Sentences with phrase «educational outcomes for children with»

Professor Kevin Wheldall inducted into the Innovators» Hall of Fame Researchers in laser technology took out many of the top prizes at the 5th Annual Macquarie University Innovation Awards, but the most coveted award was won by a literacy expert in recognition of a lifetime of improving educational outcomes for children with learning difficulties.

Fosters policy development, school improvement, interdisciplinary research and professional development activities to improve educational outcomes for children with special needs.

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A substantial body of research now indicates that high levels of involvement by fathers in two parent families are associated with a range of desirable outcomes in children and young people, including: better peer relationships; fewer behaviour problems; lower criminality and substance abuse; higher educational / occupational mobility, relative to that of parents; capacity for empathy; non-traditional attitudes to earning and childcare; more satisfying adult sexual partnerships; and higher self - esteem and life - satisfaction (for reviews see Flouri 2005; Pleck and Masciadrelli 2004).

A review by Goldman (2005) of five studies using multivariate analyses which isolate the independent impact of fathers» involvement in children's learning on educational outcomes, clearly shows that fathers» involvement (both in terms of level and frequency) in their children's schools is a key factor that correlates with better educational outcomes for children.

Specifically, for fathers, higher expectations about their children's educational level, and greater level / frequency of interest and direct involvement in children's learning, education and schools, are associated strongly with better educational outcomes for their children, including: • better exam / test / class results • higher level of educational qualification • greater progress at school • better attitudes towards school (e.g. enjoyment) • higher educational expectations • better behaviour at school (e.g. reduced risk of suspension or expulsion)(for discussion / review of all this research, see Goldman, 2005).

The largest randomized trial of a comprehensive early intervention program for low - birth - weight, premature infants (birth to age three), the Infant Health and Development Program, included a home visiting component along with an educational centre - based program.7 At age three, intervention group children had significantly better cognitive and behavioural outcomes and improved parent - child interactions.

Outcome letters from inspections of local area services for children and young people with special educational needs and / or disabilities.

«Our results suggest that breastfeeding duration is independently associated with better educational outcomes in middle childhood, especially for boys,» reported Wendy H. Oddy, associate professor at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and University of Western Australia, and colleagues.

I pay tribute to his expertise in this area of special educational needs, and we certainly share his passion and commitment to promoting improved outcomes for children with SEN and disabilities.

Key Measures Special educational needs key measures include a single assessment process (0 - 25) which is more streamlined, better involves children, young people and families and is completed quickly; An Education Health and Care Plan (replacing the statement) which brings services together and is focused on improving outcomes; An offer of a personal budget for families with an Education, Health and Care Plan; A requirement for local authorities and health services to jointly plan and commission services that children, young people and their families need; A requirement on local authorities to publish a local offer indicating the support available to those with special educational needs and disabilities and their families, and; The introduction of mediation opportunities for disputes and a trial giving children the right to appeal if they are unhappy with their support.

At the Askwith Forum on November 17, Washington, D.C., Public Schools officials discussed how the district is going farther faster, together with its families, to create sustainable improvements in educational outcomes for all its children.

While this approach allows us to control for many of the circumstances that are associated with both maltreatment and educational outcomes, it can not account for harder - to - observe factors that could nonetheless play a significant role in a child's academic progress.

Parentkind, formerly PTA UK, has now joined up with Parent Councils UK to support schools directly to help engage their parents more effectively to achieve better educational outcomes for all children.

Focused solely on improving educational outcomes for children from birth to grade 12, the foundation is now partnering with the Ed School, specifically the school's innovative Ed.L.D.

The plans aim to tackle those inequalities and ensure Britain is a country that «truly works for everyone» by looking at the experience and outcomes for children who face the most challenges in mainstream school - including those at greatest risk of exclusion - such as those with special educational needs (SEN), children with autism or children in need of help and protection, including those in care.

As an auditor working closely with schools, I see many excellent examples of well balanced and accountable boards supporting their schools to achieve great educational outcomes for children.

A new section on the U.S. Department of Education's website notes that the government is «currently rethinking its accountability system in order to shift the balance from a system focused primarily on compliance to one that puts more emphasis... on educational results and functional outcomes for children with disabilities.»

Schools Week analysed new government figures on the educational outcomes of children in care for at least 12 months and found that since 2011, the number of children in care in year 3 (age 7) has increased by 15 per cent and the number in care by year 6 (age 11) has increased by 26 per cent, with much of the change due to increased pupil numbers overall.

► Improved educational programs, opportunities, and outcomes for students from low - income families, students of color, students with disabilities, English Language Learners, students living in temporary housing, LGBTQ students, and students involved in the child welfare or the juvenile or criminal justice systems.

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC): The largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and / or the gifted.

The coalition came together to push for school finance reform and improved educational opportunities and outcomes for Nevada public school children, especially those students who are at - risk, English language learners, gifted and talented, and students with disabilities or other special needs.

As advocates for the disabled rallied this week in Sacramento on state budget issues, federal officials unveiled a new grant program aimed at improving the educational and employment outcomes of low - income children with disabilities.

Family educational involvement and parent - teacher relationships are important for supporting student outcomes and have unique implications for families of children with autism spectrum disorder

To achieve this vision, NCSI's overarching goal is to provide technical assistance that builds State Education Agency and Lead Agency capacity to develop, implement, and evaluate their State Systemic Improvement Plan and support local programs in improving educational results and functional outcomes for children with disabilities.

What was historic was a politician saying they wanted to be held accountable for the educational outcomes of a district with mostly Black and Brown children.

Special Children magazine brings you case studies, expert guidance and practical ideas to help you to improve outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilitiesChildren magazine brings you case studies, expert guidance and practical ideas to help you to improve outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilitieschildren and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

«Moving the authority to a state agency with no educational abilities nor mandate will make it harder, not easier to improve educational outcomes for children in chronically failing schools, and undermines our ability to work together — governor, state board and our new superintendent to improve education in Michigan.»

Course Narrative: The START Early Childhood Training involves intensive training on evidence - based practice to increase knowledge and skills that enhance the educational programming and outcomes for young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and related disabilities.

Mission: To expand the mentoring field's regional capacity to reach more school - aged children with caring, committed adult mentors, using best practices, training and professional support to achieve lifelong positive educational and behavioral outcomes for youth.

Outcomes of children with emotional disturbance in residential treatment for educational purposes.

A confluence of research has identified executive functioning deficits as a common characteristic of individuals with FASD.9 15 — 27 Damage to neurological structures, including the prefrontal regions of the brain, is a significant hypothesised cause for these deficits.28 29 Executive functions are defined as a set of cognitive processes responsible for orchestrating purposeful, goal - directed behaviour.15 30 31 These processes are responsible for the ability to plan, organise, attend, problem solve and inhibit responses.31 It is also suggested that the ability to self - regulate emotional responses and behavioural actions is interrelated with the construct of executive functioning.17 28 32 Deficits in executive functioning and self - regulation can lead to learning and behavioural problems that impact a child's educational outcomes as they struggle to cope with the complex demands of school life.16 20

Of the 8 health outcome measures that were significantly positively associated with family type in Table 1 (in most cases with single - parent family membership), 3 (long - term injury after any previous accident, scarred by any previous accident, antibiotics) were no longer significantly associated with family type membership after accounting for overcrowding, lack of economic resources, educational attainment, and child sex (not tabled).

«In addition, the father's educational attainment and wage rate were positively associated with higher outcomes for the children when they entered the labor market.

The plans announced today aim to tackle those inequalities and ensure Britain is a country that truly works for everyone by looking at the experience and outcomes for children who face the most challenges in mainstream school - including those at greatest risk of exclusion - such as those with special educational needs (SEN), children with autism or children in need of help and protection, including those in care.

Outcome letters from inspections of local area services for children and young people with special educational needs and / or disabilities.

Our various analyses suggest that Achievement for All has been extremely successful in improving academic and other outcomes for children with special educational needs.

Promise Neighborhoods Institute PolicyLink Provides communities with the information they need to build strong systems of family and community support to improve educational and developmental outcomes for children and youth.

The first 5 years of life are critical for the development of language and cognitive skills.1 By kindergarten entry, steep social gradients in reading and math ability, with successively poorer outcomes for children in families of lower social class, are already apparent.2 — 4 Early cognitive ability is, in turn, predictive of later school performance, educational attainment, and health in adulthood5 — 7 and may serve as a marker for the quality of early brain development and a mechanism for the transmission of future health inequalities.8 Early life represents a time period of most equality and yet, beginning with in utero conditions and extending through early childhood, a wide range of socially stratified risk and protective factors may begin to place children on different trajectories of cognitive development.9, 10

Getting it right in the early years can have a transformative effect on the longer term outcomes for disabled children, and those with special educational needs, and their families.

In addition, the education and child welfare systems should partner with each other to improve outcomes specifically for foster and adopted children and youth, to ensure they have greater school continuity, appropriate special education assessments and assignments, educational achievement, and academic success.

«We believe that the best outcomes for children and young people with special educational and additional needs are secured by working together in partnership with schools, settings and colleges to influence government policy to inform and provide effective practice.»

Achievement for All (3As) is an evidence based, two - year improvement programme that will support you and your team to improve outcomes for vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils, including those from low income families, those identified with special educational needs, and looked - after children.

Higher parental education levels also are strongly associated with better outcomes for children, including higher educational attainment and achievement.

Intergenerational cycles of poverty are known to be associated with poor outcomes for children.40 41 Low maternal birthweight42 and poor maternal nutrition during childhood43 are associated with low birthweight in the mother's offspring, which is associated with poor outcomes in infancy, childhood, and into adult life.44 Material deprivation increases the risk of illness and other adverse outcomes throughout the life course.45 46 In addition, the length of time in poverty appears to have important effects on child behavioural and educational outcomes, which are probably mediated, in part, by the adverse effects of long term poverty on parenting.

Inclusive programs increase access to educational and community resources for children with disabilities, while improving outcomes for all children and families.

Clearly defined standards for program quality and personnel, with input from the early childhood professionals, families, and communities, with ongoing planning and evaluation processes, to ensure positive educational, health, and social outcomes for children.

Early psycho - educational intervention for children with disruptive behavior: Preliminary post-treatment outcome.

The EHC plan will then state what the child / young person's special educational needs are, if any; the outcomes being sought for the child; the special educational needs provision the child requires; and any extra health care and social care provision required to assist with meeting the child's SEND.

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and / or the gifted.

NASDSE and its members, the state directors of special education, provide leadership focused on the improvement of educational services and positive outcomes for children and youth with disabilities throughout the United States and outlying areas.