Education & Treatment of Children articles from November 2005

Education & Treatment of Children archives from November 2005

Introduction to special issue: Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth (Volume 28).
November 1, 2005... This issue of Education and Treatment of Children marks the 28th annual volume of the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders Monograph Series on Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth. The eight articles published here...

Response to intervention: an alternative means of identifying students as emotionally disturbed.
November 1, 2005... Abstract Children and youth exhibiting serious emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal problems create substantial challenges for schools, teachers, their parents, and other students. Students having these characteristics are often...

Intervention with students with learning, emotional and behavioral disorders: why do we take so long to do it?
November 1, 2005... Abstract Learning, emotional and behavior disorders of school-aged children and youth are major issues in school related research. In this paper we approach three specific topics that in our view are central for the understanding of the...

Academic achievement in juvenile corrections: examining the impact of age, ethnicity and disability.
November 1, 2005... Abstract The current study explores the relationship of disability and ethnicity to academic achievement among youth in juvenile corrections. The average reading level of the incarcerated boys in this study was at the eighth grade level,...

Stakeholders' view of implementing positive behavioral support in a juvenile justice setting.
November 1, 2005... Abstract School-wide positive behavioral support (PBS) emphasizes the importance of using proactive strategies for defining, teaching, and supporting appropriate student behaviors. Positive behavior support is increasingly being used to...

The internal consistency of the school-wide subscales of the Effective Behavioral Support Survey.
November 1, 2005... Abstract Throughout the United States, schools and entire school districts are implementing school-wide positive behavioral supports. This systemic, team-based approach often employs assessment tools such as The Effective Behavioral...

Effective advocacy for students with emotional/behavioral disorders: how high the cost?
November 1, 2005... During the colonial and early national period, there was no organized system of advocacy for children. This changed with the advent of the progressive education system and by the 1900s a strong societal sense existed regarding the necessity to...

Project IMPROVE: improving teachers' ability to address students' social needs.
November 1, 2005... Abstract This paper provides the outcomes of Project IMPROVE, a pilot study that examined the effectiveness of a workshop designed to train educators in foundational strategies and concepts for effective social skill training. Twenty-two...

First Step to Success early intervention program: a study of effectiveness with Native-American children.
November 1, 2005... Abstract This study examined the effectiveness of the First Step to Success (FSS) early intervention program with four Native-American students, their teachers, and their parents on (a) targeted students' problem behaviors, (b) class-wide...