The importance of effective behaviour screening in the early years

Tyler-Merrick, Gaye; Church, John

doi:10.1080/13632752.2012.697747

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“…For children who test at or above the cutoff scores on the CBS, a more thorough evaluation is recommended as there may be several different contributing factors to a child's behavior problems that will influence the choice of treatment (e.g., chaotic home environment, lack of supervision or parental attention, trauma, etc.). Although some young children do improve alone with the passage of time, many do not (Fanti & Henrich, 2010;Poulou, 2015;Tyler-Merrick & Church, 2013). Evidence-based programs are available that were designed specifically for very young children with behavior problems living in poverty (Fung & Fox, 2014;Harris, Fox, & Love, 2015) …”

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Screening for Significant Behavior Problems in Diverse Young Children Living in Poverty

2015

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The development and use of first line screening instruments is an essential first step in assessing behavior disorders in very young children. The Early Childhood Behavior Screen (ECBS) is a parent-report measure for behavior disorders and is normed on young children (1 to 5 years old) living in poverty. The current study presents psychometric support for the discriminative validity of the ECBS's 10-item Challenging Behavior Scale (CBS) as a first-line screener for externalizing behavior problems for preschool aged-children in poverty. The study's sample included 673 participants (M age years = 2.81; 63.2% male; 65.8% African American) that all met the federal definitional standard for living in poverty. A confirmatory factor analysis was run to provide support for the ECBS factor structure. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve analyses were used to test the CBS's ability to distinguish between 428 clinic-referred children and 245 nonclinic-referred children. Results showed an acceptable fit model for the ECBS, providing further evidence of its construct validity. Optimal cut-scores by child age derived from the ROC curve analyses were provided with corresponding levels of sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values. Sensitivity rates for cut scores ranged from .76 -.83 and specificity rates ranged from .88-.95. Acceptable test-retest reliability and good internal consistency also was observed. The CBS quickly identifies young children from low-income, urban, diverse populations that may be at-risk for developing significant behavior disorders and should be considered by health care professionals who work with very young children.

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Screening for Significant Behavior Problems in Diverse Young Children Living in Poverty

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“…These could have a damaging effect on the individual's life and on those with whom they come into contact. In a recent study, Tyler‐Merrick and Church () reported that early identification will predict the future behaviours of children with SEBD and early intervention can have positive long‐term outcomes on such issues as school failure, peer rejection and later offending.…”

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Providing effective support to teachers in addressing social, emotional and behavioural difficulties in mainstream classrooms in a Bangalore pre‐primary school

D'Souza¹,

Jament²

2015

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This article reports a study conducted on children's social, emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD) in a single pre-primary school in Bangalore, with the objective of developing a behaviour management policy for use by teachers. Limited evidence is available in the Indian literature in the area of SEBD and it remains important to know how the teachers address behaviour in their classrooms and what proposals they have for the provision of effective support for these children in schools. Eight teachers who had expressed concerns about children's SEBD were selected for the study. Questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used to gather data from these teachers. The first part of the study was focused upon the teachers' understanding of the concept of SEBD and the characteristics associated with this label that they encounter in the classroom. Further attempts were made to explore teachers' strategies and 'solutions' to meet such difficulties in their classrooms.

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Social development and language development : what is the relationship?

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2017

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The importance of effective behaviour screening in the early years

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Screening for Significant Behavior Problems in Diverse Young Children Living in Poverty

Screening for Significant Behavior Problems in Diverse Young Children Living in Poverty

Providing effective support to teachers in addressing social, emotional and behavioural difficulties in mainstream classrooms in a Bangalore pre‐primary school

Social development and language development : what is the relationship?

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