Class Activities
Chapter 9: Individuals With Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
1. Prepare a graphic organizer that depicts the four dimensions of behavior. In your graphic include an explanation of each dimension
and an authentic example of each dimension.
Chapter 9 Objective
Outline the issues surrounding our understanding of emotional or behavioral disorders.
CEC Standard(s): Standard 3: Curricular Content Knowledge
Standard 3.1: Beginning special education professionals understand the central concepts, structures of the discipline, and tools
of inquiry of the content areas they teach, and can organize this knowledge, integrate cross-disciplinary skills, and develop meaningful
learning progressions for individuals with exceptionalities.
PRAXIS II: Education of Exceptional Students: Core Content Knowledge
• Topic I: Understanding Exceptionalities
B. Characteristics of students with disabilities
2. Positive behavior support (PBS) is a contemporary alternative strategy for responding to problematic behavior. It is designed to
prevent problem behavior instead of reacting to problem behavior with punishment. Prepare a one page handout that both summarizes the
intent of PBS and explains the three levels of prevention.
Chapter 9 Objective
Outline the issues surrounding our understanding of emotional or behavioral disorders.
CEC Standard(s): Standard 3: Curricular Content Knowledge
Standard 3.1: Beginning special education professionals understand the central concepts, structures of the discipline, and tools
of inquiry of the content areas they teach, and can organize this knowledge, integrate cross-disciplinary skills, and develop meaningful
learning progressions for individuals with exceptionalities.
PRAXIS II: Education of Exceptional Students: Core Content Knowledge
• Topic III: Delivery of Services to Students with Disabilities
A. Background knowledge, including
1. conceptual approaches underlying service delivery to students with disabilities