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Working with children who call out - Psych4Schools Low-level disruptive behaviours are common in many classrooms, and the impact on student learning cannot be under-estimated. The OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) revealed about one quarter of Australian teachers’ classroom time was spent on classroom discipline and administr...

Disruptive behaviours are common in many classrooms, and the impact on student learning cannot be under-estimated, read the Psych4schools blog for further information.

Working with children who call out - Psych4Schools Low-level disruptive behaviours are common in many classrooms, and the impact on student learning cannot be under-estimated. The OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) revealed about one quarter of Australian teachers’ classroom time was spent on classroom discipline and administr...

School refusal is a challenging experience for everyone involved and understanding underlying causes of school refusal and various strategies that can be employed to address it are crucial for effectively supporting students. Check out the new blog on school refusal.

School Refusal: Strategies and Resources for Schools - Psych4Schools School refusal is a complex issue that affects a significant number of students and their families. It can be a challenging experience for everyone involved, from students and parents to teachers, principals, and psychologists. Understanding underlying causes of school refusal and various strategies...

Check out our new blog on handwriting and your opportunity to provide feedback

We need to talk about handwriting - Psych4Schools Pencils, pens and paper remain relevant Despite the widespread uptake of word processing from the 1980s, the rapid rise of the Internet in the early 2000s, and more recently the increased use of laptops and other digital devices people continue to write by hand each day. Handwriting remains entrench...

Do you have students with a poor sense of number? - Psych4Schools With mid-year reports completed, the second half of the year now presents the challenge of helping those who experience significant difficulties grasping the size or quantity of a number and the relationship of numbers to one another. Dyscalculia is a mathematics disability causing significant diffi...

School refusal - new ebooklet - Psych4Schools While many students will settle into school routines with ease, two psycho-social issues currently confront a number of Australian children in primary and junior secondary years – school refusal and separation anxiety. While adjustment to school can take time, the pandemic has also contributed to ...

With the return to school, check out our new ebooklet on school refusal

School refusal - new ebooklet - Psych4Schools While many students will settle into school routines with ease, two psycho-social issues currently confront a number of Australian children in primary and junior secondary years – school refusal and separation anxiety. While adjustment to school can take time, the pandemic has also contributed to ...

As children will return to school progressively over the next few weeks following lockdown periods. What can parents/carers and teachers do to help with this transition?

Helping young children return to school after remote learning - Psych4Schools In some Australian states and territories children will return to school progressively over the next few weeks following lockdown periods. What can parents/carers and teachers do to help with this transition? The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Melbourne recently presented a videoconference with a...

Check out our new blog with advice, tools and resources on helping to reduce pandemic fatigue and fear in children.

Helping to reduce pandemic fatigue and fear in children - Psych4Schools Pandemic fatigue refers to the mental exhaustion that comes from the sustained increase of stress and uncertainty during the global pandemic of COVID-19. 1 The devastating impact of the coronavirus threatens our sense of control and safety causing concern, fear, and excessive worry. Increasingly, th...

Check out our new blog on Dyscalculia which is a mathematics disability causing significant difficulties in children.

Approximately 3 to 6 per cent of children suffer from dyscalculia. Despite its prominence, most teachers, psychologists, and many researchers have known very little about it until recent years.

Do you have students with a poor sense of number? - Psych4Schools With mid-year reports completed, the second half of the year now presents the challenge of helping those who experience significant difficulties grasping the size or quantity of a number and the relationship of numbers to one another. Dyscalculia is a mathematics disability causing significant diffi...

Check out the new blog with some specific strategies that you might try to assist students in the classroom

Q & A: Young student - who whines, gets under the table, calls out, speaks loudly, has poor awareness of personal space, and always wants to be first in line - Psych4Schools Q: ‘I have a child Todd in my class who whines and can get under the table when work is required of him. He calls out and lacks understanding of other children’s personal space. He speaks loudly close up to their faces. He also wants to be first when lining up. Todd is in Reception […]

Check out our new blog on building friendship skills to reduce bullying

Building friendship skills to reduce bullying - Psych4Schools The National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence (NDA) is Australia’s key bullying prevention initiative, connecting schools and communities to find workable solutions to bullying and violence. The key theme, ‘Take Action Together’, will be addressed in many schools on Friday 19 March ...