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PL-94-142
This Act assures that all handicapped children have available to them a free appropriate public education which emphasizes special education and related services. -
The Behavior Rating Profile
Evaluation of student's behaviors that is standardized, reliable, valid, and norm-referenced. Scales are provided by teacher, student, and parents. -
EBD Eligibility Checklist
The Oregon Department of Education created a checklist to assist educators in considering eligiblilty for students as EBD. -
The Waksman Social Skills Rating Scale
Compares a target student with a normative sample for identification or classification. Two behavior domains, aggressive and passive, are addressed on a set of 21 items. -
Hoover and Collier
When assessing a student for emotional and behavior challenges, the behaviors specific to the student's culture need to be identified. -
Social Skills Rating System
Focuses on social behaviors that are relavant to successful interpersonal and academic functioning. Used for children in preschool through high school and obtains a comprehensive picture of behaviors across settings. -
Conners's Teacher Rating Scale, Conners's Parent Rating Scale
Scales used by teachers and parents to provide a comparison of the child to levels of appropriate normative groups. -
Walker and McConnell's Scale of Social Competence and School Adjustment
A behavior rating scale for elementary and adolescents. The elementary version measures peer-related, interpersonal social skills, and adaptive behavior. The adolescent scale measures self control, peer relations, school adjustment, and empathy. -
Whirlpool Phenomenon
The mismatch between teaching practices and cognitive styles may cause inappropriate and irresponsible behavior in students due to emotional distress. -
IDEA Amendments 1997
Special education evaluations and reevaluations must include information about the special education, related services, and strategies necessary for a student with a disability to participate and progress in the general curriculum. -
Behavior Assessment System for Children
5 components include: child self report, parent rating scale, teacher rating scale, a structured developmental history, classroom observation. The scales assess external and internal problems, school problems, atypicality, withdrawal, and adaptive skills. -
Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale
Identifies a student's emotional and behavior strengths in 5 domains: interpersonal, family involvement, intrapersonal, school functioning, and affective strengths. -
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Conferences for PBIS began to share information for school wide supports. -
IDEA 2004
The requirement for Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavioral Intervention Plans are maintained in the discipline provisions