School Psychology Review

Widespread concern exists that participating in lockdown and active shooter drills may be similarly traumatizing for students. This study examined anxiety levels among students in one rural high school. These findings may have implications for the need for policy to provide more explicit guidance about conducting drills in accordance with best practices. Read this SPR article: https://buff.ly/2KT2IZy

SPR Volume 53, No. 6 is now online! https://buff.ly/2KT2IZy This special topic section focuses on safe and supportive schools, delving into topics like lockdown drills, bullying, sexual violence, and more. Read all 10 articles now.

This study found the benefits of fidget devices in the school setting for improved academic or behavior to be negligible. There was a wide range of both positive and negative effects when using them. https://buff.ly/3UpzHFr

This analysis of 209 IEPs for students with ADHD found consistency in academic interventions and goal setting but a significant gap in measurable goals for social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties: https://buff.ly/48CDNAd

This research evaluated the use of the New Jersey School Climate Improvement Survey to identify a school climate improvement process with progress monitoring over time: https://buff.ly/3Ah8AFN

This meta-analysis looks at preschool developmental outcomes of child-focused interventions in rural settings. Moderation analyses found more pronounced results for students of color and those enrolled in Head Start. https://buff.ly/4e3ha94

How SEL sounds in theory may not always align with how it looks in schools. This study examines how SEL teaching methods correlate with students' SEL competency. https://buff.ly/3rxbZId

Teachers' attitudes towards bullying, classroom climate, and students' own prosocial behaviors all influenced peer victimization in this study. An authoritative classroom environment was associated with reduced peer victimization. https://buff.ly/3ZSc7om

This MTSS-B framework had little positive effect on school climate, and led to negative staff perceptions in middle schools where MTSS-B fidelity was already high. https://buff.ly/4dA5IS1

SEL competencies had the highest buffering effect for Hispanic/Latinx immigrant males in this study of four subgroups, suggesting the importance of developing SEL skills to protect against victimization and substance use. https://buff.ly/47VlFkI