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Snyder, Patricia A., Ed.; Hemmeter, Mary Louise, Ed. – Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children, 2018
The DEC Recommended Practices provide guidance to families and professionals about the most effective ways to improve learning outcomes and promote development of young children, birth through age 5, who have, or are at-risk for, developmental delays or disabilities. "Instruction: Effective Strategies to Support Engagement, Learning, and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Infants, Young Children, At Risk Persons
Wildeman, Christopher, Ed.; Haskins, Anna R., Ed.; Poehlmann-Tynan, Julie, Ed. – APA Books, 2017
In the United States today, roughly 1 in 25 children has a parent in prison. This insightful volume provides an authoritative, multidisciplinary analysis of how parental incarceration affects children and what can be done to help them. The contributors to this book apply a wide array of tools and perspectives to the study of children of…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Parents, Educational Research
Child Trends, 2014
Integrated student supports (ISS), sometimes referred to as integrated student services, represents an emerging field of practice that aims to address persistent disparities in educational achievement and attainment. ISS is a school-based approach to promoting students' academic achievement and educational attainment by coordinating a seamless…
Descriptors: Academic Support Services, Academic Achievement, Educational Attainment, Student Personnel Services
Gerhardt, Peter F., Ed.; Crimmins, Daniel, Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2013
Promoting better social skills and behavior is a top priority for anyone who works with learners with autism--but which practices really improve outcomes? Find out in this cutting-edge volume, a reader-friendly synthesis of the latest findings from more than 20 of today's top researchers in the field. Coordinated by the highly respected…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Adjustment (to Environment), Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Kilburn, M. Rebecca, Ed. – RAND Corporation, 2014
The Promising Practices Network (PPN) on Children, Families and Communities (www.promisingpractices.net) began as a partnership between four state-level organizations that help public and private organizations improve the well-being of children and families. The PPN website, archived in June 2014, featured summaries of programs and practices that…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Well Being, Web Sites, Child Development
Haskins, Ron, Ed.; Barnett, W. Steven, Ed. – Brookings Institution, 2010
This volume explores whether the nation's early childhood programs are boosting child development and preparing children for schooling and proposes reforms that would improve the programs. The volume contains contrasting papers on the success of Head Start, Early Head Start, and home-visiting programs and on policies that would improve these three…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Young Children, Child Development
Chawarska, Katarzyna, Ed.; Klin, Ami, Ed.; Volkmar, Fred R., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2008
Rich with clinical insights, this volume reviews the state of the science of identifying and treating autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in very young children. Leading authorities examine critical research issues and present innovative approaches to assessing social, cognitive, adaptive, communication, and sensory-motor impairments in the first two…
Descriptors: Autism, Toddlers, Disability Identification, Infants
Lucyshyn, Joseph M., Ed.; Dunlap, Glen, Ed.; Albin, Richard W., Ed. – 2002
The 19 chapters of this volume address theory, research, and practice concerning positive behavior support with families of children and youth with developmental disabilities and problem behavior. The chapters are: (1) "Positive Behavior Support with Families" (Joseph Lucyshyn and others); (2) "Finding Positive Behavior Support One…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Children, Family Environment
Bray, Melissa A., Ed.; Kehle, Thomas J., Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2011
With its roots in clinical and educational psychology, school psychology is an ever-changing field that encompasses a diversity of topics. "The Oxford Handbook of School Psychology" synthesizes the most vital and relevant literature in all of these areas, producing a state-of-the-art, authoritative resource for practitioners,…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Problem Solving, Delivery Systems, Cognitive Ability
Roberts, Richard N., Ed.; Magrab, Phyllis R., Ed. – 1999
The changing nature of communities necessitates a comprehensive theoretical model for effective delivery of child and family services. This edited volume provides a context for and examples of an emerging paradigm shift in human services toward one in which services for families with young children are provided in their communities. Section 1 of…
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Programs, Community Role, Community Services
Smith, Sheila, Ed. – 1995
This volume examines two-generation interventions as models that represent a new approach to assisting families in poverty. Five of the chapters examine current programs--their design, characteristics of participants, implementation issues, and in one case, evaluation outcomes. Other chapters offer a research and policy context for this…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Life, Family Literacy
California Univ., Los Angeles. Center for Mental Health Schools. – 1998
Estimates suggest that 20 to 25% of U.S. students change schools each year, and this figure is higher in school districts with a relatively large immigrant population. The guidelines in this technical assistance packet provide strategic suggestions for welcoming newcomers to a school or district, something that has become an essential facet of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Programs, Immigrants
McBroom, Elizabeth, Ed.; And Others – Social Work Papers of the School of Social Work, University of Southern California, 1981
Included in this booklet are nine papers reflecting the social work profession's engagement in the effort to deal with a variety of problems experienced by families and cultural minorities. Covered by individual papers are the following topics: (1) prevention of the troubled marital relationships that are sometimes brought on by the birth of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Asian Americans, Child Abuse, Family Problems
De Mey, Wim, Ed.; Moens, Ellen, Ed.; Van Leeuwen, Karla, Ed.; Verhofstadt-Deneve, Leni, Ed. – 2000
Behavioral problems are the most common mental health problem in children and adolescents worldwide. For several decades there has been a growing body of scientific knowledge of the factors influencing the development of antisocial behavior. There are several intervention and prevention programs, the most effective of which activate parents,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adoption, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems
Kluger, Miriam P., Ed.; Alexander, Gina, Ed.; Curtis, Patrick A., Ed. – 2000
Noting the importance of identifying the effectiveness of child welfare programs for future policy planning, this book examines features of successful programs. The book is presented in six sections: family preservation and family support services, child protective services, out-of-home care, adoption, child care, and adolescent services. Each…
Descriptors: Adoption, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
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