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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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Coaching Preservice Teachers to Teach Play Skills to Children with Disabilities
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Barton, Erin E.; Chen, Ching-I; Pribble, Lois; Pomes, Maria; Kim, Young-Ah – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2013
The purpose of this article is to describe two studies that examined the effects of training and coaching on preservice teachers' implementation of an intervention focused on teaching play to young children with disabilities. A multiple-baseline across teachers single-case research design was used to systematically examine the relation…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Play, Skill Development, Disabilities
Preservice Teachers' Perceptions of Field Experiences in Inclusive Preschool Settings: Implications for Personnel Preparation
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Hanline, Mary Frances – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2010
The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify events in the field experiences of Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) preservice teachers that were perceived by the preservice teachers as influencing their thinking in relation to ECSE practices. The preservice teachers' weekly reflective journals, university supervisor observation…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Early Intervention, Field Experience Programs, Preschool Evaluation
Preschool Teachers' Knowledge, Opinions, and Educational Experiences with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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Stormont, Melissa; Stebbins, Molly S. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2005
The main purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate preschool teachers? past educational experiences, knowledge, and opinions related to ADHD. A second purpose was to determine if specific teacher variables (e.g., years of experience) were associated with higher knowledge of ADHD as measured by a criterion-referenced test. One hundred…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Opinions, Hyperactivity, Educational Experience