Post by misty on Mar 2, 2006 15:01:28 GMT -5
How Emotional Disorders Affect Kids in the Classroom
Written by: Lisa Simmons
Students that have an emotional disorder:
1. Will have an inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors.
2. Will have an inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers.
3. Will display inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances.
4. Will have a general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression.
5. Will have a tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems.
6. Will need a structured learning environment to provide for skill acquisition in behavior control strategies, academics, and social skills.
7. Are likely to have many academic problems, particularly in reading comprehension, social studies, and math problem solving.
8. May have difficulty adapting to their home, school, and community environments.
9. May use inappropriate ways to get attention, such as talking back to adults, refusing to do work, or making jokes. These students may not know the appropriate ways to get attention, and may need to be taught them.
10. May have difficulty trusting adults and peers. These students require consistent and fair rules and consequences.
11. Usually benefit from classes that are highly structured and have clear rules that are consistently enforced.
12. May need support to learn appropriate social and problem-solving skills.
13. May have difficulty attending to a task or may seem anxious about work. These students may be experiencing feelings such as anger, humiliation, or despair and may require specific praise, support, and encouragement.
Written by: Lisa Simmons
Students that have an emotional disorder:
1. Will have an inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors.
2. Will have an inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers.
3. Will display inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances.
4. Will have a general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression.
5. Will have a tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems.
6. Will need a structured learning environment to provide for skill acquisition in behavior control strategies, academics, and social skills.
7. Are likely to have many academic problems, particularly in reading comprehension, social studies, and math problem solving.
8. May have difficulty adapting to their home, school, and community environments.
9. May use inappropriate ways to get attention, such as talking back to adults, refusing to do work, or making jokes. These students may not know the appropriate ways to get attention, and may need to be taught them.
10. May have difficulty trusting adults and peers. These students require consistent and fair rules and consequences.
11. Usually benefit from classes that are highly structured and have clear rules that are consistently enforced.
12. May need support to learn appropriate social and problem-solving skills.
13. May have difficulty attending to a task or may seem anxious about work. These students may be experiencing feelings such as anger, humiliation, or despair and may require specific praise, support, and encouragement.
