Because children with learning or behavior disorders tend to have multiple difficulties, assessment should include the areas of inner control, intersensory integration, reasoning, emotional adjustment, social adjustment, and developmental and social background. (DB)

Described is an ecological assessment technique which combines an ecological philosophy with a teacher centered method of data collection for assessing and intervening with the learning disabled or behaviorally disordered child and his environment. (DB)

Teacher ratings on reading recognition, reading comprehension, arithmetic, and written expression revealed that behaviorally disordered and learning-disabled adolescents (N=200) were seen as performing significantly below expected levels of achievement. Differences between behaviorally disordered and learning-disabled students appeared to depend…

This study solicited 56 teachers' perceptions of nonacademic skills of students with behavioral disorders (BD) and learning disabilities (LD). Regular class teachers perceived differences in nonacademic skills demonstrated by BD, LD, and normally achieving students. Differences were also found between regular and special educators' assessments of…