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Barbadian Teachers' Identification of Social-Emotional, Behavioral, and Learning Challenges in Young Children
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Griffith, Shayl F.; Maynard, Donna-Maria B.; Bagner, Daniel M. – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2022
There has been increasing emphasis in Barbados and the Caribbean region on providing quality education for children with diverse special education needs. The major system for identification of students with special education needs in Barbados relies on classroom teachers to initiate referrals of students to a centralized government office.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Development, Interpersonal Competence, Emotional Problems
Ethnic Disproportionality in the Identification of High-Incidence Special Educational Needs: A National Longitudinal Study Ages 5 to 11
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Strand, Steve; Lindorff, Ariel – Exceptional Children, 2021
We used pupil-level data from the National Pupil Database in England to conduct a longitudinal analysis of the identification of moderate learning difficulties (MLD) and social, emotional, and mental health difficulties (SEMH) among 550,000 pupils ages 5 to 11 years. Survival analysis was used to determine the hazard ratios (HRs) for time to first…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, White Students
Reshaping RTI: Building a Better Triangle
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Ramaswami, Rama – T.H.E. Journal, 2010
Response to intervention (RTI), the controversial three-tiered, triangular instructional model is getting stretched in new directions by educators who favor holistic, proactive support strategies over formal remediation. A senior scientist at the FPG Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Virginia Buysse…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Intervention, Disability Identification, Young Children
Speech and Language Guidelines for Children Adopted from Abroad at Older Ages
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Glennen, Sharon – Topics in Language Disorders, 2009
Children adopted from abroad at older ages have unique speech and language-learning issues. At adoption, the impact of longer stays in orphanages with their associated lack of enrichment, nutrition, and healthcare is more pronounced. After adoption, the children begin school in a new language soon after arriving home. These children quickly lose…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Speech Language Pathology, Guidelines, Foreign Countries
The Infant Rating Scale.
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Lindsay, G. A. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1980
A study was made of the usefulness of the Infant Rating Scale (IRS) in the early identification of learning difficulties. Thirteen hundred five-year-olds were rated by their teachers after one term in school. The structure of the IRS, its reliability, and predictive validity are examined. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Learning Problems, Predictive Validity, Preschool Education
Developmental Screening in Early Childhood: A Guide (5th Edition)
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Atkins-Burnett, Sally; Meisels, Samuel – National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2005
This edition covers the basics of screening used to identify which children may have learning problems or disabilities. It offers advice for selecting an appropriate screening instrument and for setting up a screening program. The book contains reviews of current developmental screens, plus an entirely new annotated bibliography. For the first…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Screening Tests, Disabilities, Developmental Stages