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Badger, Julia R.; Bowes, Lucy; Salmivalli, Christina; Hastings, Richard P. – Support for Learning, 2023
Bullying is a public health priority but to date, there is a lack of evidence-based anti-bullying programmes or interventions designed for use in special schools. KiVa is a successful anti-bullying programme for mainstream schools currently used in 23 countries. This brief paper outlines the co-development and adaptation of two KiVa lessons into…
Descriptors: Bullying, Program Development, Special Schools, Foreign Countries
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Sedgwick, Adrienne; Stothard, Jan – Support for Learning, 2018
Up to 50% of children starting mainstream school have speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). Furthermore, evidence links SLCN to poor academic performance and social, emotional and mental health needs. This research aimed to systematically review the literature for school-based oral language interventions, intended for KS1 children, in a…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Intervention, Foreign Countries, Educational Research
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Soni, Anita – Support for Learning, 2017
This article describes a small-scale study exploring the perspectives of five undergraduate students with dyslexia. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in two universities in the UK. The interviews explored participants' perceptions of their dyslexia label and how it had affected their academic success. The aim of the research was to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dyslexia, Undergraduate Students, Semi Structured Interviews
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Waters, Trisha – Support for Learning, 2014
This paper presents the results of the evaluation of the 20-month Story Links project delivered by the University of Chichester in collaboration with the Centre for Therapeutic Storywriting and funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA). Story Links is a ten-week intervention that involves…
Descriptors: Intervention, At Risk Students, Reading Difficulties, Emotional Problems
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Atkinson, Cathy; Corban, Ian; Templeton, Jenny – Support for Learning, 2011
This article considers the evolving role of the educational psychologist (EP) in providing therapeutic support to children and young people. Through two small-scale research studies, EPs' use of therapeutic interventions and issues in delivering them are explored. Findings reveal use of a range of therapeutic interventions in different contexts…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Psychologists, Therapy, Foreign Countries
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Nugent, Mary – Support for Learning, 2010
In both Ireland and the UK, Traveller children reportedly suffer the lowest rates of educational attainment of any group. This study aimed to promote evidence-based practice in the teaching of reading to Traveller children and thereby to raise their levels of achievement. This involved teachers delivering an evidence-based intervention over a…
Descriptors: Intervention, Action Research, Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries