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

Serna, Loretta; Nielsen, Elizabeth; Mattern, Nancy; Forness, Steven R.

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Publication Date: 2002

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

Serna, Loretta; Nielsen, Elizabeth; Mattern, Nancy; Forness, Steven R.

Education and Treatment of Children, v25 n4 p415-37 Nov 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, Early Intervention, Emotional Disturbances, High Risk Students, Incidence, Parent Attitudes, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Racial Differences, Sex Differences, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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