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Chandler, Lynette K. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1993
This article presents a series of steps to help sending and receiving teachers of children with disabilities who are making the transition from preschool to kindergarten. The steps help teachers plan for transition, develop and implement child preparation activities, and integrate preparation activities with existing curricular goals and teaching…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Planning, Integrated Activities, Kindergarten
Vermont Univ., Burlington. Center on Disability and Community Inclusion. – 2001
This final report describes activities and accomplishments of National TEEM Outreach, a 3-year project designed to support the inclusion of young children with disabilities in kindergarten and subsequent general education classrooms in 12 school districts located in 5 states. The project focused on disseminating and replicating the previously…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Inclusive Schools, Information Dissemination
Howell, Evelyn N. – 1994
This paper describes a supported transition plan for preschool students with special needs who are entering a kindergarten classroom. The transition plan includes the following phases: (1) make decision regarding kindergarten placement; (2) develop a preplacement plan which includes a visitation to the preschool program by kindergarten staff; and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Cooperation
Rosenkoetter, Sharon E.; And Others – 1994
This volume presents a comprehensive plan for transition of children with special needs and their families between infant or early intervention services and preschool services, and between preschool services and kindergarten. It aims to help in bridging these services to minimize the stress and increase the promise of early childhood transitions.…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
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Fuchs, Douglas; Fuchs, Lynn S.; Al Otaiba, Stephanie; Thompson, Anneke; Yen, Loulee; McMaster, Kristen N.; Svenson, Ebba; Yang, Nancy J. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2001
This article describes a teacher-researcher collaboration, "Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies for Kindergartens," or K-PALS, which was the reading readiness program produced by the partnership. The development of K-PALS is discussed, along with research showing that it promotes young children's reading development and fits easily into classrooms.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children
Fox, Wayne; Ross-Allen, Jane – 1991
This final report describes: (1) a model designed to help the transition of young children with special needs from early childhood programs into regular kindergarten and other regular education environments; and (2) the impact of TEEM (Transition into the Elementary Education Mainstream) Outreach in disseminating and replicating the model…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices
Hayes, A.; And Others – 1981
A project was developed for the purpose of monitoring the special education program of the Queensland, Australia, Department of Education. This program offered educational support for very young handicapped children and their families. The monitoring team had a formative role in providing the services of consultants to advise teachers in certain…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Down Syndrome, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries