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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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Early Childhood Practitioner Involvement in Functional Behavioral Assessment and Function-Based Interventions: A Literature Review
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Wood, Brenna K.; Drogan, Robin R.; Janney, Donna M. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2014
Reviewers analyzed studies published from 1990 to 2012 to determine early childhood practitioner involvement in functional behavioral assessment (FBA) and function-based behavioral intervention plans (BIP) for children with challenging behavior, age 6 and younger. Coding of 30 studies included practitioner involvement in FBA and BIP processes,…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Intervention, Validity, Peer Acceptance
Preparing Speech Language Pathology Students to Work in Early Childhood
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Barton, Erin E.; Moore, Heather W.; Squires, Jane K. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2012
The shortage of highly qualified speech language pathologists (SLPs) with specialized training in early intervention and early childhood special education (EI/ECSE) is a pressing issue facing the field and dramatically impacts young children's social and academic success. SLP personnel preparation programs focused on training specialists in…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Disabilities, Speech Language Pathology, Young Children
Partnership Patterns: Addressing Emotional Needs in Early Intervention
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Brotherson, Mary Jane; Summers, Jean Ann; Naig, Lisa A.; Kyzar, Kathleen; Friend, Anna; Epley, Pamela; Gotto, George S., IV; Turnbull, Ann P. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2010
Home visiting in early intervention is the primary model for delivering services and building partnerships with children and families. Using interviews with early interventionists and family members, this study investigated the extent to which families' and professionals' emotional needs were met during home visits and what factors contributed to…
Descriptors: Home Visits, Family Environment, Child Development, Parent Child Relationship
Suggestions for Statewide Measurement Systems: Pennsylvania's Experience
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Campbell, Philippa H.; Anketell, Mary – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2007
State agencies have been exploring a variety of options for addressing the Office of Special Education Program's (OSEP) requirements for measuring outcomes for children in early intervention (Part C) or preschool (Section 619) programs. OSEP requires the measurement of children's performance in three outcome areas: (a) acquisition and use of…
Descriptors: State Agencies, Emergent Literacy, Early Intervention, Special Education
Relationship Between Parent Satisfaction Regarding Partnerships With Professionals and Age of Child
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Summers, Jean Ann; Hoffman, Lesa; Marquis, Janet; Turnbull, Ann; Poston, Denise – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2005
In the past, the assessment of families' satisfaction with the quality of their partnerships with the professionals who serve their children has been restricted to specific programs or age groups, precluding investigation of the relationship between parents' perspectives on satisfaction and the importance of partnership components for children at…
Descriptors: Family Needs, Job Satisfaction, Parent Attitudes, Student Attitudes