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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Closing the Achievement Gap of Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders through Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
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Benner, Gregory J.; Kutash, Krista; Nelson, J. Ron; Fisher, Marie B. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2013
It is well documented that youth with or at-risk for emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD) have severe deficits in their academic functioning. To begin to address these deficits, we focus on the need to close the opportunity gap by providing access to multi-tiered systems of academic prevention, maximizing academic learning time, and providing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances
A Best Evidence Synthesis of Literacy Instruction on the Social Adjustment of Students with or At-Risk for Behavior Disorders
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Nelson, J. Ron; Lane, Kathleen L.; Benner, Gregory J.; Kim, Ockjean – Education and Treatment of Children, 2011
The findings of a best-evidence synthesis of the collateral effect of literacy instruction on the social adjustment of students are reported. The goal of the synthesis was to extend the work of Wanzek, Vaughn, Kim, and Cavanaugh (2006) by (a) reviewing treatment-outcomes conducted using group design methodology; (b) focusing on a more defined set…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Social Adjustment, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction
Future Research Directions for the Field of E/BD: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
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Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Jolivette, Kristine; Conroy, Maureen; Nelson, C. Michael; Benner, Gregory J. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2011
The origins and evolution of the field of emotional/behavioral disorders (E/BD) provide a context for offering suggestions for advancing the field. Building from this historical past and the research of others in the field, four broad recommendations which focus on academic and social needs of students with E/BD are offered: (a) ensuring high…
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Educational Needs
Types of Language Disorders in Students Classified as ED: Prevalence and Association with Learning Disabilities and Psychopathology
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Benner, Gregory J.; Mattison, Richard E.; Nelson, J. Ron; Ralston, Nicole C. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of four types of language disorders among public school students (N = 152) classified as Emotional Disturbance (ED). We also examined the association of the types of language disorders experienced by these students with specific learning disabilities and clinical levels of specific types of…
Descriptors: Incidence, Emotional Disturbances, Learning Disabilities, Language Impairments
An Investigation of the Academic Processing Speed of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Served in Public School Settings
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Benner, Gregory J.; Allor, Jill H.; Mooney, Paul – Education and Treatment of Children, 2008
Little is known about the academic processing speed (i.e., rapid automatic naming and academic fluency) of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) served in public school settings. A cross-sectional design was used to investigate the (a) percentage of K-12 students with EBD served in public school settings with…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Behavior Disorders, Social Adjustment
The Relationship between the Beginning Reading Skills and Social Adjustment of a General Sample of Elementary Aged Children
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Benner, Gregory J.; Beaudoin, Kathleen; Kinder, Diane; Mooney, Paul – Education and Treatment of Children, 2005
Although fundamental beginning reading skills are highly related to later reading success (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2000), it remains unclear how these beginning reading skills impact the social adjustment of kindergarten through second grade children. Therefore, the purposes of this study were: (a) to examine the…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Reading Skills, Social Adjustment, Elementary School Students