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Well-Being in Post-Primary Schools in Ireland: The Assessment and Contribution of Character Strengths
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Burke, Jolanta; Minton, Stephen James – Irish Educational Studies, 2019
Enhancing the well-being of primary and post-primary students is one of the priorities of the Department of Education and Skills in Ireland. Whilst interventions are being implemented across the board, little is known about the current levels of adolescents' well-being. Drawing from research on positive education, in the current study well-being…
Descriptors: Well Being, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Intervention
The Association of Attitude to Reading and Reading Achievement among a Representative Sample of Nine Year Olds in Ireland
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Fives, Allyn – Reading Psychology, 2016
This study explored the association between reading self-belief and reading achievement among a representative sample of nine year old children in the Republic of Ireland. Results from analysis of variance and simple effects analysis showed a positive linear association between reading achievement and "attitude to reading." The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Achievement, Elementary School Students, Reading Attitudes
"Literacy Lift-Off": An Experimental Evaluation of a Reading Recovery Programme on Literacy Skills and Reading Self-Concept
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Higgins, Edel; Fitzgerald, Johanna; Howard, Siobhán – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2015
Worldwide, considerable emphasis is currently being placed on the provision of appropriate classroom-based preventative interventions and in-class literacy support, in preference to withdrawal methods of educational support. Many schools in Ireland are currently implementing Literacy Lift-Off in their classrooms. Literacy Lift-Off is an adaption…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Evaluation, Intervention, Reading Instruction
Investigating Student Participation Trajectories in a Mathematical Discourse Community
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NicMhuirí, Siún – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2014
This paper details the analysis of the participation of individual students in a teaching experiment in which the researcher aimed to facilitate a mathematical discourse community. This involved positioning students as mathematical authorities capable of generating and evaluating mathematical thinking. The extent to which students acted as…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Mathematics Instruction, Self Concept, Mathematics Achievement
Increasing the Sight Vocabulary and Reading Fluency of Children Requiring Reading Support: The Use of a Precision Teaching Approach
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Griffin, Claire P.; Murtagh, Lelia – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2015
This article outlines the impact of an eight-week Precision Teaching (PT) intervention on the sight vocabulary, reading fluency and reading attainment scores of a group of Irish primary school pupils. This study also sought to evaluate the role of PT in facilitating formative assessment of pupils' progress. Employing a mixed-method approach, this…
Descriptors: Sight Vocabulary, Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension, Reading Ability
Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Smoking and Childhood Behavioural Problems: A Quasi-Experimental Approach
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McCrory, Cathal; Layte, Richard – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2012
This retrospective cross-sectional paper examines the relationship between maternal smoking during pregnancy and children's behavioural problems at 9 years of age independent of a wide range of possible confounders. The final sample comprised 7,505 nine-year-old school children participating in the first wave of the Growing Up in Ireland study.…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Risk, Smoking, Teaching Methods
Reading and Spelling in Children with Severe Speech and Physical Impairments: A Comparative Study
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Smith, Martine; Sandberg, Annika Dahlgren; Larsson, Maria – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2009
Background: Effective literacy skills are crucial in supporting communication for children with severe speech and physical impairments (SSPI). Reading and spelling difficulties are reported to be over-represented in this group, even where language and cognitive skills are age appropriate. Aims: To compare the performance of children with SSPI on a…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Mental Age, Spelling, Speech Impairments