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Mi An; Reia Tanaka; Naho Hirota; Takehiro Sasai; Hideki Takahashi; Yuuya Ogawa; Shizuko Horai; Mayumi Inoue; Randeep Rakwal; Toshihiro Kato – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Purpose: Adapted physical activity (APA) provides children and youth with disabilities more opportunities to be physically active. Nevertheless, it is not well known how APA implementation in different services has benefited them. This study reviews the existing literature on APA interventions to identify characteristics and program descriptions,…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Intervention, Disabilities, Children
PACER Center, 2014
Every child is unique and learns in different ways. Some children are identified as needing special education services to support his or her learning at school. Parents can play a major role in shaping the services a child receives. This guidebook has been written for parents, guardians, and surrogate parents of a child (ages 3 to 21 or…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Disabilities, Special Education, Public Schools
British Columbia Ministry of Education, 2016
This resource conveys policies, procedures, and guidelines that support the delivery of special education services in British Columbia's (Canada) public schools. It was originally published in 1995 (ED414703), following an extensive provincial Special Education Review (1993-94). The purpose of this manual is to provide a single point of reference…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Guidelines, Special Education, Educational Policy
Exceptional Parent, 1984
The article presents guidelines for parents in selecting camps for their handicapped children. Approaches to shopping for camps are noted, and nine questions regarding staff, cost, safety, and program are listed. (CL)
Descriptors: Camping, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Materials
Kaye, Cathryn Berger – Free Spirit Publishing, 2010
"The Complete Guide to Service Learning" is the go-to resource in the fast-growing field of service learning. It is an award-winning treasury of service activities, community service project ideas, quotes, reflections, and resources that can help teachers and youth workers engage young hearts and minds in reaching out and giving back. Author, and…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Learning Activities, Social Action, Service Learning
Illinois Public Health Association, Springfield, IL. Illinois Birth to Three Clearinghouse. – 1988
The two bibliographies contains citations to materials available in the library of the Birth to Three Clearinghouse (Illinois) concerning issues on personnel preparation and program evaluation. The 36 citations on personnel preparation and the 46 citations on program evaluation are arranged alphabetically by author and cover the years 1978 to…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Infants, Intervention
Carpenter, Catherine L. – Exceptional Parent, 1989
A planned search/selection process can help locate the best possible learning situation for a child needing early intervention services. Parents are offered a detailed checklist for evaluating programs, and are encouraged to consider goals for the coming years, to make site visits to potential programs, and to ask questions. (JDD)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Decision Making, Disabilities, Intervention
McDonald, Geraldine – 1987
This booklet contains an outline of, and recommendations based on, a study of 128 New Zealand children in special groups mainstreamed into kindergartens and play groups. Research goals were to explore how mainstreaming had been implemented, whether special group children were profiting from the environment's educational opportunities, and whether…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Mainstreaming, Mother Attitudes

Zinkil, Susan S.; Gilbert, Tammy S. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2000
This article examines inclusion and provides questions that parents can ask themselves when determining if inclusion is appropriate for their child. Guidelines are also provided to assist parents in determining the appropriateness of inclusion, evaluating the support that inclusion programs receive, and determining the provision of accommodations.…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Decision Making, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Bagnato, Stephen J.; Elliott Stephen N., Ed.; Witt, Joseph, C., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2007
Meeting a crucial need, this book provides clear recommendations for authentic developmental assessment of children from infancy to age 6, including those with developmental delays and disabilities. It describes principles and strategies for collecting information about children's everyday activities in the home, preschool, and community, which…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Early Intervention, Child Development, Preschool Children
Cragnotti, Katherine – Exceptional Parent, 1987
Parents considering placing a disabled child in a residential facility should evaluate and choose a school by visiting at both "peak" and "off-peak" hours to learn about the physical surroundings, structured activities, the child-care staff, the teaching staff, the administration, and treatment plans. (CB)
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Child Caregivers, Disabilities, Educational Environment
Accreditation Council on Services for People with Disabilities, Landover, MD. – 1996
This collection of 21 suggested outcome measures for early childhood intervention services is designed to assist families in evaluating the quality of early intervention services they receive. The measures apply to all types of service and support program models for children with various developmental delays and/or disabilities and their families.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Developmental Delays, Disabilities, Early Intervention
Vandiviere, Patricia; And Others – 1985
The report presents evaluation data on the Cross-Program Training Project to train foster parents, teachers, and social workers who are jointly responsible for the care of special needs children, especially preschoolers. The project featured five major components: (1) site development, (2) training needs assessment on which to develop programing,…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Foster Care
Siciliano, Ellen; And Others – 1986
The manual is intended for inservice training of parents and professional teams in reviewing and rating, from a parent perspective, the existing quality of special education programs for handicapped students. Each team consists of three parents and one educator who receive training in the application of quality indicators previously developed by…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Environment

Newman, Roberta L.; Tyler, Doris B. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1991
This article describes the characteristics of before- and after-school child care programs and deliniates the features needed to accommodate children with special needs. Potential ways to adapt current programs to fill this need and suggestions for design of future programs are discussed. Characteristics of effective programs are reviewed. (PB)
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
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