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Supporting Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders: State of the Field
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Mitchell, Barbara S.; Kern, Lee; Conroy, Maureen A. – Behavioral Disorders, 2019
Emotional Disturbance (ED) is one category under which a student can be evaluated and determined eligible to receive special education and related services. Students who experience ED are at greater risk for a host of negative long-term outcomes that include poor social, behavioral, and academic achievement in school, which in turn may impact…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Positive Behavior Supports, Incidence
Shifting Paradigms to Better Serve Twice-Exceptional African-American Learners
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Owens, Charissa M.; Ford, Donna Y.; Lisbon, April J.; Owens, Michael T. – Behavioral Disorders, 2016
Existing research on students with twice-exceptional abilities concentrates on strategies to improve the educational experiences of individuals who demonstrate the comorbid presence of a talent for high academic achievement (often considered a strength) and a disability (often considered a weakness). However, this body of work typically excludes…
Descriptors: African American Students, Comorbidity, Academically Gifted, Disabilities
Homeless Children in Emergency Shelters: Need for Prereferral Intervention and Potential Eligibility for Special Education.
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Zima, Bonnie T.; Forness, Steven R.; Bussing, Regina; Benjamin, Bernadette – Behavioral Disorders, 1998
A study involving 18 emergency homeless shelters in Los Angeles screened 169 homeless children (ages 6-12) for behavior disorders, learning disabilities, or mental retardation. Results found almost one half of sheltered homeless children screened positive for at least one disability requiring special education services, with behavior disorders…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Children, Disabilities, Disability Identification
Head Start Children Finishing First Grade: Preliminary Data on School Identification of Children at Risk for Special Education.
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Forness, Steven R.; Ramey, Sharon L.; Ramey, Craig T.; Hsu, Chuanchieh; Brezausek, Carl M.; MacMillan, Donald L.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1998
A study examined the identification rate of mental retardation, learning disabilities, speech or language impairments, and emotional disturbance of 4,161 Head Start children as they completed first grade. Only 26% of the children meeting research diagnostic criteria in these four major categories were identified by the schools. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Disabilities, Disability Identification