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Rogers, Christopher M.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Liu, Kristin K. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2019
The purpose of this report is to present a synthesis of the research on test accommodations published in 2015 and 2016. We summarize the research to review current research trends and enhance understanding of the implications of accommodations use in the development of future policy directions, to highlight implementation of current and new…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Students with Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education
Bledsoe, Jesse C.; Semrud-Clikeman, Margaret; Pliszka, Steven R. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2011
Objective: Studies of healthy individuals and those with cerebellar damage have implicated the cerebellum in a variety of cognitive and behavioral processes. Decreased cerebellar volume has been found in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and differentially related to behavioral outcomes. The present study investigated…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Neurology
Lagares, Christopher; Connor, David J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2009
Anxiety! Stress! Fear! Everyone lives in a time of escalating accountability in terms of state, district, and city-wide examinations that measure student growth in the acquisition of skills and content area knowledge. All students feel increased pressure to constantly demonstrate improved levels of academic performance. For students with cognitive…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Learning Disabilities, Hyperactivity, Behavior Disorders
Jeffs, Tara L. – Themes in Science and Technology Education, 2009
The use of virtual environments for special needs is as diverse as the field of Special Education itself and the individuals it serves. Individuals with special needs often face challenges with attention, language, spatial abilities, memory, higher reasoning and knowledge acquisition. Research in the use of Virtual Learning Environments (VLE)…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Special Education, Simulated Environment
Achilles, Georgianna M.; McLaughlin, Margaret J.; Croninger, Robert G. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2007
Suspension and expulsion are widely used to exclude students with and without disabilities who present problem behaviors in school, despite contentious legal debate and evidence associating these methods with high ecological stress and problematic developmental outcomes. Using selected participant data (N = 1,824) from the SEELS study, the study…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Hyperactivity, Behavior Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorders

Milich, Richard; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1987
Examined utility of probability statistics to determine optimal symptoms for making differential diagnosis among childhood attention deficit and conduct disorders. Assessed positive and negative predictive power (symptom presence or absence) in psychiatric interviews of 76 clinic-referred boys. Some symptoms proved optimal as inclusion criteria,…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Children, Clinical Diagnosis
Gonzalez, Jose J.; Hynd, George W. – Research in the Schools, 1995
When children with Attention-Deficit Disorder (ADD) with and without hyperactivity (total n=28) were compared for behavior, results differentiate the two ADD subtypes into a more externalizing dimension (ADD-hyperactivity with and without conduct disorder or oppositional defiant disorder) at school or home and a more internalizing disorder (ADD…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Children, Hyperactivity

Tannock, Rosemary; Martinussen, Rhonda – Educational Leadership, 2001
Describes results of recent research that finds ADHD is predominately a cognitive disorder rather than a behavior disorder. Draws implications for instruction of ADHD students based on answers to three key questions. (Contains 11 references.) (PKP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Educational Strategies
Breitfelder, Leisa M. – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2008
Research-based information is used to support the idea of the use of adaptations and accommodations for early childhood students who have varying disabilities. Multiple adaptations and accommodations are outlined. A step-by-step plan is provided on how to make specific adaptations and accommodations to fit the specific needs of early childhood…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disabilities, Behavior Modification, Communication Disorders
Dietz, Samantha; Montague, Marjorie – Exceptionality, 2006
This study examined in depth a group of adolescents (n = 12) who were identified as having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The group was identified as part of a longitudinal study of students who were screened in primary school as at risk for developing emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) and peers who were identified as not…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Learning Disabilities, Gender Differences, Hyperactivity
Willcutt, Erik G.; Betjemann, Rebecca S.; Pennington, Bruce F.; Olson, Richard K.; Defries, John C.; Wadsworth, Sally J. – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2007
The majority of children who receive special education services meet criteria for reading disability (RD) or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but additional research is needed to understand the long-term academic outcome of children in these groups. Individuals with RD only (N = 71), ADHD only (N = 66), both RD and ADHD (N = 51),…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Learning Disabilities, Hyperactivity, Young Adults

Christensen, Linda – Child Study Journal, 1994
Reviews "Attention Deficit Disorder: ADHD and ADD Syndromes" (D. R. Jordan), a short book about the characteristics and differences between attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the effect they have on children and adults in their classrooms, home, and workplace. The book includes techniques for…
Descriptors: Adults, Attention, Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span

Cohen, Morris; And Others – Journal of School Psychology, 1990
Examined relationship among Conners Teacher Rating Scale, Revised Conners Parent Rating Scale, Revised Behavior Problem Checklist, and Freedom-from-Distractibility (FD) factor score of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised for 135 children and adolescents referred to learning disabilities clinic. Results appear to corroborate evidence…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Behavior Disorders

Epstein, Mark A.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
This report examines distinctions and interrelationships among attention deficit disorder and learning disability and oppositional/conduct disorder. A study with 98 children (mean age 10 years) referred for learning or behavior problems found a referral bias in that children referred to mental health settings differed from those referred to…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Steele, Marcee M. – Social Studies, 2007
Because of recent legislation, many students with mild disabilities enroll in high school social studies courses in general education rather than special education settings. Therefore, teachers may have students with learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, communication disorders, and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in their history,…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Memory, Learning Problems, Social Studies