Archive for 'Behavioral Management'
ChildsWork News, May 4, 2012: Unruly Behavior Could Equal a Mental Disorder and a Congressional Stance on Braille Education
The final news this week will focus on two interesting bits in the special needs education world. The first is a press release that discusses a presentation given be Thomas R. Insel, MD who is the [...]
New Reports Looks at Connection between Bullying/Ostracism and Depression in Special Needs Students
It’s no secret that bullying in American schools is a mounting problem for all children. As special needs educators the link between bullying and exclusion and children who struggle with additional health conditions or learning disabilities [...]
REVIEW: Podcast on a New Book about Setting Strong Cognitive Foundations
The importance of self-regulation and cognitive development in the early years is something that many teachers know about but few truly understand. In the age of testing and academic advancement, the focus on early cognitive development [...]
Stanford Study Looks at the Early Development of Math Anxiety
As an English teacher and a self-proclaimed Wordsmith, math classes were never really a favorite of mine growing up. However, luckily for me, I was also blessed with a natural ability when it came to math [...]
NIH Looks into the Causes of Sudden Onset OCD
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, an anxiety disorder more popularly known by its acronym OCD, can be a debilitating disease. Many OCD patients are literally trapped inside of their own minds, knowing that the compulsive, repetitive behaviors that [...]
Quick and Simple Spontaneous Behavioral Situation Data Tracking Tricks for Classroom Teachers, Specialists, and Coaches
Formal data tracking in a structured situation such as a planned academic observation has easily prepared charts, applications, or other devices readily available to track student performance data. But what happens in the classroom, in small [...]
REVIEW: AASA’s Report on Student Restraint and Seclusion and the Response from TASH
As members of the special education community, many CW readers may have already heard of the recent report filed by the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) titled, “Keeping Schools Safe: How Seclusion and Restraint Protects [...]
New Study Links Video Games to Increased Impulsivity, Decreased Attention
Many studies that surround childhood behavioral problems and issues like Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) focus on biology and genetics. Many parents, educators and other experts expect that the problems that stem from such disorders, such as [...]
New Study: Parental Training + Medication = Optimal Autism Behavioral Treatment
A new study released in February’s issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry has found that the most effective way to treat autism-related behavioral problems is a combination of medication [...]
Schools in Houston Debate the Benefits of Recess
When I was in elementary school, recess was a daily event. Our brand-new school in suburban Phoenix even had two playgrounds, one for grades K-2 and another for 3-5. Though I don’t remember a lot about [...]
New Congressional Panel on Dyslexia Signals Important Change
• I can not stress enough being aware of the movement difficulty invol
Play “Therapy”: Kansas State Graduate Student’s Autism-Friendly Schoolyard
Glad play time is given its due.
Fiction & Life: New Study Shows that Losing Yourself in a Character Impacts Action, Beliefs
What you are saying here is important, and I can relate to it from my
Fiction & Life: New Study Shows that Losing Yourself in a Character Impacts Action, Beliefs
Thanks Susan! I totally agree. I have to say I was really excited when
Fiction & Life: New Study Shows that Losing Yourself in a Character Impacts Action, Beliefs
I love this blog! It's also very pertinent to career development and