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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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ADHD in the Context of Finnish Basic Education
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Honkasilta, J.; Sandberg, E.; Närhi, V.; Jahnukainen, M. – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2014
Students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are a growing group served under special education services in many western societies. This article describes the history and current state of the services, as well as the assessment procedure. Our conclusion is that the status of students with ADHD in Finnish basic education (Grades 1…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Special Education, Incidence
Self-Monitoring during Whole Group Reading Instruction: Effects among Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities during Summer School Intervention Sessions
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Rafferty, Lisa A. – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects that a self-monitoring strategy, plus a tactile prompting device, had upon the on-task and oral reading fluency behaviors of students with emotional and/or behavioral disabilities in the general education setting when used during whole group reading instruction. A multiple-baseline across pairs…
Descriptors: Summer Schools, Intervention, Reading Fluency, Reading Instruction
Teachers' Perspectives on Student Problematic Behavior and Social Skills
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Riney, Summer Sides; Bullock, Lyndal M. – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2012
This study examined program outcomes of student problem behavior and social skills, based on teachers' perspectives, before and after early behavioral intervention services. The study targeted students in kindergarten through grade 5 who were identified by the school system as being at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders. Students…
Descriptors: Student Problems, Early Intervention, Behavior Disorders, Functional Behavioral Assessment
First Step to Success--A School/Home Intervention Program for Preventing Problem Behaviors in Young Children: Examining the Effectiveness and Social Validity in Turkey
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Diken, Ibrahim H.; Cavkaytar, Atilla; Batu, E. Sema; Bozkurt, Funda; Kurtyilmaz, Yildiz – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2010
This study examined the effectiveness of the First Step to Success (FSS) early intervention program for preventing antisocial behavior in Turkey. Participants included 24 students, their teachers and parents from four K-8 elementary schools. The experimental group included 12 targeted students (four kindergarten, four first-grade and four…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Antisocial Behavior, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries