“…For example, teachers may have fewer interactions and spend less time to promote success with students who demonstrate problematic behavior and instead must spend more controlling their behavior (Bradley, Doolittle, & Bartolotta, 2008;Hamre & Pianta, 2001;Wehby, Symons, Canale, & Go, 1998). As Capern and Hammond (2014) stated, positive student-teacher relationships are important for all students but especially for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). First, there is a plethora of evidence regarding EBD students' underperformance with respect to academic achievement (Kauffman & Landrum, 2013;Lane, Carter, Pierson, & Glaeser, 2006;Nelson, Benner, Lane, & Smith, 2004;Reid, Gonzalez, Nordness, Trout, & Epstein, 2004;Trout, Nordness, Pierce, & Epstein, 2003) and socio-emotional skills (Bowers, 2006;Cullinan & Sabornie, 2004;Kauffman & Landrum, 2013;Quinn, Kavale, Mathur, Rutherford, & Forness, 1999).…”