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Jamie Heng-Chieh Wu; Hope O. Akaeze; Laurie A. Van Egeren – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2024
The need for valid and reliable ways to assess developmental outcomes of preschool children becomes continually more acute as public investments in preschool education grow, with corresponding pressure for programs to demonstrate their ability to influence child outcomes. The authors conducted studies of one assessment widely used in Head Start…
Descriptors: Child Development, Preschool Children, Preschools, Preschool Education
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Ketcheson, Leah; Hauck, Janet Lynn; Ulrich, Dale – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
Autism spectrum disorder is the fastest growing developmental disability in the United States. As such, there is an unprecedented need for research examining factors contributing to the health disparities in this population. This research suggests a relationship between the levels of physical activity and health outcomes. In fact, excessive…
Descriptors: Young Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Correlation
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 1989
The results of a summative evaluation of the 1988-89 Prekindergarten Program of Saginaw, Michigan public schools, which served 448 childlren at 13 elementary schools are reported. The major evaluation question was: Did the program attain the objectives that it set out to accomplish? To answer this question, the Prekindergarten Saginaw Objective…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Education, Parent Participation
Sault Sainte Marie Public Schools, MI. – 1972
The Michigan Department of Education's 1971-72 Title III evaluation reports on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title I, Open Concept School program for Indian Education in the Sault Sainte Marie Area Public Schools. Of the 185 students in the school, 100 were of American Indian origin; approximately 1/2 were economically and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged
Sault Sainte Marie Public Schools, MI. – 1973
The Michigan Department of Education's 1972-73 Title III evaluation reports on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title I Open Concept School program for Indian education in the Sault Sainte Marie Area Public Schools. Of the 190 students in the school, 103 were of American Indian origin; 59% were from low socioeconomic groups. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged
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Stichter, Janine Peck; Brown, Terry; Clarent, Rikkii; Iskow, Jill; Krug, Monica; Richards, Janet; Kay, Denise – Beyond Behavior, 2006
National concern about the growing number of identified children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased efforts in the research field (National Research Council, 2001; Odom et al. 2003; Simpson, 2005) and the U.S. federal government (U.S. House of Representatives, 2005) to provide specific recommendations regarding appropriate…
Descriptors: Autism, Educational Practices, School Districts, Federal Legislation