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Family Outcomes in Early Intervention: Results from a Nationwide Study in Portugal
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Leite, Carina Sofia Correia; Pereira, Ana Paula da Silva – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
Several studies have stressed the outcomes for families who are supported by Early Intervention in the following dimensions: knowledge/information; development of competencies; well-being; and quality of life. As a result, this study assessed 999 families to examine the outcomes of Early Intervention in Portugal. Our results show that families…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Well Being, Quality of Life, Early Intervention
Training Young Adults with Intellectual Disability to Read Critically on the Internet
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Delgado, Pablo; Ávila, Vicenta; Fajardo, Inmaculada; Salmerón, Ladislao – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: Young people with intellectual disability (ID) are becoming frequent Internet users, but they present difficulties selecting reliable Internet sources. Methods: The present authors tested an instructional programme aimed at increasing skills to evaluate information from the Internet of 33 young adult students with intellectual…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Critical Reading, Guides, Internet
Sampling the Special Needs Kaleidoscope.
Sarkees, Michelle – Vocational Education Journal, 1985
Describes the Kaleidoscope, a conference activity designed to make special needs personnel and other interested individuals aware of a variety of new techniques, materials, and programs for handicapped, disadvantaged, and limited English proficiency learners. Subjects include evaluating software for disabled learners, workshops, competency-based…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Information Sources, Program Design
Special Education Program Evaluation: A Planning Guide. An Overview. CASE Commissioned Series.
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McLaughlin, John A. – 1988
This resource guide is intended to help in planning special education program evaluations. It focuses on: basic evaluation concepts, identification of special education decision makers and their information needs, specific evaluation questions, procedures for gathering relevant information, and evaluation of the evaluation process itself.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Inclusion: A Right, Not a Privilege.
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Connecticut Univ. Health Center, Farmington. – 1996
This resource guide contains information to help parents find community early childhood programs that meet the needs of children with disabilities. The guide reviews parents' legal rights, legal entitlements that support parents' efforts to have children with disabilities included in community programs, and resources available to make community…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Day Care Centers, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Important Issues in Rural Education: A Collection of ERIC/CRESS Fact Sheets and Mini Reviews.
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Seager, D. D.; And Others – 1980
The two mini reviews and two fact sheets contained in this collection synthesize basic information regarding four issues in rural education: special education, transportation, early childhood education, and reading achievement. Solutions to the special education problems of child identification, parent involvement, delivery of special education…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Handicap Identification