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50 Years of ERIC
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Kong, Na Young; Carta, Judith J. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
The purpose of this article is to synthesize the available studies regarding responsive interaction intervention (RII) for children with or at risk for developmental delays with a focus on six dimensions: (a) the characteristics of participants, (b) the features of RII, (c) the measurement of treatment fidelity, (d) the overall effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Developmental Delays, Interaction, Quasiexperimental Design
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Greenwood, Charles R.; Carta, Judith J.; Atwater, Jane; Goldstein, Howard; Kaminski, Ruth; McConnell, Scott – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
Preschool experience plays a role in children's development. However, for programs with language and early literacy goals, the question remains whether preschool instructional experiences are sufficiently effective to achieve these goals for all children. In a multisite study, the authors conducted a process-product description of preschool…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Response to Intervention, Emergent Literacy, Early Experience
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Baggett, Kathleen M.; Davis, Betsy; Feil, Edward G.; Sheeber, Lisa L.; Landry, Susan H.; Carta, Judith J.; Leve, Craig – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2010
In great demand are efficient mechanisms for delivery of evidence-based interventions for promoting social-emotional development and early positive behavior of all children, and especially for those with or at risk for disabilities. The rise of Internet use has created potentially new avenues for intervention delivery, which, when paired with the…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Infants, School Psychology
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Carta, Judith J.; Greenwood, Charles R. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education Quarterly, 1985
The paper proposes a methodological expansion in evaluation research--an eco-behavioral approach. Implications of using the eco-behavioral approach in the evaluation of preschool programs for the disabled are discussed. This methodology is said to allow both determination of early intervention effectiveness and specification of factors responsible…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Intervention, Preschool Education
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Carta, Judith J.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1991
This article reviews the rationales and premises of the Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) approach and early childhood special education (ECSE), highlighting areas of overlap. DAP's insufficiencies for planning, implementing, and evaluating ECSE programs are noted. A selective literature review clarifies issues separating the two areas,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Delivery Systems, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Carta, Judith J.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1993
As part of a continuing dialog, this response to Johnson and McChesney Johnson (1992) focuses on the many areas of overlap between principles of Developmentally Appropriate Practice and current early childhood special education principles of early intervention. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
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Carta, Judith J.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1994
This article reviews 46 experimental studies on behavioral and developmental outcomes associated with prenatal exposure to illicit drugs. Only half of the 460 individual outcomes significantly indicated adverse effects of prenatal exposure. The greatest number of these outcomes was for infants younger than one month, with relatively few outcomes…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Behavior Development, Child Development, Congenital Impairments