Sentences with phrase «of school absences»

Performance on the Western Australian Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (WALNA) in Years 3, 5 and 7, as well as the rate of school absence in Year 11 from Department of Education databases, were linked to data from the original Western Australian evaluation of Group Triple P in 1996.

Asthma affects one in 14 American adults, almost one in 10 children, and is the leading cause of school absences.

Regarding mathematics abilities, results indicated the significant contribution of both socioeconomic status and level of school absences in predicting the math scores of students with asthma.

In reference to reading abilities among students with asthma, indicators of socioeconomic status, gender, and level of school absences were found to be predictive of reading scores.

Online resources like the California Truancy Toolkit can help parents keep track of their children, understand the risks of school absences and how to talk to children.

For example, one study found that the children in the kangaroo care group had lower rates of school absences, a more optimal home environment, and significantly less reduced hyperactivity, aggressiveness, and externalization.

Asthma is one of the leading causes of school absences.

Being bullied has been linked with high rates of school absence (Fried & Fried, 1996); dropping out of school (Weinhold & Weinhold, 1998); and low self - esteem, anxiety, and depression (Banks, 1997).