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50 Years of ERIC
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Bender, William N.; Rosenkrans, Cecilia B.; Crane, Mary-Kay – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1999
Research is reviewed on stress, depression, and suicide among adolescents with learning disabilities from the risk resilience perspective. Adolescents with nonverbal learning disabilities and/or those who are less academically adept manifest higher rates of depression. Some evidence also exists to support an increased risk of suicide among this…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), High Risk Students
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Bender, William N.; Golden, Lorri B. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1988
Adaptive behavior, problem behavior, and self-perception of behavior of 54 learning-disabled (LD) elementary grade children and 54 non-LD children were compared, and mainstream teachers' perceptions of adaptive behavior were correlated with students' self-perceptions. Findings indicated LD students demonstrated less desirable adaptive behavior,…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Problems, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities
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Bender, William N. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1987
The correlates of classroom behavior problems for groups of 40 mainstreamed learning disabled (LD) and 40 non-LD students (grades 3-6) were identified from among various personality indicators. One personality variable--reactivity--predicted total problem behavior for the LD group, although reactivity and social flexibility predicted variance in…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Correlation
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Bender, William N.; Golden, Lorri B. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1990
Application of cluster analysis to 57 elementary grade children with learning disabilities resulted in identification of 5 subgroups: (1) children with language deficits; (2) children with visual deficits; (3) children with no notable deficits; (4) children with very poor reading achievement but very high self-concept; (5) children with behavior…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, Handicap Identification
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Bender, William N. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1994
This editorial, introducing a special issue on social-emotional development of students with learning disabilities, reviews general trends in recent research and curriculum development. The editorial presents social-emotional development as the next major area (following cognitive, metacognitive, and behavioral studies) from which meaningful…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Development, Interpersonal Competence
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Bender, William N.; Wall, Maureen E. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1994
A model of development for children and youth with learning disabilities (LD) is presented, including three cognitive/academic development variables, seven affective variables, three social development variables, and four behavior development variables. The model presents a holistic view of LD students and considers various issues that can impede…
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Development