Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Definition of Exceptionality

Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

The IDEA defines emotional or behavioral disorder as a disability that is characterized by emotional or behavioral responses in school programs so different from appropriate age cultural, or ethnic norms that the responses adversely affect educational performance. In response to stressful events in the environment; consistently exhibited in two different settings, at least one of which is school-related, and unresponsive to direct intervention in general education or the condition of the child is such that general education interventions would be insufficient. This term also includes such disabilities that co-exist with other disabilities. Includes a schizophrenic disorder, affective disorder, anxiety disorder, or other sustained disorder of conduct or adjustment, affecting a child if the disorder affects educational performance.
When a student has a emotional or behavior disorder they tend to have difficulties in the transitions. When these children are in any type of transitions the must have complete support from the parents as well as the students. They children often become depressed.

Implications of Teaching

When teaching student whom suffer from Emotional and Behavioral Disorders you must Abe very patient and through. These children tend to be slower learner than others. As an elementary teacher in which I will be teaching I feel that you must set the rules up front and be consistent with them. It is my job to keep these students engaged in activities and if any inappropriate behavior arises there will be consequences which were set up before. Also, it is important with all students but especially to let them know when they are doing a good job in behaving and also in their school work.
These children also are very interruptive. As a teacher we must be ready to deal with the inappropriate behaviors. These children are easily discouraged and as a teacher I must help them to stay positive and stay on track to be successful.
I think a good way for elementary student to be rewarded is starting a reward system. For everyday they’ve were behaving properly give them a reward. I know a classroom in which I observed did this, they all had piggy banks. For every day that you were going you got a coin to put in your piggy. Once you earned so many coin you got to choose from the prize box. This really encouraged the students to do their best and behave properly. Also, I could encourage that if a child did something extremely well they the could possibly earn extra coins. Also, with this reward system you may also reverse it where as if they had extreme behavior then a coin may be taken away. You must know each and every student to know what you should expect out of them. Some will behavior much better than others.

Specific Technologies

Written classroom rules and expectations
Like I said above some type of behavior reward system.
Hand Outs
Overheads so that it engages the students attention to focus on something instead of sitting there were as they would be more likely to get into trouble.

Annotated Reference

1.Special Education- great resource and emotional disorders
http://www.gradebook.org/Emotional%20Disability.htm
2. Best practice for Behavior in the Classroom
http://specialed.about.com/cs/behaviordisorders/a/Behavior.htm
3. Disability Services for students- help get to know what the child is experiencing
http://www.socc.edu/serv_resrc/disability/faculty/emotional.htm
4. Stratigies for teaching Students whom having Emotional and behavioral Disorders.
http://www.as.wvu.edu/~scidis/behavior.html
5. American Academy of Special education Processionals
http://aasep.org/professionial-resources/exceptionalstudents/emotional