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Peer reviewedStormont, Melissa – Psychology in the Schools, 2002
The first purpose of this article is to present research on specific child (e.g., temperament), family (e.g., family adversity), and transactional characteristics that have been documented to contribute to the manifestation of externalizing disorders in children. The second purpose is to present screening and intervention strategies school…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Problems, Counseling Techniques, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedPowell, Shawn; Dalley, Mahlono – Psychology in the Schools, 1995
An identification and treatment model differentiating transient mutism from persistent selective mutism is proposed. The case study of a six-year-old girl is presented, who was treated with a multimodal approach combining behavioral techniques with play therapy and family involvement. At posttreatment and follow-up, she was talking in a manner…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Direct linkBordignon, Catherine M.; Lam, Tony C. M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
The early childhood educational field has garnered attention with initiatives to foster skill acquisition in young children prior to kindergarten entry. These initiatives, in conjunction with the rigorous demands of curricular reform and a burgeoning accountability movement, invoke questions regarding the adequacy of the instruments used to assess…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Kindergarten, Young Children, Predictive Validity
