2011
DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2011.545644
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Reading intervention for secondary students with hyperactive behaviours in Hong Kong

Abstract: This study examines the effect of a reading intervention aimed at improving the comprehension performance of three students with hyperactive behaviours in Hong Kong. Comprehension tasks, adopted from local exercise books based on Hong Kong Certificate Education Examination Paper I, were used to appraise three participants' reading performance, and their corresponding in-class behaviours were observed and recorded as a point of reference. A five-week reading intervention, introducing four major adjustments to t… Show more

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“…Another five weeks reading intervention on high school hyperactive students brought a significant decrease in hyperactivity. However, this gain was not maintained after two weeks by the end of the treatment (Pang & Zhang, 2011).…”
Section: Reading and Emotional And Behavioral Problemsmentioning
confidence: 88%
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“…Another five weeks reading intervention on high school hyperactive students brought a significant decrease in hyperactivity. However, this gain was not maintained after two weeks by the end of the treatment (Pang & Zhang, 2011).…”
Section: Reading and Emotional And Behavioral Problemsmentioning
confidence: 88%
“…This result may depend on the finding that good readers also rely on better emotional regulation and expression that, in turn, may improve impulse control and foster psychological protective factors such as social success and greater self-esteem. Since a five week intervention addressing hyperactivity in high school students showed only a short-term efficacy (Pang & Zhang, 2011), long-lasting reading interventions should be implemented in order to obtain more stable behavioral benefits. Indeed, a reading intervention performed by Jones and colleagues (2011) showed a decrease in hostile attributions after one year, and a steeper decline of ADHD and depression symptoms over two years; however improvements in aggressive interpersonal negotiation strategies and social competencies were found only after two years.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%