Pub Date : 2023-03-27DOI: 10.1080/02667363.2023.2194093
John Wilkins
The book is divided into three parts. Section one deals with approaches to diagnosis. Two distinct approaches are posited: an approach referred to as response to intervention is contrasted with one which emphasises the assessment of primary strengths and weaknesses. A combined approach is recommended: the author is especially critical of a wait to fail approach.
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Pub Date : 2023-03-23DOI: 10.1080/02667363.2023.2192109
Stephen Nash
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Pub Date : 2023-03-19DOI: 10.1080/02667363.2023.2186835
E. Davies
ABSTRACT This paper explores whether children and young people (CYP) with additional learning needs (ALN) are at a systemic disadvantage regarding Welsh language opportunities. Justification pertaining to why this should be on the radar of educational psychologists (EPs) in Wales is provided. Congruent with critical realism, quantitative and qualitative research is reviewed, examining micro, eco and macrosystems. A systemic lens illuminates the context and process factors that CYP with ALN and their families may encounter regarding Welsh language opportunities. This paper is informed by the bioecological Person Process Context Time (PPCT) model, and the Constructionist Model of Informed and Reasoned Action (COMOIRA). Limitations demarcating interpretation of identified issues are highlighted, without negating their significance. Implications for EPs are offered, contemplating their role in facilitating inclusion through supporting the development of greater cohesion between Welsh Government (WG) legislation (macrosystem), and the systemic realities of CYP with ALN in Wales.
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Pub Date : 2023-03-15DOI: 10.1080/02667363.2023.2189691
Emily Hattersley
ABSTRACT UK government statistics illustrate that children’s mental health problems are rising. Schools are positioned as central to identifying and responding to children’s mental health problems, and teachers are seen to play a crucial role in fostering positive relationships, developing supportive environments, and implementing targeted interventions. This exploratory research considered how primary teachers in the UK conceptualise mental health, specifically children’s mental health, how they view and make sense of their role in relation to this, and approach working with children based on these understandings. Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), semi-structured interviews were conducted with four primary school teachers. Four master themes were identified: environmental factors; relational approach; the impact of, and on, teachers; mental health as a personal and individual experience. The implications for teachers, schools and EPs are considered, with recommendations including developing support for teachers, creating relational primary school communities, and considering the “real-world” action EPs could take.
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Pub Date : 2023-03-06DOI: 10.1080/02667363.2023.2178998
Benjamin Levy
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Pub Date : 2023-03-03DOI: 10.1080/02667363.2023.2185208
Rebekah Purcell, Catherine Kelly
ABSTRACT The Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) intervention aims to build capacity in schools and support the wellbeing of students. This systematic literature review (SLR) explores pupils’ perspectives of their outcomes from participating in ELSA and how those views were gathered. Twelve papers met the inclusion criteria; the majority explored other key stakeholders’ views alongside pupil perspectives and few studies focused explicitly on outcomes for pupils. Pupil data were analysed using thematic synthesis, producing four themes: communication skills; emotional understanding, management, and outcomes; relational and social skills; and positive school experiences. Students highlighted outcomes which the intervention intended to deliver, and additional skills. Examination of the approaches taken to gain pupil perspectives identified semi-structured interviews as a frequent method, with standardised quantitative measures used in four of the 12 papers. The review highlighted areas to consider in relation to measures that capture progress within the ELSA intervention.
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Pub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.1080/02667363.2023.2181523
Josephine Faure Walker
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Pub Date : 2023-02-24DOI: 10.1080/02667363.2023.2181316
Rebekah Morgan
ABSTRACT A recent UK study found that 28% of autistic children were diagnosed with autism after starting secondary school, a stage where self-concept and social identity are the main developmental tasks. This study uses Foucauldian Discourse Analysis to explore the discourses ten girls with a diagnosis of autism use in their constructions of self-concept and social identity in interviews and written journals. The actions that are made possible through the discourses employed are considered. Three discourses which participants draw upon are: a diagnostic discourse; an individualistic discourse; and a normativity discourse. These discourses were used to construct the self as a “legitimised autistic”, as “a person with support needs”, as “uniquely individual”, as a person “in the process of becoming” and as a “self in hiding from a hostile world”. Social identities based around constructs of “fitting in” and “sticking out” were identified. Implications for practice are suggested.
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Pub Date : 2023-02-23DOI: 10.1080/02667363.2023.2176827
Abebayehu Messele Mekonnen
ABSTRACT This exploratory study aimed at developing a dyslexia assessment tool in the Amharic language and to collect initial reliability and validity data on the tool designed to identify dyslexia in Grade 3. The developed battery consists of 10 tests. Data were collected from 121 Amharic-speaking children, aged 9 -12 years. Evidence of construct validity was obtained through factor analyses. Results showed that letter-naming was the most significant predictor of word-level literacy (WLL) skills in Amharic, followed by word-reading measures. Factor analysis revealed four factors: phonological-naming and decoding, comprehension, verbal short-term memory, and orthographic processing. In Amharic, which uses an alphasyllabary writing system, letter-naming is not only a vital WLL skill but also serves as a necessary foundational prerequisite for the acquisition of other WLL skills. The findings substantiate the account that even if the underlying cognitive factor responsible for dyslexia is similar among humans, its manifestations vary across languages and orthographies.
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Pub Date : 2023-02-22DOI: 10.1080/02667363.2023.2181567
Sarah Finnegan
pelling and very readable; there are also practical and well-evidenced approaches to improve inclusive practice at a systemic level. The book is particularly recommended to support educational psychology services and SENDCos looking to develop guidance on quality first teaching, differentiation, and partnership working with schools, parents, and children and young people. Recommended for: Educational psychologists, teachers and education managers Style: Practical; theoretical
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