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Analysis of a mentoring program to change attitudes related to turnover of special needs teachers
Eson-Brizo, Jaimie, 2010
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

A qualitative study of teachers' reasons for turnover, perceptions of successful program components, ideas for program implementation, and feedback on a pilot teacher mentoring program from semi-structured interviews with 5 newly-hired teachers in a preschool for autistic students in the 2008-2009 school year

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Child Care and Children with Special Needs: Challenges for Low Income Families
University of Southern Maine, Summer 2010
Ward, Helen, and Lisa Morris. Child Care and Children with Special Needs: Challenges for Low Income Families, 2002-2005 [Computer file]. ICPSR27001-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-06-11. doi:10.3886/ICPSR27001

This project was a mixed-method, multi-level study of low income families of children with special needs and the system which serves them, focusing primarily on child care, employment and balancing work and family. In the first year of the study, qualitative research was conducted to learn directly from parents about their experiences. In the second and third years, a field study of three communities was conducted as well as statewide surveys and analysis of national data bases to supplement the data collected in the first year.

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Finding the least restrictive environment for preschoolers under the IDEA: An analysis and proposed framework
DeMonte, Theresa M., February 2010
Washington Law Review, 85(1), 157-191

A legal Comment on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that suggests that disabled children's least restrictive environments may include home, community, and regular preschool, and a presentation of an analytical framework for courts to determine the least restrictive environments for preschool children

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Practices in early intervention for children with autism: A comparison with the national research council recommended practices
Downs, Robyn Conley, March 2010
Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 45(1), 150-159

A comparison of National Research Council recommended practices and reported practices of early intervention programs serving children with autism or spectrum disorder from a survey of 17 centers in Oregon and Washington

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Promoting language and literacy skills in children with down syndrome
FPG Child Development Institute, June, 2010
(FPG #60). Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.

An overview of strategies to promote the development of early language and literacy skills in children with down syndrome

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Relaxation and learning in the special-needs preschool classroom
Smith, Christine, April 2010
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Capella University, Minneapolis, MN

A case study of changes in the attending behaviors and behavior in and out of circle time in a special needs classroom using relaxation techniques, based on observations of 5 girls and 4 boys in a small rural elementary school

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The use of authentic assessment in eligibility determination for early childhood intervention programs
Bryce, Gisele Yvonne, April 2010
Unpublished master's thesis, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond

A survey of the use of authentic assessment methods to determine eligibility for special needs services based on data from the questionnaire responses of 62 Part C coordinators of early intervention programs across the United States and its territories

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