Features in the fall 2012 issue include an examination of bullying and what schools can do to put an end to the problem, a look at a new study headed by Professor Emeritus Robert LeVine on the connection between literacy and mothering, and a piece about the
difficult transition to middle school and Assistant Professor Martin West's research on the matter.
Students at 24th Street Elementary School, for instance, now benefit from a reinstated pre-kindergarten program, and a more
fluid transition to middle school under the new charter school partnership.
As in many districts, elementary students were exposed to a constructivist math program,
then transitioned to a middle school curriculum dominated by textbook and workbook assignments, and then to a course - based approach in high school.
A study to see if intervention will help foster
children transitioning to middle school avoid risky behaviors including drug and tobacco use, participation in HIV - risking sexual behavior, delinquency, mental health problems, and school failure.
As
students transition to middle school, they go from the familiarity of a homeroom teacher to changing teachers (and classrooms) by subject, sometimes seeing as many as eight or even ten different teachers weekly.
Transition to Middle School Facilitator Trainings Trainings are a compliant use of Title I funds, allocated for professional development and parental involvement, and other state and federal funds reserved for school improvement and / or parental involvement.
This study examined children who had been assigned to the Coping Power Program or to a care - as - usual comparison condition during the fifth and sixth grade years, at the time
of transition to middle school.
Therefore, you may want to avoid introducing new strategies as your child is
transitioning to middle school or when your child is very actively searching for her identity.
Transition to middle school is a crucial stage in adolescent development.
Homeroom leaders help sixth - graders with homework,
the transition to middle school, and discuss how to work with different teachers.
Even after accounting for a host of other factors that influence student achievement, students who eventually attend middle schools go from scoring better than their counterparts in K — 8 schools in the year prior to
transitioning to middle school to scoring below where we would expect if they were not attending a middle school.
Among student subgroups, the study finds that black students suffer larger drops both at and following
the transition to middle school; there are only insignificant differences in effects for students of different ethnicities in reading.
Not surprisingly,
the transition to middle school was abrupt.
And then comes, «How will Max fair in
the transition to middle school?»
«That said, our evidence indicates that effective school practices are more common in K — 8 schools than in middle schools and that
the transition to middle school itself is detrimental for students and should be eliminated wherever possible.»
West decided to take a closer look after he read a 2010 study out of New York City by two Columbia University researchers that «produced compelling evidence that
the transitions to middle schools were harmful for students in that setting.»
I recall as an elementary school student
transitioning to middle school an intense search process to try to find a middle school that I could attend that would set me up for educational success; it was not going to be my zone middle school.
During Pup Camp, the school bustles with activity as students begin
their transition to middle school.
A study published by Education Next found that
transitioning to middle school can have a negative impact on student achievement.
DCSRN has partnered with DC Scholars Stanton Elementary School since the Fall of 2011 to support 5th grade families during
their transition to middle school.
Families may consider grade spans in their school selection — K - 5 for families who want their child to
transition to a middle school; K - 8 for parents who want their child to stay in one setting until high school.
At my school, we're piloting the Boomerang Project's middle school program called WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) to help ease students»
transition to middle school.
Transition to Middle School is a four - week program that enables parents to gain confidence in guiding and monitoring their child's educational and social development during the important transitional stage between elementary school and middle school, so the child is prepared for and ultimately successful in college.
Transitioning to middle school can be tough.
When there are stressful situations in a child's life, such as
the transition to middle school, problems like low self - worth are known to predict depressive symptoms (Robinson, Garber, & Hilsman, 1995).
Assessments of individual (social withdrawal), interactive (prosocial behavior), relationship (friendship involvement, stability and quality, best friend's withdrawal and exclusion / victimization) and group -(exclusion / victimization) level characteristics were used to define growth trajectories from the final year of elementary school, across
the transition to middle school, and then to the final year of middle school (fifth - to - eighth grades).
Transition to middle school and «fitting in» Less well understood are the peer dynamics associated with bullying during the transition from elementary school to middle school.
We are currently following the experiences of the ODS - II families annually for another four years, during a period when the youngsters are
transitioning to middle school and high school.
This investigation was part of a larger longitudinal research project, supported by a grant to Carol MacKinnon - Lewis from the William T. Grant Foundation, examining family and school factors that influence early adolescents» adjustment during
the transition to middle school.
Yet, few longitudinal studies have investigated how empathy levels vary with bullying and victimization over time, especially during
the transition to middle school.
They prepared him as
he transitions to a middle school and has given him memories to last a lifetime.