Emotional Behavioral Disorder (EBD)
-EBD students have low to average IQs
-Have difficulty with peers
-Have difficulty with completing tasks
-Poor problem-solving skills, poor negotiating skills
-Standardized tests cannot effectively assess exceptional students’ abilities: just as teaching must be individualized and meaningful to the particular student, the assessment must be as well.
How teachers can assist students with EBDs in the classroom:
-Structured environment with clear boundaries
-Provide safety
-Behavior modification
-Serve challenges while allowing successes
-Consistency
-Flexibility
-Emotionally supportive
-Provide choices allowing some control over their environment