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Beecher, Constance C.; Strand, Paul; French, Brian F. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2018
This study modeled the time-dependent nature of pre-academic skills development for a multi-lingual sample of 382 preschoolers attending Head Start. A two-slope latent variable model accurately described the trajectories, which included five assessment points obtained throughout the school year for both pre-literacy and pre-numeracy variables.…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Early Intervention, Preschool Education, School Readiness
Friedman-Krauss, Allison; Garver, Karin; Nores, Milagros; Li, Zijia; Whitman, Charles – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2020
The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) conducted a needs assessment to understand and describe early childhood services for preschool-age children with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) in the state of Connecticut. In collaboration with the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE), NIEER developed survey…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Students with Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs, Needs Assessment
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Guo, Ying; Sawyer, Brook E.; Justice, Laura M.; Kaderavek, Joan N. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine the quality of the literacy environment in inclusive early childhood special education (ECSE) classrooms ("N" = 54). The first aim was to describe the quality of the literacy environment in terms of structure (i.e., book materials and print/writing materials) and instruction (i.e., instructional…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Educational Quality, Classroom Environment
Sheppard, Mary Erin – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This is a descriptive study that examines the form and function of preschool special education teams in New York City. The results are based upon the perceptions of teams as reported by parents and guardians of preschoolers with disabilities in NYC. These perceptions were collected through surveys and interviews. In addition, documents about…
Descriptors: Special Education, Teamwork, Urban Schools, Preschool Education
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Hollingsworth, Heidi L.; Boone, Harriet Able; Crais, Elizabeth R. – Young Exceptional Children, 2009
This article begins with a vignette about Carla, a 4-year-old girl with a diagnosis of developmental delays. It then describes a model to facilitate inclusion of young children in early childhood settings. The authors developed this model as they worked with practicing early childhood professionals. The model places emphasis on the following…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Disabilities, Preschool Children, Cooperation