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Special Education Identification of Head Start Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Second Grade.
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Forness, Steven R.; Cluett, Sandra E.; Ramey, Craig T.; Ramey, Sharon L.; Zima, Bonnie T.; And Others – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 1998
Two cohorts of 3694 second-grade children were screened for emotional/behavioral disorders (EBD). Children were identified by using the current federally mandated definition and by also using an alternative definition that requires school and parent involvement in determining symptom presence. Most participants were identified by schools as…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Definitions, Disability Identification, Elementary School Students
Consequences of Differential Diagnostic Criteria on Identification Rates of Children with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders.
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Cluett, Sandra E.; Forness, Steven R.; Ramey, Sharon L.; Ramey, Craig T.; Hsu, Chuanchieh; And Others – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 1998
A study investigated the effect of different diagnostic criteria on the identification of emotional or behavioral disorders in 3694 second-grade children. Results indicated the 13 different diagnostic combinations identified from 1.1% to 27.5% of the sample. Four of these combinations resulted in significant ethnic or gender bias. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Emotional Disturbances
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