Teaching Students with Emotional Disturbance

Valuable insight and sound intervention strategies for addressing the needs of students with social and emotional problems! When a student is inattentive, extremely anxious, or has an outright tantrum in the classroom, ascertaining the exact cause may be difficult, but it is a critical step in reaching and teaching the students who exhibit these behaviors. In Teaching Students With Emotional Disturbance, Ysseldyke and Algozzine show readers how to recognize the cognitive, academic, physical, communicational, and behavioral characteristics of several forms of emotional disturbance and offer specific strategies for responding to anxiety issues, opposition and noncompliance, tantrums, disruptiveness, inattention, task avoidance, and more. Highlights include: A pretest and posttest to help readers assess their understanding about the origins of social and emotional difficulties and how they are best addressed Effective interventions and instructional adaptations for students who have emotional problems Trends and issues currently influencing how students with social and emotional problems are taught Key vocabulary terms A Practical Approach to Special Education for Every Teacher: The 13-Book CollectionThis collection equips educators with practical knowledge and methods that will help them to better engage students in exploring-and meeting-their fullest potential. Also see: The Fundamentals of Special Education The Legal Foundations of Special Education Effective Assessment for Students With Special NeedsEffective Instruction for Students With Special Needs Working With Families and Community Agencies to Support Students With Special Needs Public Policy, School Reform, and SpecialEducationTeaching Students With Sensory DisabilitiesTeaching Students With Medical, Physical, and Multiple DisabilitiesTeaching Students With Learning DisabilitiesTeaching Students With Communication DisordersTeaching Students With Mental Retardation Teaching Students With Gifts and Talents