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Child Trends, 2010
This paper presents a profile of Mississippi's Quality Step System prepared as part of the Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment Study. The profile consists of several sections and their corresponding descriptions including: (1) Program Information; (2) Rating Details; (3) Quality Indicators for Center-Based Programs; (4) Application…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Profiles, Child Care, Quality Control
Stremel, Kathleen – 1995
This final report describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of the "Services for Children with Deaf-Blindness Program" at the University of Southern Mississippi, a 3-year program authorized under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The project was established to provide direct services and technical…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Deaf Blind, Disability Identification, Early Intervention
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg. Dept. of Special Education. – 1999
This final report describes activities and accomplishments of a four-year federally supported program to implement and evaluate services to children with deaf-blindness in Mississippi. The program focused on three major goals: (1) identification of eligible participants and maintenance of the Deaf-Blind Registry and census update; (2) provision of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems, Disability Identification
Batson, Nancy F.; Quick, Jennifer; Bennett, Theresa – 1998
This final report discusses the activities of the Mississippi Early Education Program for Children with Multiple Disabilities, a program designed to train Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part H service coordinators and service providers to use family centered strategies. Two levels of training activities were implemented. The first…
Descriptors: Children, Early Intervention, Family Involvement, Family Programs
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg. Dept. of Special Education. – 1998
This resource list of printed materials and videos is from the Mississippi Early Education Program for Children with Multiple Disabilities, a program designed to train Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part H service coordinators and service providers to use family centered strategies. The resources cover various subjects concerning…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Child Rearing, Creative Art
Holder, Loreta – 1977
This final report describes a federally-funded project that was designed to provide a model for service delivery to severely physically involved infants and their families living in the highly rural area of West Alabama. The project developed and refined an eclectic treatment approach known as Developmental Physical Management Techniques (DPMT).…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Curriculum Development, Early Intervention, Infants
Bennett, Theresa – 1998
This training module on transitioning young children with disabilities into preschool programs is from the Mississippi Early Education Program for Children with Multiple Disabilities, a program designed to train Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part H service coordinators and service providers to use family centered strategies.…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation, Family Programs
Stremel, Kathleen – 1995
This final report describes a pilot project, "Quality Service Provision for Infants and Young Children with Deaf-Blindness: A Mechanism for State Intervention Teams," developed and implemented at the University of Southern Mississippi. The project developed a model of an intervention team that provides intensive training and technical…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems, Disability Identification
Stremel, Kathleen; Wilson, Rebecca – 1998
This workbook for developing communication in learners with severe disabilities is from the Mississippi Early Education Program for Children with Multiple Disabilities, a program designed to train Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part H service coordinators and service providers to use family centered strategies. The objective of the…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Concept Teaching, Early Intervention, Expressive Language
Fair, Estella G.; Clay, Connie – 1999
This report discusses the activities and outcomes of Project Coach Outreach, a project to encourage the use of best practices in early intervention for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with disabilities and to increase family-centered service options in Mississippi. Specifically, the project focused on the use of natural environments to include…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Consultation Programs, Day Care Centers, Delivery Systems
Hollingshead, Lorie; Harris, Kristy – 1998
This training module on family centeredness is from the Mississippi Early Education Program for Children with Multiple Disabilities, a program designed to train Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part H service coordinators and service providers to use family centered strategies. The first part of the module, "Trainer…
Descriptors: Children, Definitions, Early Intervention, Environmental Influences
Stremel, Kathleen – 1998
This training module on integrating communication skills into functional routines and activities is from the Mississippi Early Education Program for Children with Multiple Disabilities, a program designed to train Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part H service coordinators and service providers to use family centered strategies. The…
Descriptors: Children, Communication Skills, Early Intervention, Environmental Influences
Hollingshead, Lorie; Harris, Kristy; Stremel, Kathleen – 1998
This training module on embedding intervention targets into caregiving routines and other activities of the families' choice is from the Mississippi Early Education Program for Children with Multiple Disabilities, a program designed to train Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part H service coordinators and service providers to use family…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Early Intervention