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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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McCormick, Katherine M.; Stricklin, Sarintha; Nowak, Theresa M.; Rous, Beth – Young Exceptional Children, 2008
As professionals and families work together to identify and celebrate the strengths and resources unique to each family, new and innovative ways to describe and discuss family characteristics are needed. The eco-map, borrowed from social science disciplines, is one method used to describe family strengths and resources. The eco-map was developed…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Family Characteristics, Visual Aids, Social Networks
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McCormick, Katherine M.; Jolivette, Kristine; Ridgley, Robyn – Young Exceptional Children, 2003
This article provides a rationale for the use of choice in home and school environments, advocates for the systematic and careful use of choice as an intervention strategy, provides examples for embedding choice, and discusses guidelines for use and factors that may limit the use of choice. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
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Woods, Juliann J.; McCormick, Katherine M. – Young Exceptional Children, 2002
This article discusses the importance of using a family-centered approach in early childhood intervention and practices that integrate child assessment within the context of the family. Strategies for developing an integrated approach within the different components of the assessment process are described. Principles for assessments with family…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Identification, Early Intervention, Evaluation Methods