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50 Years of ERIC
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act's Early Childhood Programs: Powerful Vision and Pesky Details
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Hebbeler, Kathleen; Spiker, Donna; Kahn, Lynne – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2012
National policy affects local practice in a variety of ways and through a variety of mechanisms. In this article, the authors examine what has been learned from Individuals With Disabilities Education Act's (IDEA) two early childhood (EC) programs about the power and limitations of policy as a lever to improve the lives of young children.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Disabilities, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis
Progress Developing the Kansas Early Childhood Special Education Accountability System: Initial Findings Using ECO and COSF
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Greenwood, Charles R.; Walker, Dale; Hornbeck, Marguerite; Hebbeler, Kathleen; Spiker, Donna – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2007
Policy decision makers, early educators, and early interventionists face numerous challenges as they develop and implement statewide accountability systems to evaluate and improve children's early intervention and early childhood special education outcomes. Kansas was an early adopter of the Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF) developed by the…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Young Children, Special Education, Accountability
The Effectiveness of the Parents as Teachers Program with Low-Income Parents and Children.
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Wagner, Mary; Spiker, Donna; Linn, Margaret Inman – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2002
A multi-site, randomized evaluation of the Parents as Teachers (PAT) program with 665 families found the effects of the program on parenting and child development outcomes were generally small. More consistent positive effects were noted for very low-income parents and their children relative to more moderate-income parents. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Intervention, High Risk Students, Infants
A Framework for Describing Variations in State Early Intervention Systems.
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Spiker, Donna; Hebbeler, Kathleen; Wagner, Mary; Cameto, Renee; McKenna, Patti – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2000
Information about the early intervention service systems in 20 states was gathered and organized into dimensions of a framework for describing early intervention systems at the state and local levels. Results indicate considerable variation exists on eligibility criteria, agencies involved in early intervention, and models of intake and service…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Parent Education in Early Intervention: A Call for Renewed Focus.
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Mahoney, Gerald; Kaiser, Ann; Girolametto, Luigi; MacDonald, James; Robinson, Cordelia; Safford, Philip; Spiker, Donna – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1999
Proposes a renewed focus on parent education in early intervention but urges the development of strategies that are consistent with contemporary family-service concepts, the provision of explicit instruction to service providers in parent education strategies, and research studies on short- and long-term effects of parent education. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Trends
Rejoinder: Toward a Contemporary Vision of Parent Education.
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Kaiser, Ann; Mahoney, Gerald; Girolametto, Luigi; MacDonald, James; Robinson, Cordelia; Safford, Philip; Spiker, Donna – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1999
This rejoinder to comments on the authors' article (EC 623 392) on a renewed emphasis on parent education in early intervention discusses the nature of parent education, the intended outcomes of parent education, professional training needs, and a research agenda. (DB)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Parent Education, Parent Participation
The Relationship of Parent-Child Interaction to the Effectiveness of Early Intervention Services for At-Risk Children and Children with Disabilities.
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Mahoney, Gerald; Boyce, Glenna; Fewell, Rebecca R.; Spiker, Donna; Wheeden, C. Abigail – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1998
The results from four early intervention evaluation studies are described in relationship to their impact on parent-child interaction. Intervention effects on child development were unlikely to occur unless mothers modified their style of interacting. Only their level of responsiveness was associated with positive developmental outcomes.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Emotional Response