IDEA and EBD Supports
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Module 2 Activities
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Activity 1: IDEA and EBD Supports
While the implementation of IDEA and its various revisions over time have been highly influential for students with EBD, the IDEA Amendments of 1997 resulted in three specifications that were especially relevant for students with EBD. Three additions that were especially relevant to the way that students with EBD were supported in the schools were: Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA), Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP), and Manifestation Determinations (MD). In at least one paragraph, explain which one of those you think is the most important for students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, and explain why.
Activity 2: Effective Instructional Approaches as Prevention Strategies
Read this passage from the textbook and answer the question that follows:
“Good instruction is now known by researchers to be the first line of defense in behavior management. That is, a good instructional program prevents many (but not all) behavior problems from arising…more recently, it has become apparent that the antecedents of behavior – the events preceding an act and the context or setting in which it occurs – are powerful teaching tools that have been neglected in working with students with problem behaviors. Scholars are helping teachers understand how the classroom conditions they create and the instructional procedures they use may contribute to behavior problems…” (Kauffman & Landrum, 2018, p. 61).
After reading this passage from the textbook, explain how this quote relates to behavior management. Be specific in explaining what preventive or proactive behavior management approaches would be considered “good instruction” according to this quote. Use in-text citations and respond within at least one paragraph.
Activity 3: Biological Causal Factors
Chapters 4 and 5 discuss two possible causal factors that increase the risk for EBD (biological factors and cultural factors). It is important to note that these do not work in isolation, and most often many different causal factors combine to increase the risk.
After reading the textbook chapters, and watching the video entitled “Child Temperament: How We Start to Become Ourselves” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2SxoBj3daM&t=31s), write a two paragraph reflection on how this video relates to biological causal factors and the concept of “goodness of fit”. In your response, please also describe how the information in the video could be used to shape your teacher-student interactions with students with EBD. Please use in-text citations.
Activity 4: Cultural Causal Factors
After reading Chapters 4 and 5, respond to the following questions:
- Identify three cultural factors which may increase the risk of an individual developing EBD (explain each factor).
- Watch the following video entitled “Effects of Media Violence on Children”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OUQsrkowFw. Consider all types of media, including printed materials (magazines), radio, television (shows, news, commercials), movies, social media, and the internet. Explain how media violence may contribute to the risk for developing behavior and emotional disorders in children, and how this could be addressed in a positive way?
