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Use of Different Measures To Identify Preschoolers At Risk for Emotional or Behavioral Disorders: Impact on Gender and Ethnicity.

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Serna, Loretta; Nielsen, Elizabeth; Mattern, Nancy; Forness, Steven R. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2002

Different measures of symptoms and functional impairments were obtained on 285 Head Start children to identify emotional/behavioral disorders. These included six instruments completed by teachers and two completed by parents. Identification of children considered at risk ranged from a low of 1% to a high of 34%. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Disability Identification