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50 Years of ERIC
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A Responsive Curriculum for Severely Handicapped Preschoolers.
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McCormick, Linda; Noonan, Mary Jo – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1984
The article discusses procedures for development and implementation of a curriculum to shape functional skills for severely multiply or severely profoundly disabled preschoolers. Five response levels of increasing complexity are suggested. Teachers urged to be sensitive to child-determined instructional occasions in early assessment and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Multiple Disabilities
Classroom-Based Social Skills Instruction for Severely Handicapped Preschool Children.
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Odom, Samuel L.; Strain, Phillip S. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1984
Suggestions are offered for building classroom-based social skills programs for young severely disabled children. Scheduling, ecological, and instructional factors are examined. Among conclusions drawn are that peers can be effective teachers and that toys, materials, and play activities can significantly influence the success of social skills…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Interpersonal Competence, Peer Teaching, Preschool Education
A Systemic Approach to Infant Intervention.
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Dunst, Carl J.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1987
A systemic model for conceptualizing, designing, implementing, and evaluating intervention trials with handicapped infants and young children is proposed. The model has seven components: developmental basis, explanatory factors, intervention targets, assessment procedures, intervention strategies, intervention contexts, and evaluation procedures.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Methods, Evaluation Methods, Infants