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Argyropoulou, Zoe; Papoudi, Despina – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of intensive interaction during interactive play between a preschool boy with autism and his teacher and, as a consequence, improve the social interaction between the boy and a non-autistic girl in an inclusive class in Greece. A single subject ABA design was applied. Observed variables…
Descriptors: Autism, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction, Foreign Countries
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Manti, Eirini; Scholte, Evert M.; Van Berckelaer-Onnes, Ina A. – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2009
The scope of the present study was first to evaluate the cross-cultural reliability and validity of the Social Emotional Questionnaire (SEQ) and second to estimate and compare the prevalence rates of childhood developmental and psychiatric disorders in the general population of young children in the Netherlands and Greece. To this end, the…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Incidence, Mental Disorders, Caregivers
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Soulis, Spiridon-Georgios – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2009
The aim of the present study was to evaluate six characteristics of effective special pre-school teachers, similar to those used in the relevant literature. The study participants were all special teachers (n = 226), serving in Greek state and community pre-primary educational institutions (i.e. kindergartens and day nurseries) for children with…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Schools, Foreign Countries, Special Education Teachers
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Polychroni, Fotini; Koukoura, Kalliopi; Anagnostou, Ioanna – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2006
This research aimed at exploring the motivation for reading of pupils with dyslexia, and to investigate whether they differ from their peers. A total of 32 pupils formed the LD group (22 boys and 10 girls, 5th- and 6th-graders) who were diagnosed with dyslexia. A comparison group was formed of pupils who attended the same classes (N = 210), and…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Reading Attitudes, Dyslexia, Reading Achievement
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Andreou, G.; Agapitou, P.; Karapetsas, A. – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2005
The present study examined whether ADHD children exhibit low verbal IQ (VIQ) and distinguishable test profile on the Verbal comprehension (VC) and Freedom from distractibility (FFD) factors, and whether gender influences their verbal abilities. At the Laboratory of Neuropsychology of the Department of Special Education, University of Thessaly,…
Descriptors: Neuropsychology, Verbal Ability, Gender Differences, Attention Deficit Disorders