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Family Goals in Infant Intervention: Analysis and Issues.
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Bailey, Donald B., Jr.; And Others – Journal of Early Intervention, 1990
The family dimensions of 24 Individualized Family Service Plans written for infants/toddlers with handicaps and their families were examined to determine the presence of key legislative requirements, the domains of family goals, structural dimensions, level of parent involvement, and time parameters for goal attainment. Issues surrounding family…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Programs
Persistence as an Indicator of Mastery Motivation in Young Children with Cognitive Delays.
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Hupp, Susan C.; Abbeduto, Leonard – Journal of Early Intervention, 1991
This study examined behaviors reflecting mastery motivation in 17 young (ages 2 and 3) children with moderate and severe cognitive delays. Results supported the application of the mastery motivation model to this group of children who used mastery behaviors significantly more often than lower level exploratory behaviors. Use of mastery behaviors…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Learning Motivation, Mental Retardation
The Theoretical and Empirical Basis of Early Amelioration of Developmental Disabilities: Implications for Future Research.
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Yoder, Paul J. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1990
The empirical support for three theoretical approaches to infant intervention is reviewed, including direct intervention via nonsocial means, direct intervention via social means, and indirect infant intervention via social support to the family. For each approach, underlying theoretical assumptions are identified, and for each assumption,…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Theories, Infants
Concurrent Validity of the Battelle Developmental Inventory: Relationship with the Bayley Scales in Young Children with Known or Suspected Disabilities.
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Boyd, Richard D.; And Others – Journal of Early Intervention, 1989
The concurrent validity of the Battelle Developmental Inventory was explored by correlating Battelle results with scores from the Bayley Scales in 30 infants with known or suspected disabilities. Both the pattern and strength of the obtained correlations support use of the Battelle to measure development in infants with handicaps. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Concurrent Validity, Diagnostic Tests, Disabilities
A Functional Classification for Early Childhood Education.
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Dunlap, William R. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1989
Special education teachers (N=123) rank ordered a list of functional skills associated with two-year-olds. The factor-analyzed results revealed a classification of four types of children in greatest need of early childhood special education placement: children environmentally at risk, lacking gross-motor skills, lacking readiness and fine-motor…
Descriptors: Classification, Educational Diagnosis, Handicap Identification, High Risk Persons
Public Law 99-457: Facilitating Family Participation on the Multidisciplinary Team.
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Nash, James K. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1990
This paper presents the requirements for family participation on multidisciplinary teams under Public Law 99-457, reviews literature on family participation on teams working with handicapped children, identifies factors that influence team functioning, and suggests how team members can facilitate family involvement. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation, Family Involvement