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Download full textMcHardy, Roberta – 1983
Louisiana's statewide provisions for education of gifted and talented preschoolers are reviewed, and difficulties encountered in serving 300 gifted young children are addressed. Among the administrative burdens cited are narrow identification criteria and the combination of limited financial and personnel resources resulting in the availability of…
Descriptors: Gifted, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Program Development
Williams, Morris; And Others – 1981
The document contains information presented at a conference session on crucial learning strategies and approaches for Black preschool handicapped children by school personnel involved with the Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, school system. Introductory information is provided on the following topics: speech and language remediation; parent…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Style, Communication Skills, Disabilities
McMahon, Rebecca; And Others – 1996
This study examined the effects of children's pre-kindergarten literacy environments away from home on their knowledge of print-related concepts. Data were collected at eight sites in Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana--either day care centers with no established curriculum or formal instruction, or classrooms with adopted curricula within…
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Emergent Literacy
Bower, JoAnn C.; And Others – 1987
This paper discusses the experiences and insight derived from the 1985-1986 Statewide Evaluation of the Early Education Program of Handicapped Children in Louisiana, the multimethod evaluation of preschool intervention projects for handicapped and at-risk children. The program served almost 5,000 handicapped preschoolers and their parents,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Data Collection, Disabilities, Evaluation Utilization
Bower, JoAnn C.; And Others – 1986
The purpose of this report was to explore one way in which quantitative and qualitative paradigms in program evaluation can be employed to reinforce each other. An evaluation was conducted of a large number of special education programs for preschoolers with handicaps in Louisiana. Since 1978, Louisiana has funded programs in 65 public school…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Data Collection, Disabilities
Anderson, Betty N.; Bower, JoAnn C. – 1986
The Louisiana Department of Education provides formalized preschool programs for handicapped children in 65 public schools, with 40 of those programs serving sparsely populated areas. The statewide program was evaluated from January 1985 to June 1986 using a multiple-model research design that included data collection via 39 program visits, 59…
Descriptors: Child Development, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Benefits
Freeman, John A.; Teddlie, Charles – 1995
Evaluation results for 1993-94 are presented for a Louisiana program to increase family participation in educational services for children with deaf-blindness and to coordinate services with federal initiatives. The program involves student identification, family training, infant and toddler direct services, technical assistance, transition…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Deaf Blind, Disability Identification, Early Intervention
