:: November 2009

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Cyber Bullying Affects One in 10 Students “Bullying still makes life miserable for plenty of students, only these days some aggressors apparently operate electronically. A new study shows that many children in grades 6 through 10 have either bullied classmates or been bullied by them, sometimes online or through cell phones. “

IDENTIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES SUPPORTED BY RIGOROUS EVIDENCE: A USER FRIENDLY GUIDE

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The National Library of Education (NLE)

Bullying and Your Child

Identifying and Implementing Educational Practices Supported By Rigorous Evidence: A User Friendly Guide (html)

Motivation Resources

NIH – School Health

Safe to Learn: Embedding Anti-Bullying Work in Schools (UK)

Teaching Methods

The Department for Children, Schools and Families (UK)

ADD - ADHD

ADD - ADHD

Attention deficit and learning disabilities (ADHD/LD) among high school pupils in Holon (Israel). (Patient Educ Couns. 2005) "Five hundred forty-three students participated in the study. The prevalence of ADHD according to criteria of DSM-4 among them was 15.2%, including three subgroups: ADHD (inattentive)- 9.7%, combined- 4.5%, and ADHD-hyperactivity-impulsivity (HI)- 1%. The prevalence of learning disability (LD) was 17.6%. The gender ratio in both groups (ADHD and LD) was equal. These pupils had lower academic achievements with lower marks."

ADD - ADHD

[Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder comorbidity in a school sample of children.] (Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2005) "OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the frequency of conduct disorder (CD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)."