Despite the high prevalence of comorbidity between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities (LD) or emotional disturbances (ED), few studies have examined the long-term effects of these comorbid relationships on student outcomes. We estimated the longitudinal academic, social, and behavioral outcomes in children…

Within 3-tier behavioral models, universal interventions are expected to prevent the onset of problem behavior in a majority of children altogether and to sustain improvements in child outcomes by the selected and indicated interventions. A cohort longitudinal design was used to assess the extent to which a 3-tier model achieves these expected…

Peer-monitoring and self-monitoring procedures were developed to decrease disruption and nonparticipation during transition activities of a kindergarten class with 10 children with behavior and/or learning problems. Results suggested that classroom management can be achieved through carefully developed routines with clear instructions paired with…

Investigated with six highly active 4- and 5-year-old Caucasian boys (three Ss labeled by teachers as hyperactive and three controls) was the extent to which inappropriate behaviors and differences in attention span provoked teachers to differentiate between highly active and hyperactive children. (IM)

The study found that 41 per cent of the elementary school students studied were identified as having learning and/or behavior disorders, although previous testing yielded normal results. The authors questioned the ability of the educational system to accommodate the range of student differences. (Author/CB)

Described is an experimental program in which students with behavioral and/or learning difficulties are helped within the regular classroom by a diagnostic-prescriptive teacher or a crisis-resource teacher. (CB)

Results indicated that cooperative learning experiences, compared with competitive and individualistic ones, promoted more interpersonal attraction between 12 learning disabled and behavior problem fourth graders and 47 nonhandicapped peers and promoted higher self-esteem for all students. Cooperation promoted greater perspective-taking ability…

This study examined the effectiveness of peer collaboration in assisting 48 special education and 43 regular classroom teachers in developing and implementing alternative interventions for students with mild learning and behavior problems. Teachers using peer collaboration were found to have increased tolerance for the range of students' cognitive…

A study examined the science achievement behavior of 114 junior high school students with and without emotional disturbances/learning disabilities. The academic success of the 16 students with disabilities was comparable to their peers and there were no discipline referrals reported for the students with disabilities during the inclusive science…