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Developing a Home-Based Early Intervention Personnel Training Program in Southeast China
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Xie, Huichao; Chen, Ching-I; Chen, Chieh-Yu; Squires, Jane; Li, Wenge; Liu, Tian – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2017
China is expected to have a rapid growth in specialized early intervention (EI) services for young children ages birth to 6 and their families. A major barrier in the provision of EI services in China is the shortage of well-trained EI personnel. In 2013, a Home-Based Early Intervention Program (HBEIP) was started at South China Normal University…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Intervention, Young Children, Barriers
Lessons Learned from Implementation of the IEP: Applications to the IFSP.
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Gallagher, James; Desimone, Laura – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1995
This article reviews literature on experiences with the Individualized Education Program (IEP) and the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). It identifies IEP problems (such as poorly written objectives) and positive features (such as better teacher-family relations). The article suggests that IEP/IFSP development flaws may indicate problems…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Planning for Successful Inservice Education for Local Early Childhood Programs.
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Trohanis, Pascal Louis – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1994
This article offers guidelines for designing inservice education for personnel working with young children with disabilities and their families. Discussion covers definitions, assumptions, support and start up, initial planning, program design, evaluation, implementation, and follow-up. It identifies special considerations and circumstances…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Family Programs
The Provision of Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education within Community Early Childhood Programs: Characteristics of Effective Service Delivery.
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Bruden, Mary Beth – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1993
This article describes a demonstration project that utilized 28 community early childhood programs as intervention placements for 30 preschool-age children with disabilities. Results suggested significant developmental gains for all children. Service delivery characteristics identified as necessary for the effective implementation of intervention…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Public Television and Video Technology for Rural Families with Special Needs Young Children: The ETIPS Model.
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Folio, Rhonda; Richey, Dean – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1991
The Educational Television Intervention Programs Project uses television and video technology to increase public awareness of early intervention and to improve family members' competence in implementing home-based intervention. The project includes a video series about child development for individuals working with both typically developing and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Disabilities, Distance Education
Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Appraising Its Usefulness for Young Children with Disabilities.
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Carta, Judith J.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1991
This article reviews the rationales and premises of the Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) approach and early childhood special education (ECSE), highlighting areas of overlap. DAP's insufficiencies for planning, implementing, and evaluating ECSE programs are noted. A selective literature review clarifies issues separating the two areas,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Delivery Systems, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices