This paper presents acronyms related to early intervention, education, special education, and other laws important to individuals with disabilities and their families. For related information, also read Acronyms and Agencies. [For related report, "Acronyms and Agencies. Alliance Action Information Sheets," see ED534053.]

This paper presents acronyms related to early intervention, education, special education, and other laws important to individuals with disabilities and their families. For related information, also read Acronyms and the Law. [For related report, "Acronyms and the Law. Alliance Action Information Sheets," see ED534052.]

The document serves as a directory of projects supported by the U.S. Office of Special Education in the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP) and provides an overview of their activities. An introduction describes the HCEEP network. The overview summarizes the activities of the five types of HCEEP projects: Demonstration, Outreach…

Five early education curricula for handicapped children are described. The five curricula are: (1) the Learning Accomplishment Profile (LAP), which uses a developmental task approach with hierarchical objectives in six specific domains (gross motor, fine motor, social, self-help, cognitive, and language skills); (2) Higher Competencies in…

Seventeen rating scales to assess parent-infant interactions are reviewed. A table provides identifying information, descriptive information, and psychometric qualities. Discussion includes implications for practice in the assessment of infants with disabilities and directions for future research. (Author/DB)

This document presents 106 abstracts of selected early childhood programs sponsored in 1997-1998 by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS). Included are project grants administered by the Office of Special Education Programs within OSERS that focus on policies, programs, and practices related to young children with…

The packet reviews the assessment and teaching of social skills to persons with special needs and lists a variety of resources and readings. Definitions are provided for seven key terms (e.g., adaptive behavior, behavior disorder, social skills). Frequently asked questions addressing assessment and intervention are answered. Assessment by means of…

The bibliography lists English-language journal articles, book sections, a dissertation, and an official State of Wisconsin report, addressing the topic of substance abuse among handicapped and high-risk individuals. The entries are arranged in five sections according to handicapping condition and provide basic bibliographic information and a…

In December 2004, Congress reauthorized the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and in doing so, established the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) in the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). On July 1, 2005, NCSER began its operation and held its first set of research grant competitions, which included the…

The Texas Interagency Council on Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) serves 23,000 children a year and funds 71 comprehensive programs and 12 Milestones programs throughout Texas. Comprehensive programs offer a variety of services to help families who have babies and toddlers with disabilities or delays, providing services in the home or integrated…

This book is the first of four volumes in a directory of more than 1,000 discretionary grants and contracts supported by the Research to Practice Division of the Office of Special Education Programs. This volume focuses on projects concerned with research, innovation, and evaluation divided into two broad discretionary programs: "Research and…

This book is a directory of about 1,100 discretionary projects supported by the Office of Special Education Programs and focuses on projects concerned with research, innovation, and evaluation. This first volume of four presents projects categorized in the following two discretionary programs: "Research and Innovation To Improve Services and…

This catalog lists resources available from projects federally funded by the Early Education Program for Children with Disabilities. This discretionary grant program supports a variety of innovative service, training, and research projects in early intervention and early childhood special education. Information is organized by type of project:…

This directory lists 96 organizations that provide information, services, and/or referral to parents, educators, persons with disabilities, and others concerned with disabilities. Organizations are grouped according to their primary emphasis, as follows: (1) general disability information; (2) information for families; (3) legal rights and…

This directory of selected early childhood programs includes project grants in three categories administered by the Office of Special Education Programs and funded under the Early Education Program for Children with Disabilities. The program categories include the Division of Innovation and Development, the Division of Personnel Preparation, and…