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The Student Homelessness Crisis and the Role of School Psychology: Missed Opportunities, Room for Improvement, and Future Directions
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Sulkowski, Michael L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2016
Affecting more than 1 million youth, student homelessness is growing at an unprecedented rate in the United States. This is alarming because homeless students face significant barriers to their academic success and positive life outcomes. Unfortunately, despite the significant risks and challenges they face, homeless students often are overlooked…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Academic Achievement, Barriers, School Psychology
Examining the Relationship between Treatment Outcomes for Academic Achievement and Social Skills in School-Age Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Rutherford, Laura E.; DuPaul, George J.; Jitendra, Asha K. – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between treatment-induced changes in academic achievement and social skills in elementary school-age children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. A sample of 123 children in grades 1 through 4 with symptoms of inattention, impulsivity and/or hyperactivity, and significant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Elementary School Students
Evaluating the Alignment among Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessments: Implications and Applications for Research and Practice
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Roach, Andrew T.; Niebling, Bradley C.; Kurz, Alexander – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
Alignment has been defined as the extent to which curricular expectations and assessments are in agreement and work together to provide guidance for educators' efforts to facilitate students' progress toward desire academic outcomes. The Council of Chief State School Officers has identified three preferred models as frameworks for evaluating…
Descriptors: State Standards, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Academic Achievement, Educational Practices
The Effect of Sharing Health Information on Teachers' Production of Classroom Accommodations
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Cunningham, Melissa M.; Wodrich, David L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2006
Ninety elementary-school teachers read information about a hypothetical student experiencing school-related problems due to Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), generated classroom accommodations to assist the student, and rated their confidence in these accommodations. Each teacher was provided one of three levels of information about T1DM: (a) "no…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Chronic Illness, Diabetes, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)