A total of 174 elementary school teachers completed a survey soliciting responses to 40 statements about possible interventions with fictitious immature, perceptually handicapped, or unmanageable students. Favored interventions were those requiring teacher actions; less favored were actions directed by someone else. (RH)

The medical, psychological and educational models for assessment, intervention and evaluation strategies for learning disabled and behavior disordered children are discussed. (MS)

An estimated 6,000 children and youth in Ramsey County have severe, long-term difficulties that make it very hard for them to function at home, at school, and in the community. The suffering and hardship for these children and youth is severe. The harm also extends beyond the youth themselves, affecting their families, their schools, their…

This booklet explains a system for prevention of and intervention with behavior problems in individuals with mental retardation and autism. The underlying premise is that all behaviors are an effort at communication and that by deciphering the communicative intent or function, one can guide an individual to a more acceptable mode of communication.…

This document is comprised of the one issue in volume 5 of "Bridges," a publication produced by the California Head Start-State Collaboration Office to detail the activities of the educational partnership and to provide relevant information to programs participating in the partnership. The Fall 2000 issue focuses on children with…

This practicum report describes outcomes of a 12-week program to reduce suspensions at an eastern central Florida high school. The program was implemented to reduce the number of suspensions among a target group of 12 10th-grade students. Specifically, the intervention sought to reduce both the misbehavior infractions and school suspensions by two…

Use of medications that target specific behaviors affecting learning and social development has been the most extensively studied form of intervention available to children with behavioral and learning problems. Drawing from extensive research literature spanning the past 30 years, this guide for psychologists and other professionals who work with…

This training module focuses on behavior management for children with disabilities, and is part of a training series for paraprofessionals working with students who have disabilities. The module is comprised of two components, a facilitator's guide and a student guide. The facilitator's guide provides the full text of the student's edition as well…

The suggestions in these booklets are designed to help youth professionals who help children and adolescents with problems, but who have little time. Volume 1 contains answers for helping children and youth deal with apathy, attention deficit disorders, noncompliance, poor motivation, anger problems, and avoiding teen pregnancy. The chapters are:…

This monograph was written to accompany a four-part inservice training program for early childhood educators and caretakers in Maine concerning behavioral problems in early childhood settings. It was developed as part of the LEARNS Early Childhood program, Maine's statewide initiative for inclusive education. The focus is on preventing problem…

Mothers who identified their children as having behavior problems were taught to respond differentially to selected behaviors exhibited by their children. Results indicated that use of child care agents as models may be an effective approach in the modification of child behavior. (ST)

Peer reaction on the elementary education level was shown to be effective in reducing disruptive behaviors. (Author/CB)

The utility of a crisis intervention approach for helping preadolescents build competency in behavior control is demonstrated. The following dimensions are highlighted: immediacy of intervention, trust relationship, structural interventions, facilitating versus controlling, problem solving orientation, and mobilization of group membership…

The issue of defining learning disability is considered. Important recent trends in research are reviewed with regard to: intellectual skills, academic retardation, neurological and behavioral dysfunction, and cognitive and interactive processes. Current intervention methods are also briefly described. Available from: Journal of Pediatrics, C.V.…

A within-subject reversal design was employed in a sheltered workshop to assess the effects of differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) in reducing inappropriate verbalizations by a severely retarded adult with Down's syndrome. (Author/CL)