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Download full textKarisa, Amani; Samuels, Chantal; Watermeyer, Brian; McKenzie, Judith; Vergunst, Richard – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2022
Background: South Africa has migrated the responsibility for early childhood development (ECD) centres from the Department of Social Services to the Department of Basic Education. This functional shift has ushered in consultations and discussions on how best to implement ECD, including opportunities the change may bring. Aim: By anchoring the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Intervention, Disabilities, Young Children
Direct linkChopra, Ritu; Banerjee, Rashida; DiPalma, Geraldine; Merrill, Laura; Ferguson, Ardith – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2013
Under the supervision of a licensed early intervention provider, paraprofessionals play an indispensable role in implementation of home and community-based services to infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities and their families in Colorado. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 requires that…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Models, Training Methods, Early Intervention
Lifter, Karin; Chandler, Lynette K.; Cochran, Deborah C.; Dinnebeil, Laurie A.; Gallagher, Peggy A.; Christensen, Kimberly A.; Stayton, Vicki D. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2011
The revision and process of validation of standards for early childhood special education (ECSE) and early intervention (EI) personnel at the initial and advanced levels of preparation, which occurred during 2005-2008, are described to provide a record of the process and to inform future cycles of standards revision. Central components focus on…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Special Education
Fiore, Thomas A.; Nimkoff, Tamara; Munk, Tom; Carlson, Elaine – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2013
The "Personnel Development Program to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities" is authorized under Section 662 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and is known as the Personnel Development Program (PDP). The PDP is administered by the U.S. Department of Education's (ED's) Office of Special…
Descriptors: Staff Development, Federal Programs, Program Evaluation, Special Education
Kahn, Lynne; Hurth, Joicey; Kasprzak, Christina M.; Diefendorf, Martha J.; Goode, Susan E.; Ringwalt, Sharon S. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2009
The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center was charged by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs from October 2001 through September 2006 to develop, implement, and evaluate an approach to technical assistance (TA) that would result in sustainable systems change in state early intervention and…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Disabilities, Young Children, Staff Development
Peer reviewedFile, Nancy; Kontos, Susan – Journal of Early Intervention, 1992
This discussion reviews the literature regarding consultation as a form of indirect service delivery in early intervention for children with disabilities, identifies barriers to effective consultation practice, and concludes that consultation can allow children with disabilities to receive intervention services in integrated settings if…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedStraka, Elizabeth; Losardo, Angela; Bricker, Diane – Infant-Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal, 1998
Addresses program evaluation of the personnel preparation in early-intervention programs. Describes an interdisciplinary preservice program, discusses the program's evaluation areas, reviews the specific evaluation tools, and presents evaluation results over a four-year period. Critical program components are highlighted. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Preservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedEggbeer, Linda; And Others – Infants and Young Children, 1994
This article presents a rationale for the importance of relationships as a focus for training infant/family professionals and paraprofessionals. It describes six innovative training strategies that have been used as part of the ZERO TO THREE/National Center for Clinical Infant Programs' City TOTS (training of trainers) project. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Relationship, Infants
Peer reviewedRush, Dathan D.; And Others – Infants and Young Children, 1995
This paper describes the Oklahoma Statewide Training and Regional Support (STARS) program, a system of early intervention inservice training developed to comply with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part H. Major challenges included identification of technical assistance needs, facilitation of training attendance, identification…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Inservice Teacher Education, Preschool Education
Peer reviewedMcCormick, Katherine M.; Vail, Cynthia; Gallagher, Peggy A. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2002
A survey of all 50 states and the District of Columbia found that more than half the states utilized a Higher Education Consortium to facilitate personnel development and capacity building in the early intervention disciplines. Information about the membership, mission, and meeting structure is provided as well as possible explanations for why…
Descriptors: Consortia, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Peer reviewedKilloran, John; Templeman, Torry Piazza; Peters, Joyce; Udell, Tom – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2001
This article identifies competencies needed by paraprofessionals working in early childhood special education including ways to document various mastery levels. It describes use of the competencies in Oregon's early childhood special education personnel development program. It explains the process used to identify needed competencies and also…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Wald, Penelope J. – 1991
The concept of coaching can be operationalized to support the growth, change, and commitment of staff, families, and children participating in integrated preschool intervention programs. Coaching is a strategy for facilitating accomplishment; it is a process whereby a coach and a player work together with the intention of realizing a player's…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Goal Orientation
Pawl, Jeree, Ed. – Zero to Three, 1991
This newsletter theme issue focuses on the value of supervision in developing personnel in programs for infants with disabilities and their families. The first article, titled "Learning through Supervision and Mentorship To Support the Development of Infants, Toddlers and Their Families" (Emily Fenichel), is an essay explaining the thinking of the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Programs
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System, Chapel Hill, NC. – 1998
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…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Identification, Early Intervention
Brockenbrough, Ken – NEC*TAS Notes, 1991
This publication describes several national initiatives focusing on the need for cultural pluralism among professionals and support services for parents of young children with disabilities. The publication begins with a discussion of new laws, funding initiatives and programs, and special projects of the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S.…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention
