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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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Knowing What to Teach Provides a Roadmap for Early Literacy Intervention
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Goldstein, Howard – Journal of Early Intervention, 2011
Promoting literacy development was not a priority for early childhood special educators 25 years ago. The turn of the century gave rise to a scientific basis of reading that outlined what skills need to be taught to facilitate literacy achievement. Steady progress has been made in moving early childhood education to teaching the skills that are…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Special Education Teachers, Reading Research
Professional Development in Early Childhood Intervention: Where We Stand on the Silver Anniversary of PL 99-457
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Snyder, Patricia; Hemmeter, Mary Louise; McLaughlin, Tara – Journal of Early Intervention, 2011
We describe historical foundations of professional development (PD) in early childhood intervention (ECI) and where we stand on the silver anniversary of PL 99-457. To advance its scientific basis, we assert that it is important to define what is meant by PD; identify structural and process features of PD hypothesized to be effective for…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Professional Development