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Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors of Children with Writing Disabilities
Author(s) -
Jordan Rebecca L. P.,
Fernandez Edmund P.,
Costa LaraJeane C.,
Hooper Stephen R.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
learning disabilities research and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.018
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1540-5826
pISSN - 0938-8982
DOI - 10.1111/ldrp.12216
Subject(s) - psychology , learning disability , typically developing , developmental psychology , psychological intervention , at risk students , mathematics education , autism , psychiatry
Students with specific learning disabilities (SLDs) are more likely to exhibit internalizing and externalizing behaviors than typically developing peers. Virtually none of the literature, however, reports on the behaviors of students at‐risk for writing disabilities (AR‐WD). We compared the behaviors of writers who are AR‐WD and typically developing writers (TDW) from first through fourth grade ( N = 138). We found that students who are AR‐WD were only significantly different from TDW on Externalizing and Total Behaviors at Grade 2. These findings illustrate the benefits of studying behavior across different forms of SLD, as it appears that students ARWD do not consistently manifest significant behaviors, although interventions that simultaneously target writing and behavior may be warranted and mutually beneficial.