ERIC Number: EJ762942
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 9
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-1214
Including Parent Training in the Early Childhood Special Education Curriculum for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Ingersoll, Brooke; Dvortcsak, Anna
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v26 n3 p179-187 Fall 2006
Parent training has been shown to be a very effective method for promoting generalization and maintenance of skills in children with autism. However, despite its well-established benefits, few public school programs include parent training as part of the early childhood special education (ECSE) curriculum. Barriers to the provision of parent training include the need for parent education models that can be easily implemented in ECSE programs and the need for preparation of special educators in parent education strategies. This article describes a parent training model for children with autism developed for use in ECSE programs. The implementation of the program, teacher preparation, and preliminary outcomes and challenges will be discussed.
Descriptors: Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Parent Education, Children, Autism, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education, Program Descriptions, Outcomes of Education, Models
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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