The Effects of Cuento Therapy on Reading Achievement and Psychological Outcomes of Mexican-American Students

Autor:	Sachin Jain, Ralph Carlson, Leila L. Ma Flores-Torres, Roxanna MEd Perez, Sylvia Z. Ramirez
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	media_common.quotation_subject Self-esteem General Medicine Affect (psychology) Test (assessment) Treatment and control groups Reading (process) Intervention (counseling) medicine Anxiety medicine.symptom Psychology At-risk students media_common Clinical psychology
Zdroj:	Professional School Counseling. 12:253-262
ISSN:	2156-759X 1096-2409
DOI:	10.5330/psc.n.2010-12.253
Popis:	This investigation evaluated the effects of cuento therapy (an intervention using Spanish-language tales) on children's self-esteem, affect, and reading test performance. The sample was composed of 58 third-grade Mexican-American students who were randomly assigned to the treatment and control groups. The results showed a mean self-esteem gain score difference between groups in favor of the treatment group for Global, Academic, and General self-esteem scores. Following intervention, the treatment group reported less physiological anxiety than did the control group. The results also showed mean increases in the pre- and post-standardized high-stakes reading test scores for both groups. Other significant findings regarding self-esteem and anxiety are reported.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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