ERIC Number: EJ883891
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Dec
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1547-0350
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Fourth Grade Outcomes of Children with a Preschool History of Developmental Disability
Delgado, Christine E. F.
Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, v44 n4 p573-579 Dec 2009
Special education outcomes were evaluated for 3,608 children (2,513 males) with a preschool history of developmental disability. Sixty-six percent of the children had an identified disability in fourth grade. The percentage of children with a disability at outcome varied across preschool disability categories from 54% to 96%. The consistency of classification at preschool and outcome was relatively high for children with trainable mental handicap/profound mental handicap (TMH/PMH), emotional handicap/severe emotional disturbance (EH/SED), specific learning disability (SLD), and autism (AT) and lower for children with educable mental handicap (EMH), speech and/or language impairment (SI/LI), and developmental delay (DD). Understanding the nature and course of developmental disabilities can inform early intervention services, service planning, and resource management. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Emotional Disturbances, Learning Disabilities, Language Impairments, Developmental Disabilities, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Classification, Mental Retardation, Mental Disorders, Autism, Speech Impairments, Preschool Children
Division on Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, P.O. Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://www.dddcec.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 4; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
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