Strengths-based Child Portfolios: A Professional Development Activity To Alter Perspectives of Children with Special Needs.

Campbell, Philippa H.; Milbourne, Suzanne A.; Silverman, Christine

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ERIC Number: EJ634914

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Strengths-based Child Portfolios: A Professional Development Activity To Alter Perspectives of Children with Special Needs.

Campbell, Philippa H.; Milbourne, Suzanne A.; Silverman, Christine

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v21 n3 p152-61 Fall 2001

Forty-eight portfolio projects were completed by 65 urban, infant-toddler childcare workers who participated in a professional development program designed to increase the quality of childcare for children with and without disabilities. Results indicated a significantly higher number of strengths-based themes in child stories written after completion of the portfolio project. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care Centers, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Infants, Instructional Effectiveness, Portfolio Assessment, Professional Development, Student Evaluation, Toddlers, Training Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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