Understanding Learners

with
Emotional and Behavioral
Disorder
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 Emotional and Behavioral Disorder
It is an umbrella term used in Emotional and Behavioral
the field of Special Education to Disorder
describe a range of persistent
emotional and behavioral
challenges that significantly
impact a person's ability to Anxiety Disorder Psychotic Disorder

function and learn effectively. Conduct Disorder

Eating Disorder
Mood Disorder
 Displaying Interpersonal Behavior

- actions and attitudes that - actions and attitudes that

promote positive interactions can harm or damage
and relationships with others. relationships with others.

- Expressing empathy - Aggression

- Respect - Dishonesty
- Positive - Disrespect
- Cooperation - Selfishness
Communication
- Insensitivity
 Common Indicators
of Learners
with Difficulty
in
Displaying Interpersonal Behaviors
1. Bullies and threatens classmates

2. Initiates physical fights

3. Has little empathy for others and a

lack of appropriate feelings of guilt.
4. Lies to peers or teachers

5. Steals from peers or the school

6. Steals from peers or the school

7. Shows fearfulness and apprehension

8. Afraid of consequences of activities
9. Constantly seeks affirmation
from others
10. Deliberately annoys others.
11. Worries about things that
might happen or have happened
11.Criticizes self and others
12. Expresses feelings of
worthlessness, hopelessness
13. Blames self and others for one’s
mistakes or misbehavior
14. Has lack of interest in
classroom / school activities
15. Thinks or talks repeatedly of suicide
16. Afraid of failure, rejection and
embarrassment
17. Avoids work activities that
involve contact with others
18. Flatters and manipulates
other people’s emotions
19. Defies and refuses to comply
with rules and teacher’s requests

20. Afraid of failure, rejection and

embarrassment

21. Avoids work activities that

involve contact with others
 ADEQUATE
INSTRUCTIONAL
ENVIRONMENT
1. Individualized instruction:
refers to teaching approach that is tailored to
meet the unique learning needs of each learner.
- Give clear instructions to the learners.
- Give frequent short quizzes rather than long exam
- Modify test items based on the learners learning level.
- Performance tasks must be relative to own growth and
improvement
 2. Positive Reinforcement:
is a behavior modification technique that
involves rewarding desired behavior, a way
of encouraging and motivating individuals by
providing a positive consequence for their
actions.
- Privileges
- Verbal/ non verbal praise
- Social recognition
- Tangible rewards
 3. Structured routines and activities:
Providing a structured and predictable routine, with clear
expectations and guidelines, can help learners with
difficulty displaying interpersonal behavior feel more
secure and confident in their learning environment.
- Keep class rules simple and clear.
- Clearly state posted expectations and consequences
- Alternate short concentrated work periods with breaks.
- Reduce workload when signs of frustration are noticed
 4. Collaborative learning:
effective way to support learners with difficulty displaying
interpersonal behavior by providing opportunities to
practice and develop social skills in a supportive and
structured environment.

- group projects - peer tutoring

- group discussion - role- playing

 5. Access to Support Services:
can help learners with difficulty displaying interpersonal
behavior address underlying emotional or behavioral
issues that may be affecting their ability to interact
positively with others.

- counseling
- Social work
- therapy
 POSSIBLE FACTORS
WHY LEARNERS
MAY HAVE THE DIFFCULTY
IN
DISPLAYING
INTERPERSONAL BEHAVIOR
1. Developmental delays
2. Trauma and adverse experiences
3. Learning disability
4. Lack of social skills training

5. Home environment
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