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Bibliotherapy Intervention Exposure And Level Of Emotional Awareness Among Students With Emotional And Behavioral Disorders, Elaine Harper
Bibliotherapy Intervention Exposure And Level Of Emotional Awareness Among Students With Emotional And Behavioral Disorders, Elaine Harper
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Educators and mental health professionals search for interventions to help students with emotional and behavioral problems. Bibliotherapy, the therapeutic use of literature, has been a widely used yet sparsely researched intervention. Research regarding bibliotherapy and students' emotional awareness is absent. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among bibliotherapy intervention exposure, level of emotional awareness, and characteristics of students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Archival data sets from 182 students ages 6 - 13 in day treatment were analyzed in this study. One archival data set was scores from the Levels of Emotional Awareness Scale for Children …
Idea Early Intervening Services Policy Implementation In Six School Districts;Reducing Overidentification And Disproportionality, James E. Harvey
Idea Early Intervening Services Policy Implementation In Six School Districts;Reducing Overidentification And Disproportionality, James E. Harvey
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The Individual with Disability Educational Improvement Act (IDEA-2004) (P.L. 108-446) includes a policy called Early Intervening Services (EIS) which makes it permissible, but not mandatory, for a school district to use 15 percent of their IDEA Part B funds to provide services to non-disabled at risk students. However, a school district cited for disproportionality because of an overrepresentation of racial or ethnic minorities or second language learners receiving special education services or disciplinary action is required to use 15 percent of their special education funding to address these issues. The purpose of this study was to obtain knowledge on the …