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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Early childhood special education"”.
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Teachers' view on early childhood special education : A case of Livingstone
… was to investigate the views of teachers on early childhood special education in basic schools of Livingstone district of Zambia. In the present study, early childhood special education referred to an educational arrangement in which learners with special educational needs have access to …
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A Study to Identify Stress Factors of Early Childhood Special Education Teachers
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An exploratory assessment of a graduate early childhood special education dual certification program
… was to assess an urban university's graduate Early Childhood Special Education dual certification program and find ways to improve the program in order to facilitate growth and success for all of the students. The research design included both quantitative and qualitative data collection and …
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The Transition from Early Intervention to Early Childhood Special Education: Three Case Studies
… with Disabilities Act (IDEA) in 1997 increased educational standards and accountability for the education of students with disabilities. Specifically, the amendments of IDEA 1997 were directed at improving the results for all children served in Part B (early childhood special education) and Part …
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Self-regulation to practice: Incorporating the strategy to an early childhood special education setting
<p>Preschool students who display social emotional deficits pose challenging issues for families, caregivers and teachers who educate them. In this study, the effectiveness of an assistive technology based treatment package consisting of video self-modeling and behavior management software was …
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Parent Perceptions of Occupational Therapy in Early Childhood Special Education Programs Following Transition from Early Intervention Programs
… occupational therapy and the transition from early intervention (EI) to early childhood special education (ECSE). Open-ended interviews were used to collect data from each family participant and were presented as individual case reports. A cross-case analysis revealed six common categories and …
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Writing an interagency transition agreement to bridge early intervention and early childhood special education services: Supports and barriers
… focusing on the transition of children from early intervention programs to early childhood special education are developed. Particularly, the conditions that may facilitate or impede the writing of these agreements, and whether these conditions change over time, were studied, using elements …
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Mothers' Perceptions of the Transition Process From Early Intervention to Early Childhood Special Education: Related Stressors, Supports, and Coping Skills
… for their children with disabilities, from early intervention to early childhood special education. The issues of related stressors, supports, and coping skills were further explored. This research was guided by the ecological or systems theory. The issue of transition between the two …
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Early School Performance for Students with Disabilities: Examining the Impact of Early Childhood Special Education, Parent Involvement, and Family Quality of Life
Early childhood special education (ECSE) (Part B/619) services are intended to enhance the cognitive, social, and behavioral development of children with disabilities by meeting the needs of children with a disability and their family. Little is known, however, about the relationship between ECSE …
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Understanding child care decision-making for families who have young children with disabilities: an explanatory mixed methods study
… between families’ child care needs and the early childhood special education system may influence their child care decision-making process. This study explores the child care decision-making process of families of young children with disabilities through three investigations. Investigation 1 …
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Improvised Musical Play: A Way of Fostering Group Play Among Handicapped and Non-Handicapped Preschool Children
… of this approach to play for teacher training in early childhood special education.
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An Inquiry of the Lived Experiences and Contextual Understandings of Early Childhood Special Educators Related to Children's Trauma
… and vicarious trauma are terms rarely found in educational literature. Studies have shown the significant and lasting ramifications of these constructs within the realm of counseling and psychology. Professionals working in educational settings with high risk populations encounter multiple …
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Early childhood inclusion in a public Montessori school: access, participation, and supports
High-quality early childhood inclusion consists of providing access, participation, and supports to young children with disabilities (DEC/NAEYC, 2009). This case study examines how a public Montessori school provides early childhood inclusion to three, four, and five year olds with disabilities. …
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Effects of Dialogic Reading in a Special Day Class
<p>Early Childhood Special Education provides services to children aged three to five years. A predominant identifier is very low communication skills (Shevell, et al, 2003; Kaiser & Roberts, 2011; Robertson & Ohi, 2016). Dialogic Reading techniques have demonstrated successes in various settings …
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Developmental gains by children with special needs as a result of early intervention
… of sixteen handicapped children who attended an early intervention program at an urban university. The subjects ranged in age from twenty-four months to sixty-six months and included a variety of conditions. A holistic, non-categorical developmental approach was utilized for intervention …
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A longitudinal study on the effectiveness of preschool special education
… placements of children who received preschool special education services in order to determine how this type of early intervention impacted future learning. Data was obtained through non-interactive evaluation of existing class lists, student records, and Application for State School Aide …
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Optimizing early care and education services in a rural county: collaborations between state preschool programs and community based programs
Collaborations between public early care and education programs and private childcare centers offer families of young children high quality education and comprehensive services in addition to full-day, full year care. This case study examined early care and education collaborations in a rural …
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A Collaborative Journey: Exploring and Acting Upon the Concerns of Beginning Teachers
… inquiry was to collaborate with beginning early childhood special educators to identify and act on the challenges of their first years of teaching. The first year experiences of one teacher, who worked with children with disabilities as well as children considered at-risk, were investigated …
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