Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ467000
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Publication Date: 1993
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Early Identification of Preschoolers with Special Needs in Head Start.
Sinclair, Esther
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v13 n2 p184-201 Sum 1993
This study analyzed diagnostic profiles of 151 children with disabilities receiving Head Start services. Three clinical clusters emerged which described the children along demographic, developmental/medical, family/home, and academic dimensions. Far more children with learning disabilities (26%) and serious emotional disturbances (29%) were diagnosed than expected. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Clinical Diagnosis, Demography, Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Identification, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbances, Family Characteristics, Family Environment, Handicap Identification, Incidence, Learning Disabilities, Preschool Education, Student Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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