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Dunst, Carl J.; Trivette, Carol M.; Deal, Angela G. – Professional Development in Education, 2011
The effectiveness of three types of in-service training designed to improve early intervention practitioners' abilities to use family-systems intervention practices was evaluated in the study of 473 participants. Participants attended either conference presentations or one of two types of workshops (half day/full day or multi-day), or received one…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Disabilities, Inservice Education, Conferences (Gatherings)
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Sass-Lehrer, Marilyn; Benedict, Beth S.; Hutchinson, Nicole – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2011
A shortage of well-prepared professionals imposes limits on access to comprehensive and effective early intervention services to deaf and hard of hearing children. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act expects states to ensure that professionals working with infants and toddlers have relevant skills, however, there are very few…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Deafness, Toddlers, Infants
Mike, Kristen – ProQuest LLC, 2010
As a result of the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 2004), Response to Intervention (RTI) became a legal and acceptable basis for determining special education eligibility. While there may be evidence that RTI has had positive effects on the prereferral process for special education in some schools, there…
Descriptors: Intervention, School Psychologists, Learning Disabilities, Response to Intervention
Muller, Eve; Whaley, Kathy; Rous, Beth – Project Forum, 2009
In March 2008, the National Early Childhood Transition Initiative released a document developed collaboratively over several months titled "Designing and Implementing Effective Early Childhood Transition Processes". The document was created as a resource for improving state and local performance on the State Performance Plans (SPP) and…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Young Children, Program Effectiveness, Federal Legislation
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Kleinhammer-Tramill, Jeannie; Tramill, James L.; Westbrook, Alonzo – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2009
In response to the current federal initiative to evaluate the impact of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Personnel Preparation program, the authors summarize prior efforts to evaluate the program and identify common themes and gaps in that work. Also, the authors pose issues and questions for those who seek to understand the impact…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Special Education, Federal Aid
Project Forum, 2007
Policymakers and early childhood experts have long recognized the important role early childhood programs play in meeting the needs of young vulnerable children. Federal programs such as Head Start and Parts 619 & C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) are specifically designed to target young, vulnerable children and…
Descriptors: Expertise, Early Intervention, Federal Aid, Disabilities