Journal of Educational Technology & Society

Running head: Education
Education
Student’s Name
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Introduction
Within the classroom individual students come with several variety of interest,
developmental maturity, experiences abilities and background knowledge. Hence the teachers
and the educators iron constant challenge for making the activities of learning flexible enough
for engaging each and every student within the classroom. Accommodating this differentiation
does not readily imply towards offering a different variety of course to each and every student,
but it is to know that each and every student it need choices and variety of instructional as well
as methods of assessment. According to Kerns et al., (2017), students having challenging
behavior then to have several difficulties with academic work within the classroom setting. Their
natures and behaviors interferes with traditional and successful learning methods. Children with
behavior challenges also have difficulty with attitudes and what habits towards classroom
learning. Learners with behavioral problems like anxiety and autism spectrum disorder
experiences several barriers towards effective learning (Tomlinson, 2014). Meeting all the
requirements of each and every learners together with actualization of the fullest potential of all
students within the classroom with or without disabilities are some of the key components of the
goal and vision of educational policies throughout the globe (Kutscher, 2014). The recognition of
education as the fundamental right and the consequent needs to be freely available towards all
the students, underpins that the system of education is to be provided for as well as sustain the
learning for all the learners irrespective of any barrier. According to the research studies children
with behavioral challenges, specifically with anxiety and autism spectrum disorder develop at a
different rate of growth since they don't necessarily grow the skills at the same order in compared
to the normal developing children. These children struggle with attention, focus, organization,
time management, memory as well as emotional control which causes as some of the major

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barriers affecting the learning process (Storch et al., 2013). In this research proposal for action
research, I am proposing to study, how to get a and differentiate the learning requirements of
students with behavioral problems, specifically children with anxiety and autism. The basis of
my interest revolves around the challenges faced by the children with behavioral challenges
towards there learning process and education system (Mills et al., 2014). In this action research I
will focus on understanding the different impacts of behavioral challenges of a child towards his
learning and development procedure and the recommended strategies that is needed to be
adopted by the teachers for supporting and addressing the need of these students in the light of
education being a basic and fundamental right for every children. While conducting this action
research paper, I am trying to learn about the different approaches and methods that it is required
for teaching students with behavioral challenges in classroom.
In the light of understanding the problems shared by children with anxiety and autism,
my overall goal is to summaries the learning needs and how to differentiate these are learning
strategies for students with behavioral concerns from other normal students in classroom. Factors
from my own history and experiences in teaching students have interested me for inquiring in
this area. During my initial days of teaching career I remember two children’s in my classroom
with certain behavior symptoms and problems who were not able to cope up the learning
materials like the other students in the classroom. Irrespective of the implementation of several
teaching techniques and learning methods as per the curriculum framework for teaching and
learning early year’s children’s, those two students with behavioral problems were not able to
cope up. While developing a research proposal for teacher research program, I want to enquire
regarding the behavioral challenges faced by students with anxiety and autism and identify the
special and differentiated learning needs they require for exceeding in their pathway of learning.

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The specific research question for my study is as follows
 How to character and differentiate the learning needs of students with behavioral
problems, anxiety and autism?
Literature Review
This section will focus over the background of the topic and the importance of
understanding the differentiated learning needs of behaviorally challenged students. Review of
literature in previous work together with its relation to my garden topic will be lasted in the light
of professional literature.
Behavioral problems
According to Yang, Hwang & Yang (2013),the concept of behavior problems is preferred
by the council for children with behavior disorders over the grounds of major relevance within
learning and education system. Behavioral problems in classroom interferes with teaching and
learning systems while disrupting the entire classroom environment. Children exhibiting
behavioral challenges generally tend to have several health disorders and genetic challenges
which acts as a barrier for them towards behaving normally within the classroom setting. As
stated by Rodgers and Ofield (2018) in his research study, children having anxiety and sensory
processing disorder tends to be disruptive within the classroom they fails to keep pace with their
daily lessons and activities. Children with anxiety walk around at inappropriate time while
finding it very difficult to organize as well as make sense of their sensor information which there
rain receives from the environment around them. For the children normal activities seems to be
confusing as well as overwhelming (Clarke, Hill & Charman, 2017). This children tends to have