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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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Trivette, Carol M.; Dunst, Carl J. – Young Exceptional Children, 2004
Comments from parents such as, "It's nice to work with someone who understands how complicated my life is"; "I know when I make a decision about my child, my home visitor will respect it"; "Now, I feel like I can help my child learn"; and "I enjoy being with my child so much" are great to hear. These types of comments let early interventionists…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, Early Intervention, Program Evaluation
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Dunst, Carl J.; Herter, Serena; Shields, Holly; Bennis, Leslie – Young Exceptional Children, 2001
This article explains the use of a community mapping methodology to identify natural learning environments and inclusion opportunities for young children with disabilities. Four steps are discussed: (1) selecting kinds of learning opportunities for mapping; (2) gathering information about community learning sources; (3) developing an informational…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Resources, Data Collection, Databases
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Dunst, Carl J.; Bruder, Mary Beth; Trivette, Carol M.; Raab, Melinda; McLean, Mary – Young Exceptional Children, 2001
This article describes how to identify sources of children's learning opportunities, how families and practitioners can work together to choose natural learning environments as a source of learning opportunities, how to use children's interests for involving them in everyday learning opportunities, and how an intervention plan can increase…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Discovery Learning, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention