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Ullery, Mary Anne; Katz, Lynne – Exceptionality, 2016
This study examined the rates of special education placement during middle school grades (sixth through eighth) among children who participated in the Linda Ray Intervention Program (LRIP) center-based and home-based learning modalities. The study sample included 113 children in Miami Dade County Public Schools who had gestational cocaine exposure…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Placement, Special Education, Early Intervention
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Wallander, Jan L.; Bann, Carla M.; Biasini, Fred J.; Goudar, Shivaprasad S.; Pasha, Omrana; Chomba, Elwyn; McClure, Elizabeth; Carlo, Waldemar A. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2014
Background: Previous research has indicated positive effects of early developmental intervention (EDI) on the development of children in developing countries. Few studies, however, have examined longitudinally when differential treatment effects may be observed and whether differential outcomes are associated with exposure to different risk…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Longitudinal Studies, Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness
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Potterton, Joanne; Stewart, Aimee; Cooper, Peter; Becker, Pieter – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2010
Aims: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) potentially causes a significant encephalopathy and resultant developmental delay in infected children. The aim of this study was to determine whether a home-based intervention programme could have an impact on the neurodevelopmental status of children infected with HIV. Method: A longitudinal,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Experimental Groups, Stimulation, Early Intervention
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Bono, Katherine E.; Sheinberg, Nurit – Early Child Development and Care, 2009
This study examined the moderating effect of low birth weight on the effectiveness of an early intervention program to improve cognitive, language and behavioral outcomes for children prenatally exposed to cocaine. Participants included 293 primarily minority, low SES children who were enrolled in the intervention during their first year and…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Early Intervention, Prosocial Behavior, Cocaine
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Bricker, William A.; McLoughlin, Caven S. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
A behavioral analysis of parental teaching style was performed to determine what variables in mothers' interaction patterns facilitated the greatest learning in their preschool handicapped children (n=11). Analyses indicated that the changes in parents followed the changes in their children, rather than the reverse. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Downs Syndrome, Home Programs, Intervention
Saunders, Minta M.; Keister, Mary Elizabeth – 1972
A study comparing family and group day care was conducted. Data were collected over a two-year period on 12 children in a Greensboro, N. C., family day care program and 10 children in the UNC-G Demonstration Center for Infant-Toddler Care, a group day care center. Results, which disproved many assumptions cited as advantages of family day care,…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Day Care