Sentences with phrase «significant academic problems»

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Challenge number two is — this is something that I became more aware of working on Helping Children Succeed — that even going beyond the challenges that low - income kids face and the gaps in our academic outcomes, there are significant problems with some of the basic approaches to teaching and education that we have in our schools: The basic principles of American pedagogy, how we teach math, how we teach anything.

No significant link was found between the classroom environment in the fall and students» academic engagement in the spring; however, in classrooms with more positive environments, youth with social and behavioral problems were more academically engaged.

A national school - based mental health program that is now reaching almost one quarter of all elementary school students in Chile appears to have produced significant improvements in both behavioral and academic outcomes, such as attention problems and school attendance, among participating students.

We studied the effects on two groups of at - risk children: those whose mothers had less than a four - year college degree and those who had displayed significant behavioral, social, and / or academic problems.

Authentic learning activities: Learning experiences that have value or resonance beyond the classroom / academics, for example, solving real - world local or global problems; career - / workforce - related projects and skill - building; wrestling with significant philosophical or intellectual problems; and design projects and processes.

The report presents a comprehensive survey of the abundant news accounts and prominent studies documenting the origins of the modern charter industry, its incredibly successful public relations and marketing effort, and the significant problems it leaves in its wake, including widespread financial fraud and abuse, dubious academic results, and a weakening of democratic control of local schools.

If your pet has a serious behavior problem that puts him, people or other animals at risk, or if he's developed a problem that causes him significant stress, seek an expert with both academic training (either a master's or doctoral degree) and practical experience.

Relative to children with no ACEs, children who experienced ACEs had increased odds of having below - average academic skills including poor literacy skills, as well as attention problems, social problems, and aggression, placing them at significant risk for poor school achievement, which is associated with poor health.23 Our study adds to the growing literature on adverse outcomes associated with ACEs3 — 9,24 — 28 by pointing to ACEs during early childhood as a risk factor for child academic and behavioral problems that have implications for education and health trajectories, as well as achievement gaps and health disparities.

Membership in a single - parent family or stepfamily is associated with increased levels of significant behavioral, emotional, and academic problems in children.1, 2 The mechanisms underlying this connection are likely to involve, among other factors, financial adversity, increased stress directly related to family transitions, and increased exposure to additional psychosocial risks.3, 4 Compared with the extensive research base connecting family type (ie, membership in a 2 - parent biological family, stepfamily, or single - parent family) and children's psychological adjustment, little is known about the physical health consequences of membership in diverse family types.

Attention - deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 3 % — 5 % of children and young people under 18 years old.1 The core symptoms include inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity leading to significant impairments in academic and social function and increased risk of substance misuse, unemployment, criminality and mental health problems.2 3 Early treatment is crucial to improve symptoms and reduce the burden on the family and wider social and healthcare systems.4 With the increasing rates of diagnosis of ADHD, spending on ADHD medication has increased sevenfold between 1998 and 2005,5 and expenditure on medication treatment costs in the UK is now estimated at # 78 million per year.5 6 This has placed increasing financial burden on health services and highlighted the need for more efficient and cost - effective services to diagnose and treat the condition.

Significant life events — such as the death of a family member, friend, or pet; moving or divorce of parents; trauma; abuse; a parent leaving on military deployment; natural disaster; or a major illness in the family — can cause stress that might lead to problems with mood, sleep, appetite, behavior and academic or social functioning in children.

Such problems often result in significant impairments in the individual's emotional, social, academic, and occupational adjustment.

Significant life events such as a death of a family member, friend or pet, divorce, abuse, and a major illness can cause stress the may lead to problems with behavior, mood, sleep and academic and social problems.

Such problems can cause significant impairment in social, academic, or occupational functioning [2,3].

More specifically, some authors (McGrath and Repetti, 2002; Ybrandt, 2008) have found that children's negative academic self - perceptions were linked to subsequent internalizing / externalizing problems, with significant differences depending on age - related factors and gender differences.

This study found the most significant problem identified by siblings was the disruption caused by the behaviour of the child with the condition.Examples of this disruptive behaviour included physical and verbal aggression, out - of - control hyperactivity, emotional and social immaturity, academic underachievement and learning problems, family conflicts, poor peer relationships, and difficult relationships with extended family.

It revealed that ADHD was a significant predictor of six of the eight academic problems: grade repetition, failing a subject, not finishing schoolwork, suspension, changing schools, and expulsion.

Thus, beyond the other personal and contextual risk factors experienced by students, ADHD played a significant role in increasing students» academic problems.

Attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic, debilitating disorder which may impact upon many aspects of an individual's life, including academic difficulties, 1 social skills problems, 2 and strained parent - child relationships.3 Whereas it was previously thought that children eventually outgrow ADHD, recent studies suggest that 30 — 60 % of affected individuals continue to show significant symptoms of the disorder into adulthood.4 Children with the disorder are at greater risk for longer term negative outcomes, such as lower educational and employment attainment.5 A vital consideration in the effective treatment of ADHD is how the disorder affects the daily lives of children, young people, and their families.

No moderation effects were found in relation to academic problems, although a significant ADHD × depression interaction was found in relation to social problems.

When children are exposed to ongoing conflict between their parents, they are at significant risk for social, academic and mental health problems, and may experience more difficulty with their own intimate relationships in the long term.