Raising reading standards — the Reading Partners approach: cross-age peer tutoring in a special school     

Mary Nugent 《British Journal of Special Education》2001,28(2):71-79

This article, written by Mary Nugent, an educational psychologist working with the National Educational Psychology Service in Dublin, reviews the work done in a special school, in the Dublin area, to develop a Reading Partners Scheme. The school involved in the project, which will be referred to as St Mark's, is a special school for children with moderate learning difficulties (in Ireland described as mild learning difficulties). The Reading Partner's Scheme involved cross-age peer tutoring in reading, working with students in the 8 to 18 age range. The training, organisation and management of the scheme are outlined here. Evaluation studies indicate multiple benefits of the scheme, accruing to both the learners and the helpers. These benefits include progress in reading, enhanced feelings of self-worth and more positive attitudes to school. Ideas for further development of the scheme are described, as well as future research opportunities.  相似文献   

Design and development of VR learning environments for children with ASD     

Yiyu Cai  Ruby Chiew  Zin Tun Nay  Chandrasekaran Indhumathi  Lihui Huang 《Interactive Learning Environments》2017,25(8):1098-1109

Basic social interaction and executing certain tasks can be difficult for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The symptoms of such behaviour include inappropriate gestures, body language and facial expressions, lack of interest in certain tasks, cognitive disability in coordination of limbs, and a difficulty in comprehending tasks’ requirements. This paper will discuss our efforts to develop virtual learning environments for children with ASD to improve their gestures and their interests in comprehending tasks’ requirements. Virtual environments are ideal for imparting skills necessary for independence before encouraging children with ASD to try these out in the real world and gain real-life experience. A high-end solution and a simplified solution will be presented together with a discussion on their comparison study.  相似文献   

Nutrition and Physical Activity Practices in Childcare Centers Versus Family Childcare Homes     

Ruby Natale  Monica Page  Lee Sanders 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2014,42(5):327-334

Obesity rates among preschool-aged children have doubled in the past 10 years, and 60 % of these children spend the majority of their day in childcare facilities. Few studies have examined the quality of nutrition and physical activity practices in childcare centers as compared to family childcare homes. The purpose of this study is to determine if a pattern of differences exist in these two settings. As part of a CDC-funded study to reduce the obesity epidemic in young children, directors of 1,140 childcare facilities (842 out-of-home and 298 in-home) in one large county completed a survey that detailed their practices related to child nutrition and physical activity. Results showed that compared with out-of-home facilities, in-home facilities were more likely to report excellent indoor physical activity (87.2 vs. 85.5 %, p = 0.059), less likely to report excellent outdoor physical activity (92.8 vs. 96.5 %, p = 0.018), more likely to serve fruit (80.3 vs. 51.2 %), and less likely to serve 1 % milk (45.2 vs. 55 %). This study’s present findings revealed that ample opportunity exists to significantly improve the health of young children in both in-home and out-of-home facilities.  相似文献   

CROSS‐NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON EARLY CHILD CARE     

Ruby Takanishi 《Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies》2013,35(4):497-507

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Fidelity of Problem Solving in Everyday Practice: Typical Training May Miss the Mark     

Susan F. Ruby  Tricia Crosby-Cooper  Michael L. Vanderwood 《Journal of educational and psychological consultation》2013,23(3):233-258

Social skills training interventions have been used extensively for remediating interpersonal deficits of children and adolescents. These interventions represent an essential component of school curricula for at-risk and handicapped students, and have been incorporated into treatment programs for youngsters receiving services in psychiatric hospitals or clinics, residential facilities, and correctional institutions. As the degree of specialized knowledge necessary to effectively implement social skills training programs increases, the need for consultation services becomes more acute. Specific functional relationships among child characteristics, target behaviors, and interventions, for instance, must be analyzed with respect to ecological parameters and constraints. In this article, I discuss the use of consultation for conceptualizing and implementing social skills training with youngsters. Integrating consultation into social skills training requires developing a dynamic and collaborative relationship with practitioners. Current issues and misconceptions pertinent to social skills training are proffered in order to enhance consultant's role as problem solver and to ensure treatment integrity. This article also delineates the nexus among assessment information, target behavior selection, and intervention factors that are considered essential for providing comprehensive and effective social skills training.  相似文献   

Gender and IT in the Household: Evolving Patterns of Internet Use in the United States   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Ruby Roy Dholakia 《The Information Society》2006,22(4):231-240

Information technology (IT)—computers and related technologies—is the latest technology to enter the household. Like other technologies, gender is a major factor in its adoption and use as well as its perceived usefulness. Unlike prior household technologies, the computer's entry into the household has followed a different pattern. Early statistics revealed a vast gender divide, with men using computers and related technologies much more in the household. More recent statistics show a narrowing of the divide, perhaps even a reversal, particularly in the United States, with women outnumbering men in the access to and use of the Internet. In this article, the role of gender and its relationship with Internet use in the home are reviewed. In addition to overall adoption and access, the review focuses on specific Internet applications and examines the factors that contribute to gender differences in adoption and use of computers and Internet applications in the home.  相似文献   

Undergraduate Research or Research-Based Courses: Which Is Most Beneficial for Science Students?     

Olivares-Donoso  Ruby  González  Carlos 《Research in Science Education》2019,49(1):91-107

Research in Science Education - Over the last 25 years, both research literature and practice-oriented reports have claimed the need for improving the quality of undergraduate science...  相似文献   

临风Fans之烦恼     

Ruby 《时代教育》2006,(10)

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Effective instruction for persisting dyslexia in upper grades: Adding hope stories and computer coding to explicit literacy instruction     

Robert Thompson  Steve Tanimoto  Ruby Dawn Lyman  Kira Geselowitz  Kristin Kawena Begay  Kathleen Nielsen  William Nagy  Robert Abbott  Marshall Raskind  Virginia Berninger 《Education and Information Technologies》2018,23(3):1043-1068

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Use and delivery of learning objects in k-12: The public television experience     

Nugent  Gwen C. 《TechTrends》2005,49(4):61-66

TechTrends - Driven by economic efficiencies and the object-oriented paradigm of computer programming, learning objects are the current buzz-word in mediated instruction. Considerable work with...  相似文献