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[2 Jan 2012 | 8 Comments | ]
Overcoming Traumatic Brain Injury

Robert Bullough’s new book, Adam’s Fall, Traumatic Brain Injury, the First 365 Days, is a very personal collection of memories that describe his family’s struggle with his son Adam’s severe head injury journey to restored health.

[24 Oct 2011 | 1 Comment | ]
Screening at Secondary Schools

Professor Ellie Young and three McKay School students have published an article on the importance of screening students for behavior disorders.

[17 Oct 2011 | 1 Comment | ]
Super Vision

When it comes to internships, many students are left to guess which one will give them the most valuable experience. In this article, CPSE professor Rachel Crook-Lyon lets Counseling Psychology students know how to put the guesses aside.

[26 Sep 2011 | 3 Comments | ]
Research Team Keeping Schools Safe

Research suggests that between kindergarten and high school graduation 7 percent of students have experienced a hands-on sexual offense by a teacher, coach, or administrator in schools.

[12 Sep 2011 | 0 Comments | ]
Mathematics and Writing

Many would be quick to tell you that math and writing are not the most likely of companions. But what educators like Eula Monroe and Brad Wilcox understand is that the two disciplines can actually work very well together…

[22 Aug 2011 | 0 Comments | ]
A How-To Guide For Positive Behavior Support

A new book by McKay School faculty will be released in November, titled Positive Behavior Support in Secondary Schools: A Practical Guide, outlining ways to prevent and intervene with emotional and behavioral disorders in secondary school students. The book was authored by Ellie L. Young, Paul Caldarella, Michael J. Richardson, and Dean K. Richard Young.

[22 Aug 2011 | 0 Comments | ]
What Chinese Teachers Can Show Us About Teacher Education

While teaching English in China, Teresa Leavitt and a colleague conducted a research study examining the effects of teacher education programs on working teachers.

[18 Jul 2011 | 0 Comments | ]
IQ Can’t Explain Everything: Withdrawal in Children with Language Impairment

Children with LI struggle socially because of their difficulty with language, especially during middle school years when world play, sarcasm, and other language devices come into popular use.

[27 Jun 2011 | 0 Comments | ]
Literacy: It’s Not Just for Language Arts

As part of a collaborative project with BYU educators from various departments, Roni Jo Draper, a professor in the Department of Teacher Education, has been researching applications of literacy in various content areas.

[7 Feb 2011 | 0 Comments | ]
Different Ways to Learn

Distance education–formal education completed off-site—is increasing and attracting professional research. McKay School professor Randall Davies and BYU colleagues Scott Howell and Jo Ann Petrie have co-written the article “A Review of Trends in Distance Education Scholarship at Research Universities in North America, 1998-2007,” examining the distance learning dissertations and thesis written in a ten year period by graduate students.