At school the child exhibits negative symptoms like inability to focus on task, procrastination, disorganization, denial, irresponsibility, inflexibility, projecting the reasons for problems on everyone and everything else, selected forgetting, daydreaming and so on.
     —National Association of Special Education Teachers

As this quote suggests, students with behavioral and social needs exhibit a wide array of behaviors that impact their ability to be successful. Your role as a special educator requires that you investigate the causes of your students’ behavior. Then you must adjust your instruction and classroom environment to assist those who are experiencing difficulty. This week’s resources describe students with behavioral disorders and the important work you can do to increase their achievement.

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