson, Heidi A.; El Ramahi, Mera K.; Conn, Steven R.; Estes, Lincoln A.; Ghibellini, Amanda B. – Journal of School Counseling, 2010
The purpose of this study was to reduce the negative effects that self-perceived levels of test anxiety have on third-grade students. The participants in this study consisted of 177 third-grade students at two Midwestern public elementary schools. Students at one school were taught relaxation techniques, while students at the second school served…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, High Stakes Tests, Grade 3
Fuchs, Lynn S. – National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, 2007
The National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (NRCLD) has completed two large studies to look at how responsiveness to intervention (RTI) works at the first-grade level for preventing and identifying specific learning disabilities (SLD) in reading and math. The purpose of this report is to help professionals and parents understand what RTI…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Response to Intervention, Reading, Reading Material Selection
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Blom-Hoffman, Jessica; Wilcox, Kaila R.; Dunn, Liam; Leff, Stephen S.; Power, Thomas J. – School Psychology Review, 2008
Family-school collaboration related to children's physical development has become increasingly important as childhood obesity rates continue to rise. The present study described the development and implementation of a literacy-based, family component of a school-based health education program and investigated its viability, acceptability, and…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Obesity, Intervention