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Direct linkHarjusola-Webb, Sanna M.; Robbins, Sandra Hess – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2012
This study examined the effects of a teacher training package on the teacher-delivered naturalistic communication-promoting intervention and the expressive communication of three preschool-aged boys with autism spectrum disorders. Growing numbers of children with disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders, attend community-based and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Disabilities, Linguistic Input
McNee, Chelsea M.; Jackson, Carla W. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the involvement of grandparents during hearing detection and intervention. Data were collected and analyzed from survey responses of 50 parents and 35 grandparents of children of varying ages who have hearing loss. Parents described important types of support that grandparents provided including frequent…
Descriptors: Intervention, Grandparents, Therapy, Disability Identification
Baroody, Alison E.; Diamond, Karen E. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2012
Researchers have suggested that children who are interested in literacy activities and voluntarily engage in them are likely to become better readers than children with less literacy interest. Literacy interest, along with engaging literacy activities and responsive teaching, are important components in children's early literacy experiences. This…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, School Readiness, Reading Readiness, Childhood Interests
Granger, Stephanie; des Rivieres-Pigeon, Catherine; Sabourin, Gabrielle; Forget, Jacques – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2012
Although numerous studies examine the effectiveness of intensive behavioral intervention programs (EIBI) for young children with autism, few focus on the family aspect of the program. In particular, involvement of mothers in the program, which is strongly recommended, is the subject of only a small number of studies. The goal of this research is…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Mothers, Autism, Parent Participation
Odluyurt, Serhat; Tekin-Iftar, Elif; Adalioglu, Iclal – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of simultaneous prompting instruction with high and low treatment integrity on the learning of children with developmental disabilities. Low treatment integrity was defined as not delivering a controlling prompt during 30% of the teaching trials. Three preschool children with autism and…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation
Qi, Cathy H.; Kaiser, Ann P.; Marley, Scott C.; Milan, Stephanie – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2012
The purposes of the study were to determine (a) the ability of two spontaneous language measures, mean length of utterance in morphemes (MLU-m) and number of different words (NDW), to identify African American preschool children at low and high levels of language ability; (b) whether child chronological age was related to the performance of either…
Descriptors: Language Aptitude, Morphemes, Age Differences, Expressive Language
Hurley, Jennifer J. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2012
Social competence intervention studies published from 1970 to 2008 for preschoolers were reviewed for reports of social validity assessment. Analysis of 90 studies indicated that nearly 27% (n = 24) of studies reported at least one measure of social validity assessment for the goals (n = 7), procedures (n = 8), or effects (n = 19). The methods…
Descriptors: Validity, Interpersonal Competence, Preschool Children, Intervention
Kasprzak, Christina; Hurth, Joicey; Rooney, Robin; Goode, Susan E.; Danaher, Joan C.; Whaley, Kathy T.; Ringwalt, Sharon S.; Cate, Debbie – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2012
Since the 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), there has been a growing focus on improving the quality of programs for children with disabilities and measuring the results/outcomes of those programs. Across the country, IDEA Part C Programs for Infants and Toddlers and IDEA Part B, Section 619 Preschool…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Program Improvement, Accountability
Yu, SeonYeong; Ostrosky, Michaelene M.; Fowler, Susan A. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2012
Young children with disabilities are increasingly attending inclusive early childhood programs with their typically developing peers. Within these programs, research efforts and practice have supported young children's understanding and acceptance of peers with disabilities. However, there is limited information about the measures used to assess…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Student Attitudes, Early Childhood Education, Young Children
Bayat, Mojdeh – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2011
Currently in the popular and academic press, a debate exists as to the usefulness and the potential harm of praising young children. On one side of this debate, there are professionals who are involved in research and education of children with disabilities, and on the other side, those involved in research and education of children without…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Disabilities, Young Children, Positive Reinforcement
Childress, Dana C. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2011
Learning to explore, communicate, and interact with others and the environment through play can be problematic for young children with disabilities, but with parental support, children can learn and interact successfully during play activities. To determine how parents engage their preschool children with disabilities in play and what behaviors…
Descriptors: Play, Early Intervention, Disabilities, Preschool Children
Cheatham, Gregory A. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2011
Spoken parent-educator interactions through language interpreters for parents who do not speak English can challenge early intervention/early childhood special education professionals. Research suggests that language interpretation is often inadequate to ensure that the parental participation, informed parental consent, and interpretation mandates…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Parent Participation, Disabilities, Young Children
Casey, Amy M.; McWilliam, R. A. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2011
Because research has shown that providing information alone does not have an impact on educators' behavior, supervisors and other individuals interested in personnel preparation are becoming interested in providing early childhood educators with continuous feedback about their classroom performance. Reviews of the literature on performance…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Educational Practices
Frey, Jennifer R.; Kaiser, Ann P. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine if an intervention consisting of contingently imitating play, modeling expansions of play actions, and describing play actions increased the diversity of object play in young children with disabilities. The multicomponent intervention was introduced in a multiple-probe design across three young children…
Descriptors: Play, Intervention, Disabilities, Young Children
Qi, Cathy H.; Marley, Scott C. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2011
The purpose of the study was to examine the psychometric properties of the "Preschool Language Scale-4" (PLS-4) with a sample of English-speaking Hispanic and European American children who attended Head Start programs. Participants were 440 children between the ages of 3 and 5 years (52% male; 86% Hispanic and 14% European American). Participants…
Descriptors: Evidence, Listening Comprehension, Speech Communication, Delayed Speech
