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Download full textRosenkoetter, Sharon; Shotts, Cynthia – 1994
The Bridging Early Services Transition (BEST) Project--Outreach was designed to help families, administrators, and service providers facilitate the transition of young children, birth through age 5, as they move between services and service systems including: from early intervention to special preschool services; from Head Start or preschool to…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Yoder, David E.; And Others – 1990
This report describes personnel development issues relating to the involvement of occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists in implementing Part H of Public Law 99-457, which calls for early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. To determine personnel needs for…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation
Kelker, Katharin A. – 1997
This final report of a five-year project describes the activities of Parents, Let's Unite for Kids (PLUK), a Montana program designed to provide support, training, and information to parents of infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities. A priority of the project is to serve members of groups that have been traditionally underserved,…
Descriptors: Advocacy, American Indians, Children, Disabilities
Fullagar, Patricia K.; And Others – 1991
An exploratory study was conducted on the implementation of Part H of Public Law 99-457, with emphasis on the involvement of health care providers. A series of 10 focus group discussions were held with health professionals (mostly nurses and physicians) in five states (Colorado, Hawaii, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio). These health care providers…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention
Sampon, Mary Anne – 1988
Project LIFT is a 3-year model demonstration program designed to provide family-focused, home-based early intervention services to rural parents of handicapped children under 3 years of age. The LIFT model encompasses: (1) development of an Individual Family Service Plan, (2) case coordination to assist families in identifying and obtaining…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Development, Coordination, Delivery Systems
Winton, Pamela J.; Catlett, Camille – 2002
This final report summarizes the activities of a federally funded project designed to prepare higher education faculty to serve as leaders in providing and promoting quality interprofessional preservice instruction in their states. SCRIPT enhanced and replicated a validated model that had previously been developed, implemented and evaluated in 20…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Higher Education
Lombardi, Joan; Poppe, Julie – State Legislative Report, 2001
Noting that increasing numbers of infants and toddlers and their working parents face a range of early care and development needs, this paper suggests that by establishing high quality child care and family support services, state legislatures can help families and caregivers nurture the development of infants while helping parents manage work.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Caregivers, Child Health, Child Safety
Magna Systems, Inc., Crystal Lake, IL. – 1998
These two videotape recordings and accompanying workbook provide information on the developmental stages of childhood, influences on child development, and identifying children with disabilities. The videos, "Exceptional Child 1: Building Understanding," (27 minutes) and "Exceptional Child 2: Focusing on Nurturing & Learning," (28 minutes) address…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development
Orkwis, Ray; DeCarme, Judi; Glover, Jeanne – 1999
This directory is one of five which together describe almost 1200 discretionary grants and contracts currently supported by the Research to Practice Division of the Office of Special Education Programs under the 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This document covers grants and contracts in the program area…
Descriptors: Contracts, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Bailey, Don; Scarborough, Anita; Hebbeler, Kathleen – 2003
This report describes several aspects of families' experiences in beginning early intervention services using data from the National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study (NEILS). Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, NEILS is following a nationally representative sample of 3,338 infants and toddlers and their families from the time they…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Persons, Disabilities, Disability Identification
Smith, Barbara J. – 2002
This final report describes the objectives, activities and outcomes of a federally funded initiative to train and assist early childhood interagency teams in a model of planning systems and services for all young children, including children with disabilities and other special needs. The project is based on the value of stakeholder ownership in…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Coordination, Disabilities
Santana, Altagracia A.; Bottino, Patti M. – 1998
This early intervention kit includes a Comprehensive Early Stimulation Program for Infants (CESPI) instruction manual, an early interventionist workbook, and ten parent/caregiver workbooks. The CESPI early intervention program is designed to provide therapists, teachers, other health professionals, and parents with a common-sense, practical guide…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Curriculum, Developmental Stages, Disabilities
Fenichel, Emily, Ed. – Zero to Three, 1996
This theme issue offers a collection of articles focusing on support groups for parents of infants and toddlers, including the following: (1) "Gaining Perspective on Parenting Groups" (Nick Carter and Cathie Harvey) which reviews the purposes, history, and essential ingredients of such groups; (2) "The MELD Experience with Parent Groups" (Joyce…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Family Involvement
Monroe County School District, Key West, FL. – 1990
Intended for use in Florida training programs for caregivers of infants and toddlers with disabilities, this guide presents an overview of the Model of Interdisciplinary Training for Children with Handicaps (MITCH); offers a user's guide to the series; and provides specific information for presenting Module 3, which focuses on meeting the special…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Day Care
Noonan, Mary Jo; McCormick, Linda – 1993
This guide provides precise, detailed descriptions of empirically validated best practices to promote learning in infants and young children with disabilities. It is designed to be a practical and comprehensive, easy-to-read introductory methods text that addresses the fundamental issues associated with implementing the legislative mandates of the…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation
