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ERIC Number: ED128985
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976-Feb
Pages: 69
Abstractor: N/A
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Begin at the Beginning: A Report on the Capper Foundation's Early Education Project.
Fugate, Ron, Ed.
Presented is a description of the Capper Foundation Early Education Project which serves up to 30 physically handicapped children (0 - 7-years-old) at a given time, and included is an explanation of how objective measurement techniques are used to assess performance in class, physical and occupational therapies, and speech pathology. Outlined are the history of the project, descriptions of staff members, evaluation and treatment methods, measurement techniques, evaluation processes, teaching skills, and the use of the team approach. The infant program and the parent program are described. In the sections on the preschool, physical and occupational therapies, speech pathology, and social services case studies are reviewed as examples of the use of individualized educational programs, and graphs and charts are included. A detailed case study of one child is presented and followed through the evaluation interview, evaluation staffing, and departmental staffing reports including planning, results, and recommendations. Appended are a list of forms and the address of the foundation from which to obtain them, and tables of long-and short-term goals for physical and occupational therapies. (IM)
Ms. Benith MacPherson, Director, Early Education Project, The Capper Foundation for Crippled Children, 3500 West Tenth Street, Topeka, Kansas 66604 ($5.00)
Publication Type: Guides - General
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Sponsor: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Capper Foundation for Crippled Children, Topeka, KS.
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