Acceptability and importance of adaptations to early literacy learning practices for young children with disabilities
Trivette, Carol M., 2010
(CELLpapers Vol. 5, No. 4). Morganton, NC: Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute, Center for Early Literacy Learning.
Findings from a study of early childhood intervention professionals' attitudes toward practices contained in parent guides to promote the early literacy development of young children that include adaptations for use with children with disabilities
Fact Sheets & Briefs
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
Child care providers' strategies to support inclusion
McGregor, Gail,
(Child Care plus+ Research Report No. 4). Missoula: Montana University Affiliated Rural Institute on Disabilities, Child Care plus+.
A discussion of strategies to support the inclusion of children with disabilities in Montana’s early childhood education and care programs, based on a survey of 1,744 owners and directors of child care programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care provider survey: Next steps
McGregor, Gail,
(Child Care plus+ Research Report No. 6). Missoula: Montana University Affiliated Rural Institute on Disabilities, Child Care plus+.
A summary of findings from the Montana Child Care Provider Survey, with a focus on strategies to support the inclusion of children with disabilities into early childhood programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care quality for children with disabilities
University of Nebraska--Lincoln. Center on Children, Families, and the Law,
(Policy Brief No. 6). University of Nebraska--Lincoln, Center on Children, Families, and the Law.
A briefing of a study of the experiences of children with disabilities and their parents in inclusive child care centers and family child care homes in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska, based on surveys of providers and parents and the in-depth observation of 365 providers
Fact Sheets & Briefs
A child outcome framework for the early childhood transition process
Rous, Beth, September 2006
Lexington: University of Kentucky, National Early Childhood Transition Center.
An overview of a conceptual framework for facilitating the transitions of special needs children from Part C interventions to preschool and from preschool to kindergarten
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Coming together for children with disabilities: State collaboration to support quality, inclusive child care
Mezey, Jennifer, 2003
(Child Care and Early Education Series Policy Brief No. 4). Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A summary of state policies which would provide special education and early intervention services to low-income children with disabilities in child care programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Group friendship activities to support membership
Cerros, Cassandra, August 2009
Seattle, WA: University of Washington, Head Start Center for Inclusion.
A discussion of group activities and teacher practices that promote friendship and inclusion in early childhood settings
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Inclusion resources and supports: Importance vs. use
McGregor, Gail,
(Child Care plus+ Research Report No. 5). Missoula: Montana University Affiliated Rural Institute on Disabilities, Child Care plus+.
A brief describing various supports and resources used for inclusion in Montana
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Inclusive child care in Montana: Child care provider survey: Overview
McGregor, Gail,
(Child Care plus+ Research Report No. 1). Missoula: Montana University Affiliated Rural Institute on Disabilities, Child Care plus+.
An inquiry into the attitudes of child care providers on the provision of child care services to children with disabilities, based on a survey of child care providers from 609 programs in Montana
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Profile of child care programs who provide care for young children with disabilities
McGregor, Gail,
A brief describing child care programs that care for young children with special needs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Readability of the Center for Early Literacy Learning practice guides with adaptations
Dunst, Carl J., 2010
(CELLpapers Vol. 5, No. 5). Morganton, NC: Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute, Center for Early Literacy Learning.
Findings from a study of the readability of parent guides to practices to promote the early literacy development of young children that include adaptations for use with children with disabilities
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Recognition & Response: Findings from the first implementation study
FPG Child Development Institute, October 2009
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.
A description of a study on the efficacy of the Recognition & Response (R&R) intervention in the promotion of the development of children with potential language and literacy delays
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Response to Intervention (RTI) in early childhood: Building consensus on the defining features
National Professional Development Center on Inclusion, January, 2012
Chapel Hill, NC: National Professional Development Center on Inclusion.
A discussion of a framework and considerations for the use of Response to Intervention (RTI) practices in early childhood
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Strategies to support transition for children with special needs
Rous, Beth, September 2006
Lexington: University of Kentucky, National Early Childhood Transition Center.
An overview of findings from focus group studies on effective practices for aiding the transition of children with special needs from early intervention to preschool and from preschool to kindergarten
Fact Sheets & Briefs
WWC review of the report "Randomized, controlled trial of the LEAP model of early intervention for young children with autism spectrum disorders"
What Works Clearinghouse (Institute of Education Sciences), July, 2012
Washington, DC: What Works Clearinghouse (Institute of Education Sciences).
An application of evidence standards to and a summary of a study of the effects of two years of teacher training in the Learning Experiences and Alternative Program for Preschoolers and Their Parents (LEAP) program on children's improvements in measures of cognitive, language, social, and problem behavior, and autism symptoms, with an analysis of the relationship between child outcomes and fidelity of implementation, teacher characteristics, and child performance at the beginning of the intervention, based on data from 294 preschool children in 56 inclusive classrooms
Fact Sheets & Briefs