Similarities and Differences Between Parents' and Teachers ' Observations of the Behavior of Children with Learning Problems

Parents and teachers of 17 youngsters diagnosed as learning disabled were adminis-tered the Child Behavior Checklist. The results indicated that parents and teachers agreed with regard to externalizing-type behavior. Parents ' and teachers ' disagreement was greatest for younger children when reporting internalizing-type behavior. Behavioral difficulties in young-sters with learning problems have been observed for some time and continue to be a source of significant concern (Rutter, Tizard, & Whitmore, 1970; Sturge, 1982). Recently, behav-ioral problems have been measured formally via norm based symptom or behavior checklists (Harris, King