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Beckman, Paula J.; Bristol, Marie M. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1991
This paper identifies four key issues in the implementation of Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) to provide services to young handicapped children as required by Public Law 99-457. These include sensitivity to cultural diversity, family assessment, intrusiveness, and establishing family outcomes. A typology of family outcomes which…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Evaluation Methods
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Brown, Carole W.; Seklemian, Patti – Journal of Early Intervention, 1993
This paper reviews the Supreme Court's Zebley decision which expanded the definition of disability in young children by including functional equivalence; compares regulations and practices under the Social Security Administration and Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and offers guidelines concerning the intent of the law,…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Definitions, Disabilities
Perie, Marianne, Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2010
For lower-achieving students with disabilities, effective and appropriate alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards (AA-MAS) can open the door to greater expectations and opportunities. State policymakers have the option of providing certain students who have disabilities with AA-MAS aligned with grade-level content--and now…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Low Achievement, Disabilities, Academic Standards
LINC Resources, Inc., Columbus, OH. – 1979
Four papers address approaches to evaluate the implementation of the individualized education program (IEP) provisions of P.L. 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act. The papers are "Auditing the IEP System: A Self-Audit System for Use by Local Education Agencies" by Beth Stephens and Daniel Macy, which examines a 10-step…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Brown, Wesley; And Others – 1996
This monograph is intended to encourage policy formation and appropriate interventions for young children with emotional/behavioral disorders (E/BD). After an introductory chapter, the second chapter analyzes policy within the areas of both behavioral disorders and early intervention, including existing labels and eligibility criteria, reluctance…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Behavior Disorders, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
Ysseldyke, James; And Others – 1994
This paper examines issues in gathering data for purposes of making accountability decisions for students with disabilities. The first section describes five alternative methods being used: (1) administration of norm-referenced tests; (2) focus on results or outcomes; (3) Individualized Education Program aggregation; (4) secondary analysis of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Decision Making
TIU Adult Education and Job Training Center, Lewistown, PA. – 1999
This document contains the final report and selected materials and products from Project Learner Goals, a project undertaken to assist the Pennsylvania Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) in describing the form and content of project learner activities (activities serving short-term learner goals) within an ABLE-funded program and,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agency Cooperation, Case Studies