Sentences with phrase «peers during elementary school»

Recent evidence also shows that exposure to disruptive peers during elementary school worsens student achievement and later life outcomes, including high school achievement, college enrollment, and earnings (see «Domino Effect,» research, Summer 2009).

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«These findings point to the need for effective interventions during the elementary school years to combat peer victimization, as well as programs designed to help children who have experienced repeated peer victimization learn how to effectively cope with stress,» Troop - Gordon explains.

Further highlighting the relationships between peer victimization and children's developing stress responses, the study found that when peer victimization decreased during elementary school, girls» effortful engagement rose significantly and their involuntary disengagement fell.

«Although most preterm children catch up with their full term peers during early elementary school, future interventions to improve friendships and social interaction skills should start before school entry to prevent later psychopathology and behaviour problems.»

And, it is true, compared with peers who have progressed normally through early grades, students who repeat a grade during elementary school tend to have notably worse outcomes.

In fact, according to a study by Johns Hopkins University, summer learning loss during elementary school accounts for two - thirds of the achievement gap in reading between low - income children and their middle - income peers by ninth grade.

We ask students to prepare a short slide show when they introduce a hands - on activity or lead a discussion with their college peers or elementary children (during our elementary school field experience component).

ACHIEVEMENTS • Introduced a series of strategic teaching methods which increased students» interest in learning mathematical concepts by 30 % • Implemented peer tutoring services for students which helped them become successful, independent learners • Led an evaluation / assessment directive aimed at judging how well students perform when they are not under pressure • Created 45 sets of instructional materials to be used during mathematics classes for elementary school students

Many children are able to make this transition well, behaving skilfully with peers, interacting well with teachers in these new social settings, and appearing generally well adjusted, all of which predict success during the elementary school years.

During the elementary school years, the child becomes increasingly interested in peers, but this should not be taken as a sign of disinterest in the parent - child relationship.

Only a few studies, including two of our own, assess families during the preschool period and again after the child has entered elementary school.8, 12,13 The basic finding is of considerable consistency across the transition in terms of mothers», fathers», and children's characteristics; both mothers» and fathers» authoritative parenting style during the preschool period explains significant variance in children's academic achievement and externalizing or internalizing behaviour with peers two and three years later.