The Special Needs of Homeless Children: Early Intervention at a Welfare Hotel.

Grant, Roy

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ERIC Number: EJ425663

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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The Special Needs of Homeless Children: Early Intervention at a Welfare Hotel.

Grant, Roy

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v10 n4 p76-91 Win 1991

This case study of 72 homeless families and their 78 children in day care at a large welfare hotel in New York City evaluates the children's health status, separation and attachment, sleep patterns, eating patterns, emotional status, attention span, gross motor development, speech and language development, and cognitive development. (JDD)

Descriptors: Behavior Development, Case Studies, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Day Care, Early Intervention, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Influence, Family Problems, Homeless People, Individual Needs, Preschool Education, Welfare Services, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)

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