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Saint-Laurent, Lise; And Others – Etudes et recherches, 1994
This booklet presents a reading and writing intervention program for French Canadian preschool children with developmental delays, to be implemented by parents or collaboratively by parents and teachers. The program calls for children to have frequent contacts with written language, in order to facilitate the development of a positive attitude…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Developmental Delays, Early Intervention, Educational Strategies
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1994
This report presents the outcomes of a policy forum convened to address issues of disciplining students with disabilities. Summaries of panel presentations are provided, focusing on legal and policy issues, school/interagency solutions/good practices, and family and community issues. Observations and recommendation of forum workgroups are also…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Compliance (Legal), Curriculum Development
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1994
This paper reports on the design, purpose, implementation, and outcomes of a policy forum on disproportionate representation of students from minority ethnic/racial groups in special education. The purpose of this policy forum was to develop an action agenda for implementation of two recommendations assigned a high priority by a group of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disability Identification, Disproportionate Representation, Educational Diagnosis
Gardner, Stephen E., Ed.; And Others – 1994
In 1993, "Signs of Effectiveness in Preventing Alcohol and Other Drug Problems" appeared. It addressed alcohol and other drug use as a health problem influenced by risk factors in five life spheres or domains: individual, family, school, peer group, and community. Like its predecessor, "Signs of Effectiveness II" reports on…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Children, Delinquency
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Crowley, Susan L. – 1995
This study used data from 992 cases in 16 longitudinal studies of the Early Intervention Research Institute to evaluate five measures of family functioning: (1) Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale-III; (2) Family Support Scale; (3) Family Resources Scale; (4) Parenting Stress Index; and (5) Family Inventory of Life Events.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center for Special Needs Populations. – 1992
These three videotape recordings focus on provision of inclusive, family-centered programs for children with disabilities, birth through age 8. The first video is 14 minutes long and is titled "ICC Parents Share Their Stories." In it, four parents who serve on state interagency coordinating councils (ICCs) for early intervention share…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Hile, Matthew G.; Campbell, Donna M. – 1993
This paper describes the use of an automated performance support system, the Mental Retardation-Expert (MR-E), in the training of 16 student clinicians to think "functionally" about undesirable behaviors of persons with mental retardation or developmental disabilities (MR/DD). The MR-E models human expertise in behavioral diagnosis and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education
Reynolds, Arthur J.; And Others – 1993
This report presents grade six findings of the Longitudinal Study of Children at Risk, an on-going, prospective study that has followed 1,235 low-income, minority children in the Chicago Public Schools since 1986. Three major questions are addressed in the report: What are the children's levels of school competence and socioemotional development?;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Early Intervention, Elementary School Students
Poirier, Lynn – 1991
A practicum was developed to increase self-esteem, to lower anxiety, and to improve social skills in 13 emotionally handicapped (EH) middle school boys. An additional objective was to provide parenting classes which focused on increasing parents' knowledge and skills in improving their children's self esteem. The 8-month multifaceted program…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Emotional Disturbances, Intermediate Grades, Interpersonal Competence
Kellaghan, Thomas; Greaney, Betty Jane – 1993
This longitudinal study evaluated the effects of a preschool project designed to serve children between 3 and 5 years of age in a disadvantaged inner-city area in Dublin, Ireland. The preschool, established in 1969, emphasized the development of children's cognitive skills and established structures to increase parents' involvement in their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Cognitive Development
Linney, Jean Ann; Brondino, Michael J. – 1993
Using data from a larger intervention study of youth at risk for substance abuse, this study examined the impact of school transition on middle school and high school youth at high risk for alcohol and other drug abuse. Subjects for the larger study were 279 students from 30 secondary schools; approximately 10 students from each school were…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, High School Students, High Schools, Intervention
Bottomley, Diane; Osborn, Jean – 1993
To investigate the differences between an instructional program that explicitly emphasized both decoding and comprehension and one that emphasized only comprehension, a study engaged two groups of first grade children identified as being at risk for learning to read in both effective decoding instruction and meaningful comprehension and thinking…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Decoding (Reading), Early Intervention, Elementary School Students
Bernes, Kerry – 1993
In response to increasing demands that Canadian school boards provide behavior adaptation programs to counter the effects of disruptive home environments, school violence, and victimization, this paper explores definitions and diagnostic criteria for the following behavior disorders: attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification
Roy, George W. – 1993
A program was developed to address the needs of 20 day students with emotional and behavioral disturbances, who had been expelled from other special school programs. A small group format was used to teach and to practice fundamental social skills necessary for coping with the classroom environment. Groups of three children were formed on the basis…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Classroom Environment, Curriculum, Day Programs
Gallagher, James J. – 1992
This paper explores the barriers and possible solutions toward the implementation of the goal of a coordinated service system for young children with special needs and their families. The components of the vision of a comprehensive, interagency, multidisciplinary, coordinated service system are outlined, such as interdisciplinary cooperation, a…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Coordination, Delivery Systems
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