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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Meadan, Hedda; Angell, Maureen E.; Stoner, Julia B.; Daczewitz, Marcus E. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2014
This pilot study investigated the feasibility and effectiveness of a home-based parent training and coaching program on the use of naturalistic and visual teaching strategies by parents of children (aged 2-5 years) with Down syndrome to promote and enhance these children's social-pragmatic communication skills. Five parent…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Young Children, Parents as Teachers, Communication Skills
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Angell, Maureen E.; Nicholson, Joanna K.; Watts, Emily H.; Blum, Craig – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2011
An adapted Power Card strategy was examined to determine effectiveness in decreasing latency in responding to teacher cues to initiate interactivity transitions in the classroom among three students, aged 10 to 11 years, with developmental disabilities (i.e., one with autism and two with intellectual disability). The Power Card strategy, a form of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Developmental Disabilities, Autism, Mental Retardation
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Stoner, Julia B.; Angell, Maureen E. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2006
This exploratory study employed qualitative methodology to analyze interview data that emerged from face-to-face interviews with eight parents of four children with autism spectrum disorder. The study focused on the roles these parents played as they monitored their children's educational programs and interacted with school professionals. The…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Parents, Autism, Parent Attitudes
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Stoner, Julia B.; Bock, Stacey Jones; Thompson, James R.; Angell, Maureen E.; Heyl, Barbara S.; Crowley, E. Paula – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2005
The interaction between parents of children with ASD and education professionals is a critical issue, due to increasing prevalence rates, increasing litigation, and legal mandates of the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which require parental involvement in the education of children with disabilities. The purpose…
Descriptors: Parents, Interaction, Disabilities, Court Litigation