TY - JOUR
T1 - The Concomitance of Learning Disabilities and Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
T2 - A Conceptual Model
AU - Rock, Elana E.
AU - Fessler, Marjorie A.
AU - Church, Robin P.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Although research has documented overlapping and coexisting characteristics of learning disabilities and emotional/behavioral disorders, little attention has been paid to the subset of students who manifest symptoms of both disorders (LD/EBD). This gap in our professional knowledge/research base may be due to (a) exclusive language in federal definitions that promotes differentiation of disabilities rather than recognition of symptom overlap; (b) the lack of a conceptual model of concomitant learning and emotional/ behavioral disorders; and (c) the absence of a research focus on this population. In this article, we construct a conceptual model involving six critical domains of relevance to students with LD/EBD. After describing the utility of this interactive and functional model, we highlight critical issues in screening, assessment, and programming for children with concomitant LD/EBD.
AB - Although research has documented overlapping and coexisting characteristics of learning disabilities and emotional/behavioral disorders, little attention has been paid to the subset of students who manifest symptoms of both disorders (LD/EBD). This gap in our professional knowledge/research base may be due to (a) exclusive language in federal definitions that promotes differentiation of disabilities rather than recognition of symptom overlap; (b) the lack of a conceptual model of concomitant learning and emotional/ behavioral disorders; and (c) the absence of a research focus on this population. In this article, we construct a conceptual model involving six critical domains of relevance to students with LD/EBD. After describing the utility of this interactive and functional model, we highlight critical issues in screening, assessment, and programming for children with concomitant LD/EBD.
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U2 - 10.1177/002221949703000302
DO - 10.1177/002221949703000302
M3 - Article
C2 - 9146093
AN - SCOPUS:0031134413
SN - 1469-0047
VL - 30
SP - 245
EP - 263
JO - Journal of learning disabilities
JF - Journal of learning disabilities
IS - 3
ER -