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Bettis, Kendra – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2018
The researcher incorporated an evidence-based Student Success Skills program, to see the impact it made on attendance and achievement rates for a 5th grade classroom, in a suburban elementary school in the Atlanta, GA area. The results show that the Student Success Skills program made no impact on the students when examining absences and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Intervention, Success
Mabeus, Danielle; Rowland, Karen D. – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2016
Reality Therapy is a form of brief therapy that is applicable in the school setting and is derived from William Glasser's Choice Theory (Banks, 2009). The basic premise of Choice Theory is that individuals are the masters of their own choices and they alone are responsible for their choices and behaviors. Choice theory states that each person is…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, School Counseling, Counseling Services, Counseling Techniques
Lewis, Shaun; Boes, Susan R.; Chibbaro, Julie S. – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2015
This small action research study (ARS) began with a review of the literature examining the relationship of gangsta rap in regards to academic achievement, self-esteem, decision-making, identity issues and development of young African American males. The purpose of the ARS was to examine the correlation between gangsta rap and its influence on 5th…
Descriptors: Action Research, Popular Culture, African Americans, Males
Hite, Jessica Elaine; McGahey, James Todd – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2015
The purpose of this research study was to determine whether or not student test scores on the Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) were positively impacted by the implementation of the Response to Intervention (RTI) program. This paper will review the implementation and effectiveness of the RTI method.
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Scores, Criterion Referenced Tests, Response to Intervention
Temple, Michell; Roy, Jon; Gonder, Ty; Whisenhunt, Julia – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2015
This article discusses the importance of the professional school counselors' participation in the development of self-determination skills students with disabilities need to transition from high school to college. An intervention is proposed to guide high school counselors' involvement. Strategies to promote college readiness through the…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counselor Role, Self Determination, Skill Development
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Rowland, Karen D.; Davis, Terah – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2014
According to the 2010 United States Census, one out of every five children live in an immigrant family with either one or both parents being immigrants. This paper will explore the unique needs of children of immigrants who come to school as immigrant students. A discussion of the use of Reality Therapy as a counseling approach with this…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 4
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Ruff, Sarah E.; Boes, Susan R. – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2014
Low math achievement is a recurring weakness in many students. Math anxiety is a persistent and significant theme to math avoidance and low achievement. Causes for math anxiety include social, cognitive, and academic factors. Interventions to reduce math anxiety are limited as they exclude the expert skills of professional school counselors to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, Mathematics Achievement, Grade 5, Elementary School Students