Survey conducted of public and private school districts (N=755) in New York ascertained procedures and instruments used to conduct kindergarten screening. The Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning, and the Brigance K and 1 Screen were the most widely used instruments. The majority of respondents (95%) reported that screening is…

School districts (N=121) in a Southeastern state were surveyed concerning the prevalence and practices of contract school psychological services in public schools. Most reported that their primary service was providing triennial reevaluations. Survey determined that the most pressing concern regarding contractual services is ensuring that these…

Presents evidence extending previous research that determined high school students in remedial mathematics classes prefer homework that intersperses additional brief tasks in the assignment. Results show that high school students rated experimental homework assignments with 20% and 40% more target problems as more favorable for time, effort, and…

Study of sixth-graders (N=764) replicates findings of two studies that showed no relationship between mobility and subsequent achievement. Total mobility was related to sixth-grade achievement when earlier achievement was not controlled, but mobility after third grade was not related to sixth-grade achievement when third-grade achievement was…

Examines procrastination by college students (30 women, 7 men) of academic and nonacademic tasks at beginning and end of semester. Analysis found that procrastinated tasks early in the term were more effortful and anxiety provoking than other tasks during the term. Results imply that academic and nonacademic tasks should be challenging, yet fun,…

Investigates the relationship between the time of a repeated reading intervention and measures of oral-reading fluency with boys having Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder Combined Type (ADHD-CT) and treated with methylphenidate. Students mastered passages more quickly, and had fewer reading errors during the intervention when administered 45…

Study evaluated referrals of students (N=1,222) for special education from grades K-5 to determine if youngest children were experiencing a higher rate of referral. Data confirmed the hypothesis that children referred for evaluations within the 5- to 7-year-old-group had summer birthdates. Article discusses ways of providing educational services…

Article discusses the role that negative results or "no-difference" findings play in research and research reviews of empirically supported interventions in school psychology. Argues for publication of these findings in school psychology journals when they occur in the context of development of empirically supported interventions and translations…

Uses multi-element design to compare effects of reading intervention with a control condition across three secondary students diagnosed with special learning disabilities in reading. Results showed that repeated readings increased factual comprehension levels and factual reading comprehension rates. No differences were found across conditions on…

Emergence of population-based services is occurring simultaneousl with the growing expectation that psychological services can be justified by research to be effective in improving mental health. Article describes fundamental conflicts that occur when existing standards for empirical support are generalized to population-based mental health…

An eating disorder prevention program was completed with middle school, high school, and college females. Some successful outcomes included: (1) facilitating an acknowledgement of pressures to attain a model skeletal look; (2) changing attitudes about standards of beauty; and (3) altering the participants' current and future intentional use of…

Presents the implementation of Teacher-Child Interaction Therapy (TCIT) within the preschool setting, using a case study approach. TCIT was found to increase the number of positive interactions between child and teacher. It was also effective in decreasing the child's disruptive behaviors, increasing compliance, and decreasing the need for the…

Article examines the effects of combining skill-based interventions and performance-based reading interventions on oral reading fluency of four elementary-aged students with reading problems. Study demonstrates how single case design elements, combined with brief experimental analysis, can be used to evaluate effectiveness of treatments.…

Describes research that focused on the design of an effective, economical, and easily implemented treatment for disruptive classroom behavior in both general and special education students. Multi-component treatment options included mystery motivators, token economy with response cost, and antecedent strategies delivered within a group contingency…

Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) is a brief, well-validated parent-report questionnaire designed to detect psychosocial dysfunction in school-age. Study assessed the utility of the PSC when completed by children ages nine to fourteen (PSC-Y) when parents were not available. Results show the PSC-Y to potentially be a rapid, easily administered…