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Published in final edited form as: Sch Psychol Q. 2014 Dec;29(4):452–468. doi: 10.1037/spq0000101

Table 6.

Research-base identified by service

Service Author, Year N Age Group Settinga Study Designb Dependent Measuresc
Extended Time
Brown et al. 2011 145 13–18 SS 2 P
Lewandowski et al. 2007 54 10–13 ns 2 P
Pariseau et al. 2010 33 7–12 STP 3 P, O
Small Group
Hart et al., 2011 33 7–12 STP 3 P, O
Prompting
Granger et al., 1996 49 5–12 SS 3 O
Test Aids - - - - -
Read-Aloud
Dubey and O'Leary, 1975 2 8–9 SS 5 P
Breaks - - - - -
Study Support - - - - -
Behavior Modification
Fabiano et al., 2008d 2094 <18 ns, SS, STP 1,2,3,4 PR, TR, O, P
Reduction
Kern et al., 1994 1 11 SS 5 P
Miller et al., 2003 3 9–12 SS 5 P, O
Penno et al., 2000 1 13–14 SS 5 P
One-on-one
Hart et al., 2011 33 7–12 STP 3 P, O
Material/Planner Organization
Abikoff et al., 2012 158 8–11 SS 1 PR, TR
Evans et al., 2004 7 11–14 SS 4 P, PR, TR
Evans et al., 2005 27 11–14 SS 2 P, PR, TR
Evans et al., 2007 79 10–14 SS 1 P, PR, TR
Evans et al., 2009 49 11–14 SS 1 P
Gureasko-Moore et al., 2006 3 12 SS 4 P
Gureasko-Moore et al., 2007 6 11–12 SS 4 P
Hechtman et al., 2004 103 7–9 SS 1 P, PR, TR, SR
Langberg et al.,2008 37 9–14 SS 1 P
Langberg et al., 2012 47 11–14 SS 1 PR, TR
Pfiffner et al., 2007 69 7–11 SS 1 PR, TR
Power et al., 2012 199 7–12 SS 1 P, PR, TR
Preferential Seating
Dunlap et al., 1993 1 11 SS 5 O
Granger et al. 1996 49 5–12 SS 3 O
Modeling Skills
Noell et al. 1998 3 9 STP 4 O
Copy of Notes - - - - -
Breaking Up Tasks
Dunlap et al., 1993 1 11 SS 5 O
Adapted grading scale - - - - -
Parent/Teacher Contact - - - - -

Note.

a

ns= Study was conducted in a non-school setting (i.e., lab); STP= Study was conducted in a summer treatment program; SS= Study was conducted in a general or special education or analogous setting (i.e., setting designed to mimic a school setting, etc.).

b

1=Randomized Controlled Trial, 2=Not randomized but with a control group, 3=ABAB or reversal single subject design, 4= Multiple baseline single subject design, 5=Case study.

c

P=Performance measure, O=Observation, TR=Teacher Rating, PR=Parent Rating, SR=Self-Rating

d

Results from a meta-analysis of 114 studies on behavior modification for children with ADHD