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Are natural environments unnatural?: A survey of early intervention survey providers
Shelley-Sireci, Lynn M., 2001
NHSA Dialog, 4(1), 123-147

An examination of the settings used to provide early intervention services for children with disabilities, based on a sample of 116 service providers from 16 early intervention centers in a New England state

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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.

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Child care: Inclusion as enrichment
Brennan, Eileen M., 2001
Focal Point, 15(2), 46-50.

An exploration of the benefits of including children with emotional and behavioral problems into normal child care settings

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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

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The costs of preschool inclusion
Odom, Samuel L., Spring 2001
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 21(1), 46-55

A comparison of the instructional costs of educating children with disabilities in inclusive classroom settings vs. special education settings in five preschools

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Cross-cultural considerations in early childhood special education
Bennett, Tess, 2001
(CLAS Technical Report No. 14). Champaign: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

An exploration of the importance of an approach to special education teaching that incorporates an understanding of different cultures

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Curricular considerations for young children in inclusive settings
Lieber, Joan, 2001
NHSA Dialog, 4(3), 432-452

An overview of the history of early childhood special education programs and a discussion of challenges in the delivery of services

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Early intervention: Critical roles of early childhood service providers
Talay-Ongan, Ayshe, 2001
International Journal of Early Years Education, 9(3), 221-228

An overview of approaches to early childhood education for children with disabilities and an inquiry into effects on the early intervention of children with disabilities by childhood providers, based on a case study on a child care center affiliated with Macquarie University

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Exclusion and inclusion in New Zealand early childhood education: Disability, discourses and contexts
Purdue, Kerry, 2001
International Journal of Early Years Education, 9(1), 37-49

An analysis of statements from 157 parents, early childhood educators, and support staff participating in a workshop on inclusion in early childhood education in New Zealand, focusing on issues of inclusive and exclusive education for children with special needs

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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

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Increasing engagement of preschoolers with disabilities through correspondence training and picture cues
Bevill, Alicia R., 2001
Journal of Early Intervention, 24(2), 129-145

A study on the use of picture cues on children with disabilities and its influence on their use of free play sessions in the classroom, based on a case study of 4 preschool children with significant developmental delays

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Participation of a preschooler with visual impairments on the playground: Effects of musical adaptations and staff development
Kern, Petra, 2001
The Journal of Music Therapy, 38(2), 149-164

An evaluation of the adaptations made to a playground for a 3-year-old boy with congenital blindness and subsequently individualized instruction to staff that provided care for the child

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Play and social skills in maltreated and non-maltreated preschools during peer interactions
Darwish, Diane, 2001
Child Abuse & Neglect, 25(1), 13-31

An investigation of the differences in social skills and play behavior in maltreated children and non-maltreated children

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Policy and management supports for Early Head Start and Part C programs
Summers, Jean Ann, 2001
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 21(1), 16-30

A qualitative study of the perceptions of state and local administrators, direct care providers, and parents of the process of service integration of Part C and Early Head Start programs in five states

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A profile of early childhood special education in Taiwan, Republic of China
Kang, Ya-Shu A., June 2001
Journal of Research in Special Education Needs, 1(2)

A discussion of the results of a survey of early childhood special education practices in Taiwan, specifically examining educators' intervention training, professional development, years of experience, licenses and credentials as well as program characteristics (number of children, types of services, staff-child ratio)

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Teachers' views concerning individualized intervention and support roles within developmentally appropriate practices
McDonnell, Andrea P., 2001
Journal of Early Intervention, 24(1), 67-83

An examination of the views of preschool teachers on intervention programs for children with developmental delays, based on a survey of 276 teachers working in programs accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

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Transition is more than a change in services: The need for a multicultural perspective
Bruns, Deborah A., 2001
(Technical Report No. 4). Champaign: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Early Childhood Research Institute on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services.

A literature review exploring transition practices between early intervention services and preschool services for children with disabilities from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

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Visual impairment in young children: A review of the literature with implications for working with families of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds
Chen, Deborah, 2001
(CLAS Technical Report No. 7). Champaign: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

An exploration of the relationship between of visual impairment and children’s development, and a discussion of implications on the approach to the special education instruction of children with sight-related disabilities

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