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Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education (ERIC EC)
ERIC EC Digest #E571 Author: Mary K. Fitzsimmons For some time,
researchers and school personnel have been studying the effects
of a wide range of problem behaviors on classroom learning.
Research funded by the Office of Special Education Programs
(OSEP) and other government agencies corroborates educators'
concerns that behavior difficulties interfere with the learning
of both the student exhibiting the behavior problem and his or
her peers. In light of this research, the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1997 require
that understanding the relationship between learning and
behavior must be a key ingredient in planning th