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Emotional Disturbance

Emotional Disturbance. Matt Briggs Dante Robinson. Common Definitions.

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Emotional Disturbance

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  1. Emotional Disturbance Matt Briggs Dante Robinson

  2. Common Definitions • A student with an emotional disturbance has the inability to learn in school which cannot be explained by other factors, as well as the inability to build or maintain good relationships at school. These students display difficulties with behavior or feelings, and may be generally unhappy or sad. They may develop physical symptoms or fears that affect home and school. • Any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant. • A disability characterized by behavioral or emotional responses in school so different from appropriate age, cultural, or ethnic norms that they adversely affect educational performance. Educational performance includes academic, social, vocational, and personal skills. Such a disability • Is more than a temporary, expected response to stressful events in the environment; • Is consistently exhibited in two different settings, at least one of which is school related; • Is unresponsive to direct intervention in general education or the child’s condition is such that general education interventions would be insufficient

  3. Legal Definition • “…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 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 and 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 problems.”

  4. Characteristics • Hyperactivity (short attention span, impulsiveness); • Aggression or self-injurious behavior (acting out, fighting); • Withdrawal (not interacting socially with others, excessive fear or anxiety); • Immaturity (inappropriate crying, temper tantrums, poor coping skills) • Learning difficulties (academically performing below grade level).

  5. Case Study • High School Freshman • Displays troubled behavior • Crying • Scratching • Leaves classroom/building • Behavior adversely affects learning

  6. Case Study • Fairly decent reading skills • 10.0 letter identification • 10.0 Word attack skills • 5.5 Passage Comprehension • Average 7.9 • Poor mathematic skills • Does not attend to algebraic processes • Trouble solving word problems

  7. Case Study • Inability to maintain interpersonal relationships • Fearful • Aggressive • Avoids communication

  8. Lesson Plan • Simplifying Algebraic Expressions • Objectives: • Identify basic algebraic concepts • Simplify algebraic expressions • Construct algebraic expressions • Work in groups • Draw conclusions based on process of algebra

  9. Lesson Plan • Uses several internet programs • Students work individually + in small

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