ERIC Number: EJ680722
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Mar-1
Pages: 20
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 18
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0266-7363
Self-Esteem Groups for Secondary Pupils with Dyslexia
Burton, Sheila
Educational Psychology in Practice, v20 n1 p55-73 Mar 2004
This paper describes group work developed to enhance pupil self-esteem. The intervention was originally developed in response to an identified need that arose in a resourced provision for pupils identified as having dyslexia, attached to a mainstream secondary school. However, more recently the same intervention has been found to be beneficial for pupils in mainstream provision. Feedback from pupils indicated that they found participating in a group very enjoyable, and that it had been useful to work with others who had similar difficulties. The staff involved reported a variety of beneficial outcomes for those who had taken part and requested that such groups become a regular feature of the psychology service to the school. A self-rating scale administered prior to and following one group showed a rise in self-esteem scores for the group as a whole over the course of the six-week intervention.
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Esteem, Secondary School Students, Dyslexia, Scores, Educational Benefits, Rating Scales, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 8; Grade 9
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Language: English
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