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			Building the bridges: Early intervention to school Newman, Linda, 1996 Paper presented at the First Years of School conference, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. A study on the transition between preschool and school programs from a teacher�s perspective, focusing on early intervention programs for special needs children in New South Wales, Australia	Other
			Building professional development partnerships for inclusion FPG Child Development Institute, February, 2009 (FPG Snapshot No. 57). Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute. A summary of a description of a convention of the Natural Allies project, a multidisciplinary project to connect trainers of early childhood professionals contributing to efforts in four states to increase practitioner skills in inclusive environments	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			The case for inclusion: A study of the development of inclusive preschool programs for children with disabilities Cox, Kathy M., March 2010 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of La Verne, CA A qualitative study of strategies and barriers in the implementation and maintenance of inclusive preschool programs in California, based on interviews with representatives of 4 local education agencies in Northern, Southern, and in the Central Valley, California	Reports & Papers
			A case study of collaboration among an Early Head Start program, early intervention agencies and families for the provision of services to infants and toddlers with disabilities Bullock, Lisa W., 2004 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC An investigation of the degree and extent to which collaboration among an Early Head Start program and Part C programs occurred as these agencies served infants and toddlers with special needs and their families	Reports & Papers
			A case study of Head Start disability policy implementation Harris, Jennifer L., 2005 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH An analysis using the case study method to examine how Head Start disability policy was implemented in terms of appropriately distributing services to children with special needs	Reports & Papers
			Child Care and Special Needs Children: Challenges for Low-income Families Ward, Helen D., 2001 Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service, Institute for Child and Family Policy A study of child care for children with special needs that also examines related issues of welfare reform and coordination with early intervention services at the community level. The research is based on focus groups and in-depth interviews with low income parents of children with special needs in six communities in Maine and Connecticut, as well as interviews with welfare caseworkers, early intervention case managers, child care providers, and low-wage employees, to provide a context for parents' perspectives. Surveys of 189 child care providers and 441 parents of children with special needs in Maine was conducted as well as a secondary analysis of data from a sample of families with children with special needs drawn from the National Survey of America's Families.	Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects
			Children with disabilities in Head Start: The case of the Crestview Head Start program Jessup, Patricia A., 2004 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor A study of the policies and classroom practices used by the Crestview Head Start program that have helped to effectively implement a fully inclusive early education program	Reports & Papers
			Children with special needs in North Carolina child care programs: Survey report: October 1, 2003?September 30, 2004 Wesley, Patricia W., 2005 Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute, Partnerships for Inclusion. (No longer accessible as of October 11, 2012). A study of the enrollment of children with special needs in licensed child care programs in North Carolina as of October 31, 2003, with statewide and county analyses by child's age and provider type, based on a survey of child care providers	Reports & Papers
			Contemporary issues in early childhood special education [Special issue] Lieber, Joan, 2008 Exceptionality, 16(1) A special issue of the journal Exceptionality, focused on outcome- and research-based intervention, monitoring, and policy in the field of early childhood special education	Other
			The costs of inclusive and traditional special education preschool services Odom, Samuel L., 2001 Journal of Special Education Leadership, 14, 33-41 A comparison of per-student instructional costs for students with disabilities in inclusive and segregated settings and in public school-based, Head Start, and community-based preschool environments, based on data from five sites in different states	Reports & Papers
			DEC recommended practices: Indicators of quality in programs for infants and young children with special needs and their families Council for Exceptional Children. Division for Early Childhood, 1993 Reston, VA: Council for Exceptional Children. A description of indicator sets recommended to examine the quality of practices used in early intervention and early childhood special education programs; among others, the indicators address general curriculum, family participation, and interventions to help the development of children with special needs	Other
			Defining and assessing quality in early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families: Challenges and unresolved issues Aytch, Lynette S., 1999 Early Education and Development, 10(1), 7-23 A discussion of the use of methods to determine program quality of intervention services for children with disabilities and their families	Reports & Papers
			Developing and implementing early intervention programs for children with established disabilities Spiker, Donna, 2005 In M.J. Guralnik (Ed.), The developmental systems approach to early intervention (pp. 305-349). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing A model of a comprehensive system of early intervention services and supports for disabled preschool children and their families based on the Developmental Systems Model	Other
			Developing cross-cultural partnerships: Implications for child care quality research and practice Pence, Alan R., 1994 In P. Moss & A.R. Pence (Eds.), Valuing quality in early childhood services: New approaches to defining quality (pp. 108-122). New York: Teachers College Press A discussion of an innovative, cross-cultural curriculum partnership between public universities and the First Nations tribes in the advancement of quality early childhood services in Canada	Other
			Early school performance for students with disabilities: Examining the impact of early childhood special education, parent involvement, and family quality of life Epley, Pamela H., 2009 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Kansas, Lawrence An examination of home-based parent involvement and family quality of life as moderators of the relationship between parent ratings of early childhood special education services and academic or social-behavioral outcomes for children with disabilities, based on 156 parent ratings of services	Reports & Papers
			The effect of pre-K early intervention duration on academic achievement and socialization opportunities of 3rd-grade students who were eligible for special education services at ages 3 to 5: An exploratory study of children with developmental delays Lin, Mike Chang-Hui, 2005 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Central Florida, Orlando An examination of the effect of prekindergarten early intervention duration on academic achievement and socialization opportunities of third grade students who were eligible for special education services at ages 3 to 5	Reports & Papers
			The effects of Smart Start on young children with disabilities & their families: Final report Porter, Patricia, 1996 Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center. An evaluation of the Smart Start initiative�s influence on infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with disabilities and their families, addressing inclusive programming access and quality, coordination and integration of services in inclusive settings, and family perceptions regarding inclusion and early intervention services	Reports & Papers
			Effects of three training models on teacher's behavior toward preschoolers with disabilities Nachbaur, Katy, November 2008 Unpublished Master�s thesis, California State University, Fullerton An examination of the effects of three different training models of instructional support techniques on 6 teacher's positive behavior support from pre- and post- training observations at a private fee-based preschool	Reports & Papers
			Enhancing the transition process to inclusion Knight, Bruce Allen, 1998 Developmental Disabilities Bulletin, 26(1), 72-80 An examination of issues involved in the integration of children with developmental disabilities into regular schools in Australia	Other
			An exploratory study of how children with disabilities' early literacy and language development is supported in their Head Start classrooms Kavulic, Christy L., 2005 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, George Washington University, Washington, DC An examination of the types of literacy environments, accommodations, and adaptations available to children with disabilities in Head Start classrooms in Washington, D.C.	Reports & Papers
			Exploring the importance of reading programs for kindergartners with disabilities in mainstream classrooms Fuchs, Douglas, 2002 Exceptional Children, 68(3), 295-311 A one-year longitudinal study of the effects of a phonological awareness reading intervention on the reading skills of kindergarten children with special needs as compared with the effects of a reading intervention that combined phonological awareness training with beginning decoding instruction	Reports & Papers
			The family centeredness of interventions in preschool special education plans as determined by the location of service Calpin, Shannon L., 2001 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana An investigation to determine if differences exist between the family centeredness of different early interventions for preschool special education programs as generated by different service locations	Reports & Papers
			Head Start teachers' conceptions of full inclusion of young children: A study of four teachers Naidu, Inbaranjani, 2000 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, Kent, OH An inquiry into the opinions of two Head Start teachers and their assistants on the full inclusion of children with disabilities into the classroom	Reports & Papers
			How do S.M.A.R.T. activities benefit behavior and learning for students in early childhood special education, kindergarten, first and second grade classrooms in south central Minnesota? Moeller, Nick G., April 2010 Unpublished master's thesis, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, MN An account of progress experienced by 12 early childhood special education student participants in a Stimulating Maturity through Accelerated Readiness Training (S.M.A.R.T.) program, and a survey of prekindergarten through second grade teacher perceptions of the benefits of the program, based on data collected at a school in Minnesota	Reports & Papers
			Including infants and toddlers with disabilities in Early Head Start: Four case studies Tschantz, Jennifer M., 2002 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park A case study investigation of the collaborative efforts between Early Head Start programs and their corresponding Part C programs in terms of serving children with special needs and their families	Reports & Papers

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