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Direct linkMcDuffie, Andrea; Machalicek, Wendy; Oakes, Ashley; Haebig, Eileen; Weismer, Susan Ellis; Abbeduto, Leonard – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
Maternal verbal responsiveness in naturally occurring interactions is known to facilitate language development for children with neurodevelopmental disorders. The present study used a series of A-B replications to examine proximal effects of a naturalistic language intervention on the use of specific language support strategies by mothers of eight…
Descriptors: Videoconferencing, Early Intervention, Language Acquisition, Mothers
Ling, Stacy M.; Barnett, David W. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
Preschool environments can be critical to academic success and risk reduction but disruptive behaviors can have significant and lasting negative effects on students as well as teachers. These behaviors may be pervasive in some classrooms and effective interventions are needed. A combined delayed multiple baseline and withdrawal design across a…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Group Activities, Student Behavior, Contingency Management
Salisbury, Christine L.; Copeland, Christina G. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
An exploratory case study was undertaken to examine child and caregiver outcomes in a diverse sample of 21 infants/toddlers with severe disabilities who received services from an urban, Part C program where caregiver-focused intervention was emphasized. Purposive sampling and mixed methods were used to collect data on child developmental change,…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Infants, Severe Disabilities, Child Development
Douglas, Sarah N.; Light, Janice C.; McNaughton, David B. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
Paraeducators are frequent communication partners for young children with complex communication needs (CCN) in early childhood settings. This study examined the impact of instruction to paraeducators in two communication interaction strategies (IPLAN [Identify activities for communication, Provide means for communication, Locate and provide…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Disabilities, Young Children, Early Childhood Education
Jennings, Danielle J.; Hanline, Mary Frances – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
This study researched the predictive impact of developmental screening results and the effects of child and family characteristics on completion of referrals given for evaluation. Logistical and hierarchical logistic regression analyses were used to determine the significance of 10 independent variables on the predictor variable. The number of…
Descriptors: Referral, Screening Tests, Family Characteristics, Regression (Statistics)
Artman-Meeker, Kathleen M.; Hemmeter, Mary Louise – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
This study examined the effects of in-service training with performance feedback on preschool teachers' use of classroom preventive practices. Three practices designed to prevent challenging behavior were selected: transition preparations, rule reminders, and social-emotional teaching strategies. Following a brief training on each practice,…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Preschool Teachers, Prevention, Classroom Techniques
Karaaslan, Ozcan; Diken, Ibrahim H.; Mahoney, Gerald – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
A randomized control study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of responsive teaching (RT) with a sample of 19 Turkish preschool-age children with disabilities and their mothers over a 6-months period. RT is an early intervention curriculum that attempts to promote children's development by encouraging parents to engage in highly…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Control Groups, Mothers
McCollum, Jeanette A.; Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Hsieh, Wu-Ying – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
Coaching has garnered support as a professional development approach that helps teachers use research-based instruction to teach emergent literacy skills to young children. However, approaches to coaching vary widely, as do the backgrounds and training of the teachers included in different studies. This study investigated the influence of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Professional Development, Control Groups, Emergent Literacy
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
Vismara, Laurie A.; Young, Gregory S.; Rogers, Sally J. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
The growing number of Autism Spectrum Disorder cases exceeds the services available for these children. This increase challenges both researchers and service providers to develop systematic, effective dissemination strategies for transporting university research models to community early intervention (EI) programs. The current study developed an…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Autism, Early Intervention, Workshops
Hughett, Kristy; Kohler, Frank W.; Raschke, Donna – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a buddy skills package on the social and play interactions between three preschoolers with developmental delays and their peers. Each child participated in sociodramatic play activities with two peers who exhibited age-appropriate social and play skills. Following baseline, the children…
Descriptors: Developmental Delays, Feedback (Response), Play, Preschool Children
Christensen-Sandfort, Robyn J.; Whinnery, Stacie B. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
This 5-month study examined the impact of a behaviorally based naturalistic teaching strategy, milieu teaching, on the communication skills of preschool-aged children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in an early childhood special education (ECSE) classroom. A multiple baseline across participants design was used. Communication targets were…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Autism, Communication Skills, Young Children
Khetani, Mary A.; Cohn, Ellen S.; Orsmond, Gael I.; Law, Mary C.; Coster, Wendy J. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
The authors examined the extent to which parent expectations, perceptions about resource availability and supports, and strategies used to promote participation in home and community activities varied by setting and activity type. Sixteen 90-min semistructured interviews were completed with families receiving Part C early intervention services in…
Descriptors: Parents, Teaching Methods, Content Analysis, Early Intervention
Biglan, Anthony; Layton, Georgia L.; Jones, Laura Backen; Hankins, Martin; Rusby, Julie C. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
High stress and burnout are common for early childhood special educators, contributing to high rates of attrition, diminished educational effectiveness, and high turnover. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a promising approach for the prevention and treatment of a wide variety of problems. Using a randomized wait-list control design, this…
Descriptors: Special Education, Depression (Psychology), Developmental Disabilities, Burnout
Squires, Jane K.; Waddell, Misti L.; Clifford, Jantina R.; Funk, Kristin; Hoselton, Robert M.; Chen, Ching-I – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
Psychometric and utility studies on Social Emotional Assessment Measure (SEAM), an innovative tool for assessing and monitoring social-emotional and behavioral development in infants and toddlers with disabilities, were conducted. The Infant and Toddler SEAM intervals were the study focus, using mixed methods, including item response theory…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Evaluation Methods, Social Development, Emotional Development
