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Perry A. Zirkel – Communique, 2024
In contrast with professional norms and best practices, the legal requirements for functional behavioral assessments (FBAs) and behavior intervention plans (BIPs) are meager in scope and specificity (Collins & Zirkel, 2017). Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act makes no mention of FBAs or BIPs, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Legal Responsibility, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
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Scott, Terrance M.; Burt, Jonathan L. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2018
Teachers report that students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) present challenges that are among the greatest they face on a daily basis. Research, however, clearly shows that teachers routinely receive little or no training in how to effectively work with students with challenging behaviors. This is particularly frustrating when…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Intervention, Teacher Role
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Sanford, Amanda K.; Horner, Robert H. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2013
The effects of a literacy intervention matching student skill level with academic performance demands were examined through a multiple baseline across participants design. The dual dependent variables were problem behavior and academic engagement. Four students in Grades 2 or 3 who exhibited low academic performance and problem behavior during…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems
Obiakor, Festus; Algozzine, Bob; Thurlow, Martha; Gwalla-Ogisi, Nomsa; Enwefa, Stephen; Enwefa, Regina; McIntosh, Angela – 2002
This monograph addresses issues associated with the disproportionate representation of culturally diverse students in special education for students with emotional or behavioral disorders (E/BD). Chapter 1 considers identification, assessment, and intervention strategies for culturally diverse students with E/BD. Chapter 2 discusses the impact of…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Cultural Differences, Disability Identification
Jolivette, Kristine; Scott, Terrance M.; Nelson, C. Michael – 2000
This Digest discusses provisions in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that require functional behavioral assessments (FBAs) and behavioral intervention plans (BIPs) to be conducted prior to a change in placement or suspension for more than 10 days, based on inappropriate behaviors for students with disabilities. It presents…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Data Collection, Disabilities
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1999
This Illinois state memorandum to school district superintendents provides clarification of policies regarding discipline of students with disabilities, specifically the issue of multiple suspensions, which may in the aggregate total more than 10 school days per school year, and the amount of services required during disciplinary exclusions. The…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Decision Making, Disabilities, Discipline Policy