Summary: Challenges Of Teaching Students With EBD
Cherinda L. Moore
Challenges of Teaching Students with EBD
Grand Canyon University: SPE:357
02-24-15
Teaching students with emotional and behavioral disabilities can be stressful. Understanding the diagnosis can often times be just as stressful for parents and teachers. Being part of a child 's educational team is in important part of their success. It is important that the team is educated about the rules and regulations of a disability. According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education act, Emotional/Behavioral Disorder is defined as "…..a condition exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time and to a marked degree that adversely affects a child 's educational …show more content…
performance: *An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors *An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers or teachers *Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances *A general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression *A tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school factors (Code of Federal Regulations, Title 34, Section 300.7(c)(4)(i).
On the Special Education team that I work closely with they always seem to have the students best interest at heart.
The Special Education teachers job is to make sure that the student 's educational needs are met and served throughout the day in the students Special Education classes. The Special Education teacher provides direct or indirect instructional support, modifies curriculum, discusses progress of the student via meetings and/or progress reports, and teaches socially acceptable behavior to the student either during class time or as behaviors occur. The regular education teacher is the instructional leader in the classroom. It is important the regular education teacher attends all meetings, implements accommodations and modifications, provides any necessary information to the team, and collaborates with the Special Education teacher to facilitate any learning strategies that may be necessary to implement so that the student can be successful. A parents role in the team is to offer any suggestions to help the school facilitate or implement any supports that they feel may be beneficial to their child. Parents are to advocate for their child and make sure that the supports are being carried out as well as support the school with any decisions the team makes during their education. By law, there has to be an administrator present so that they can authorize any special accommodations that the student may need if the school does not already provide this support …show more content…
of service. It is also important for the administrator to be aware of what is going on with the student and to be there so that they can address any questions or concerns that the parents may have. Some of the challenges and frustrations that the team may face when working with an EBD student may include finding what works and what does not work in a classroom setting, making modifications or accommodations that are age appropriate, or agreeing how a disability is dealt with based on the behaviors displayed.
Serving students with Autism is difficult because the Autism Spectrum is so broad and because some disorders can manifest into violence, Autism and Schizophrenia can be easily overlooked. Often times the behaviors are so complex and extreme that it is hard to visibly see what is really going on when the behaviors are deliberate or excessive. A child with extreme behaviors can be autistic or schizophrenic and go
unnoticed.
REFERENCES
Emotional/Behavioral Disorders. (n.d.). Retrieved March 1, 2015, from http://www.gallaudet.edu/clerc_center/information_and_resources/info_to_go/educate_ch ildren_(3_to_21)/students_with_disabilities/emotionalbehavioral_disorders.html
Department of Education. (1999, March 12). Retrieved March 1, 2015, from http://www2.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/finrule/1999-1/031299a.pdf
Challenges of Teaching Students with EBD
Grand Canyon University: SPE:357
02-24-15
Teaching students with emotional and behavioral disabilities can be stressful. Understanding the diagnosis can often times be just as stressful for parents and teachers. Being part of a child 's educational team is in important part of their success. It is important that the team is educated about the rules and regulations of a disability. According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education act, Emotional/Behavioral Disorder is defined as "…..a condition exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time and to a marked degree that adversely affects a child 's educational …show more content…
performance: *An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors *An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers or teachers *Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances *A general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression *A tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school factors (Code of Federal Regulations, Title 34, Section 300.7(c)(4)(i).
On the Special Education team that I work closely with they always seem to have the students best interest at heart.
The Special Education teachers job is to make sure that the student 's educational needs are met and served throughout the day in the students Special Education classes. The Special Education teacher provides direct or indirect instructional support, modifies curriculum, discusses progress of the student via meetings and/or progress reports, and teaches socially acceptable behavior to the student either during class time or as behaviors occur. The regular education teacher is the instructional leader in the classroom. It is important the regular education teacher attends all meetings, implements accommodations and modifications, provides any necessary information to the team, and collaborates with the Special Education teacher to facilitate any learning strategies that may be necessary to implement so that the student can be successful. A parents role in the team is to offer any suggestions to help the school facilitate or implement any supports that they feel may be beneficial to their child. Parents are to advocate for their child and make sure that the supports are being carried out as well as support the school with any decisions the team makes during their education. By law, there has to be an administrator present so that they can authorize any special accommodations that the student may need if the school does not already provide this support …show more content…
of service. It is also important for the administrator to be aware of what is going on with the student and to be there so that they can address any questions or concerns that the parents may have. Some of the challenges and frustrations that the team may face when working with an EBD student may include finding what works and what does not work in a classroom setting, making modifications or accommodations that are age appropriate, or agreeing how a disability is dealt with based on the behaviors displayed.
Serving students with Autism is difficult because the Autism Spectrum is so broad and because some disorders can manifest into violence, Autism and Schizophrenia can be easily overlooked. Often times the behaviors are so complex and extreme that it is hard to visibly see what is really going on when the behaviors are deliberate or excessive. A child with extreme behaviors can be autistic or schizophrenic and go
unnoticed.
REFERENCES
Emotional/Behavioral Disorders. (n.d.). Retrieved March 1, 2015, from http://www.gallaudet.edu/clerc_center/information_and_resources/info_to_go/educate_ch ildren_(3_to_21)/students_with_disabilities/emotionalbehavioral_disorders.html
Department of Education. (1999, March 12). Retrieved March 1, 2015, from http://www2.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/finrule/1999-1/031299a.pdf