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Macy, Marisa; Marks, Kevin; Towle, Alexander – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2014
Early detection efforts have been shown to vary greatly in practice, and there is a general lack of systematic accountability built into monitoring early detection effort impact. This article reviews current early detection practices and the drawbacks of these practices, with particular attention given to prevalent issues of mismeasurement,…
Descriptors: Identification, Early Intervention, Early Childhood Education, Special Education
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Bradham, Tamala S.; Houston, K. Todd – Volta Review, 2011
Over the past 20 years, tremendous strides have been made in establishing and strengthening early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs in all 50 states and the U.S. territories. Although EHDI programs have become more robust, considerable work remains to ensure that all children who do not pass a hearing screening receive the…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Disability Identification, Early Intervention, Program Administration
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Nelson, Lauri; Houston, K. Todd; Hoffman, Jeff; Bradham, Tamala S. – Volta Review, 2011
State coordinators of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs were asked to complete a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, or SWOT, analysis that consisted of 12 evaluative areas of EHDI programs. For the interdisciplinary area, 47 coordinators responded with 224 items, and themes were identified within each SWOT…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Disability Identification, Early Intervention, Coordinators
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Houston, K. Todd; Hoffman, Jeff; Munoz, Karen F.; Bradham, Tamala S. – Volta Review, 2011
State coordinators of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs completed a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, or SWOT, analysis that consisted of 12 evaluative areas of EHDI programs. For the EHDI program infrastructure area, 47 coordinators responded with a total of 292 items, and themes were identified in each…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Disability Identification, Early Intervention, Program Administration
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Hagerty, George J.; Abramson, Marty – Exceptional Children, 1987
The article describes the current public policy environment and its impact on efforts to refine the system for identifying and serving mildly handicapped students. Areas requiring attention are cited for discussion, including revisions in the service delivery system, personnel preparation, administration of programs and funding structures, and…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Delivery Systems, Disability Identification, Educational Change