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Disproportionate Representation in Placements of Preschoolers with Disabilities in Five Southern States
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Morrier, Michael J.; Gallagher, Peggy A. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2011
Special education placements for more than 69,000 preschoolers with disabilities were examined within and across five southern states. Data were gathered from the 2007 December 1st Child Count reported to the U.S. Department of Education. All states examined offered state-funded prekindergarten programs. Analyses compared disproportionate…
Descriptors: American Indians, Disproportionate Representation, Educational Policy, Preschool Children
Teachers and Inclusion: Perspectives on Changing Roles.
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Gallagher, Peggy A. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1997
A study investigated eight preschool special educators' evolving views of their changing needs and responsibilities during their first year as facilitators of inclusion into community settings of children with disabilities. Results found the teachers become much more specific in expressing their roles and needs as they gained experience.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Inclusive Schools, Preschool Education, Special Education Teachers
Progress in Language and Literacy Skills among Children with Disabilities in Inclusive Early Reading First Classrooms
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Green, Katherine B.; Terry, Nicole Patton; Gallagher, Peggy A. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2014
Quality literacy instruction in preschool can be critical to the future academic success for all children, but may be even more so for children with disabilities. The purpose of this study was to examine progress in emergent literacy skills of young children with disabilities, compared with their typical peers, in an inclusive preschool setting.…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Child Language, Disabilities
Early Childhood Special Education and Early Intervention Personnel Preparation Standards of the Division for Early Childhood: Field Validation
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Cochran, Deborah C.; Gallagher, Peggy A.; Stayton, Vicki D.; Dinnebeil, Laurie A.; Lifter, Karin; Chandler, Lynette K.; Christensen, Kimberly A. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2012
Results of the field validation survey of the revised initial and new advanced Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Division for Early Childhood (DEC) early childhood special education (ECSE)/early intervention (EI) personnel standards are presented. Personnel standards are used as part of educational accountability systems and in teacher…
Descriptors: Expertise, Early Intervention, Early Childhood Education, Disabilities