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As you read in the overview, The Zones of Regulation framework is currently a practice based on evidence. As The Zones continues to become more widely used around the US and internationally, research projects around the Zones are being conducted. Below are research inquiries around The Zones that we are aware of. Please check back as we hope to add more as we learn of them and update any findings that become available.
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The literature review exerpt from Leah Kuypers' capstone: A Curriculum Designed to Foster Self-Regulation in Students with Neurobiological Impairments.
Hamline University, 2008 |
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Intervention to Increase Self-Regulation in Kindergarten Students Lauren E. Yack Saint Joseph’s University |
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Research Studies In Progress
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Does Increasing Mental Health Services in Low Socioeconomic Schools Improve School Climate/School Safety?
University of Central Florida and Brevard Public Schools Funded by the National Institute of Justice |
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The Effects on The ZONES of Regulation on Preschoolers' Behavior
Rush University and School Association of Special Education in DuPage County (SASAD) |
This research study is in partnership and collaboration between school-based occupational therapy practitioners from School Association of Special Education in DuPage County (SASED) and students from Rush University Department of Occupational Therapy and was scheduled to begin in September 2015. This research study will implement and examine the effectiveness of a modified Zones curriculum within an early childhood/preschool population. This study will provide an opportunity to determine whether a relationship exists between preschool children receiving the modified Zones curriculum and their ability to exhibit improved competencies in social emotional learning and self-regulation when compared to preschool children who do not receive the modified Zones curriculum. The design of this study will also provide initial evidence on the effectiveness of the modified Zones curriculum for preschool children.
October 27, 2015 Update: There are 36 early childhood students (A.M.) receiving the intervention with 20 students (P.M.) in the control group. We’ve finished collecting all the pre-intervention assessment data on all 56 students (self-regulation subtest of the HELP and an emotions identification assessment). The Rush students have begun to summarize that data in preparation for analysis of the post intervention data. The therapists just finished lesson 3 of the 11 lessons planned. They’ve been modifying the lessons per our conversation this summer. They expect to finish the 11 lessons at the beginning of January. We’ll be completing the post-assessment on all students in January and hopefully writing the manuscript by late spring/early summer. |
Want to get involved with Zones related research?
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Social Thinking, the publisher of The Zones of Regulaiton, is teaming with me and the community to study the related outcomes of using The Zones. Over the summer months, I will be working with Dr. Pamela Crooke from Social Thinking to design a study that users of the Zones curriculum can volunteer to participate in. If you would like to be notified of the project once we have it set up, please follow the link here.
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