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Preparing Paraprofessionals for Work with Families of Preschool Exceptional Children.

Bloom, Barbara – Special Education in Canada, 1982

A training program taught community people to work with parents of rural preschool children at risk for handicaps. Paraprofessionals received nine days of preservice instruction and a weekly inservice session on such topics as child development, assessment, and teaching strategies. Results have shown positive signs in children, parents, and…

Descriptors: High Risk Persons, Home Programs, Inservice Education, Paraprofessional School Personnel

A Descriptive Study of Early Childhood Intervention Programs in Saskatchewan. Final Report of "The Alpern-Boll" Data, 1984-1990.

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Bloom, Barbara – 1991

This document is a report of the Early Childhood Intervention Programs (ECIPs) in Saskatchewan (Canada), covering 1984 to 1990. The report describes: the ECIP approach to early intervention; the children who are enrolled in the ECIPs; children's levels of development when entering and leaving the ECIP; changes in rates of development while in…

Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Programs, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education