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Improving the Conduct of Students with Behavioral Disorders by Incorporating Student Interests into Curricular Activities.
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Clarke, Shelley; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1995
Systematic curricular accommodations reduced the problem behaviors of four elementary students with behavioral disorders. Assessments identified student interests and curricular assignments associated with high levels of problem behavior. Curricular modification was then implemented. Results support adaptations that incorporate student interests…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Social Problem-Solving Training for Severely Emotionally and Behaviorally Disturbed Children.
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Amish, Patricia L.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1988
A 15-lesson social problem-solving training program was developed and implemented with 25 severely disturbed children (ages 7-12). Trained children generated significantly more alternative solutions at posttesting than did matched control youngsters. Gains in the overall number of solutions generated were not accompanied by improvement in the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances
Improving the Classroom Behavior of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Using Individualized Curricular Modifications.
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Kern, Lee; Delaney, Beth; Clarke, Shelley; Dunlap, Glen; Childs, Karen – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2001
This study evaluated assessment-based curricular modifications designed to improve the classroom behavior of two elementary school students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Functional assessment data led to individualized modifications of assignments. Evaluation indicated the modifications resulted in reduced problem behavior and increased…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Compliance (Legal), Curriculum Development
Teaching Sign Language to Children with Behavior Disorders: A Direct Instruction Approach.
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Jitendra, Asha; DaCosta, Janice; Policare, Eve; Wetherhold, Barbara – Preventing School Failure, 1997
Describes planning, implementation, and evaluation of an instructional unit that uses a direct instruction approach to teach the basics of American Sign Language to elementary-age students with serious emotional or behavior disorders. Figures list lesson topics and instructional objectives, provide a sample lesson plan and a story suitable for…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Behavior Disorders, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Using Assessment-Based Curricular Intervention to Improve the Classroom Behavior of a Student with Emotional and Behavioral Challenges.
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Kern, Lee; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1994
A case study of an elementary school child with emotional and behavioral problems illustrates a process of descriptive assessment, functional assessment, and assessment-based intervention. The descriptive information generated hypotheses about variables maintaining the problem behavior which were then tested in the classroom environment.…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies, Change Strategies
Meeting the Needs of Rural Gifted Students with Handicapping Conditions.
Poppe, Roger L.; Gabaldon, Thomas – 1991
This paper describes a rural Hispanic community's efforts to identify and develop a program for gifted students in grades 2-6 who are also mildly to moderately handicapped (learning disabled, behavior disordered, or communication disordered). The "Twice Exceptional" (2E) program, in Los Lunas, New Mexico, is a modified full-time separate…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Behavior Disorders, Communication Disorders, Curriculum Development