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Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1989
This information sheet summarizes findings from two reports: "Staffing Patterns and Team Models in Infancy Programs" by Jeanette McCollum and Mary-alayne Hughes, and "Early Intervention Team Approaches: The Transdisciplinary Model" by Geneva Woodruff and Mary McGonigel. The digest outlines the provisions of the Education of the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention
Meisels, Samuel J.; Provence, Sally – 1989
The purpose of this document is to suggest guidelines for the identification and assessment of children who should participate in programs related to the infant-toddler (Part H) and the preschool (Part B, Section 619) components of Public Law 99-457, the Education of the Handicapped Amendments of 1986. The guidelines integrate information from the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Development, Disabilities, Early Intervention
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Black, Maureen M. – School Psychology Review, 1995
Reviews the definition of failure to thrive (FTT) and its relationship to theories of child development as FTT is an early physical marker of risk with long-term consequences. These children are often eligible for services through PL99-457, and psychologists can play an integral role in multidisciplinary evaluation and on intervention team.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Failure to Thrive, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intervention
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Phelps, LeAdelle – School Psychology Review, 1991
The passage of Public Law 99-457 relating to education for the handicapped increases the probability that the school psychologist will be asked to evaluate infants and children diagnosed as suffering from nonorganic failure-to-thrive (NOFT) disorder. Etiology, models, and interventions appropriate for NOFT children are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Counselor Role, Disabilities