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Direct linkDavenport, Carrie A.; Weir, Joan – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2022
Parents, teachers, and administrators report concerns and challenges related to the transition from early intervention (EI) to preschool for children who are deaf/hard-of-hearing. The goal of the current article is to assist teachers, administrators, and specialists involved in the transition of a young child who is deaf/hard-of-hearing from EI…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Transitional Programs, Preschool Education, Deafness
McCorkle, Laura S.; Diamond, Lindsay L. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2022
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires children enrolled in Part C to have a transition plan in place at least 90 days before the child's third birthday (IDEA, 2004). This plan may include a transition to Part B services or an option to continue with Part C services until kindergarten (IDEA, 2004, §303.211). For the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Students with Disabilities
Landmark, Leena Jo; Stockall, Nancy; Cole, Corinna Villar; Mitchell, Vickie J.; Durán, Jaime B.; Gushanas, Christina M. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2022
Much has been written about the challenges of effective transition planning (e.g., Cavendish & Connor, 2018; Landmark etal., 2007; Luft, 2015). In this article, ways to mitigate some of these common challenges are provided, including low or passive student and family involvement, unresponsiveness to family culture, poor communication between…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Early Childhood Education, Postsecondary Education, Student Participation
Download full textNational Center for Homeless Education at SERVE, 2015
Each year, over 1.2 million children and youth identified as homeless in the nation's schools experience educational disruption that is caused by not having a safe and stable place to live (NCHE, 2014). Homeless children and youth face educational challenges that include a lack of basic necessities, such as food, clothing, and medical services;…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Homeless People, Children, Disabilities
Bruder, Mary Beth; Dunst, Carl J. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2015
Parents of young children participating in either Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C early intervention or IDEA Part B-619 preschool special education programs were surveyed to obtain a consumer science perspective of the practitioners who were the children's primary service providers. Parents were asked to make judgments of…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Early Childhood Education, Intervention, Special Education
Raimondo, Barbara – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2013
The United States is more accessible to deaf and hard of hearing individuals and people with disabilities today than it was 50, 20, or even 10 years ago. A variety of laws ensures equality in the treatment of deaf and hard of hearing people. Communication barriers have been addressed, and wider opportunities are available in education, employment,…
Descriptors: Deafness, Screening Tests, Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Family Service Plans
Zirkel, Perry A. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2013
An overview is provided of five recent legal developments that merit special attention of special educators: (a) the amended Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) regulations concerning parental consent, including subsequent agency interpretations concerning their practical application; (b) the IDEIA provisions and…
Descriptors: Special Education, Federal Legislation, Informed Consent, Individualized Education Programs
Ahearn, Eileen – Project Forum, 2011
A policy forum held May 11-13, 2011 to provide input from stakeholders to the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) focused on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) accountability reporting system known as the State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) process. Participants discussed their assessment of the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Stakeholders, Federal Legislation, Educational Indicators
Bruder, Mary Beth; Dunst, Carl J.; Wilson, Cristina; Stayton, Vicki – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2013
The preservice and in-service predictors of 1,668 Part C early intervention and Part B(619) preschool special practitioners' perceived self-efficacy beliefs are reported. The preservice variables were type of degree (discipline), years of formal postsecondary education, licensure, and participants' judgment of how well their preservice training…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Special Education Teachers, Predictor Variables
Scarborough, Anita A.; McCrae, Julie S. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2008
National estimates of characteristics of maltreated infants and report of an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) and an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) 54 months later are presented. The study was based on 1,196 infants from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being. Measures of neurodevelopment, language, and cognition were…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Individualized Family Service Plans, Family Violence, Mental Disorders
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. Div. of Special Education Services. – 2002
This Colorado manual offers guidelines for parent counseling and training, which is seen as a special education related service to assist parents of students with disabilities in the development and implementation of the child's Individualized Education Program (IEP). The introduction addresses the purpose and benefits of parent counseling and…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs
Vermont Early Childhood Work Group. – 2001
This booklet was designed to inform, guide and support parents of children with special needs during their child's transition from an early intervention program (birth through age 2) into a preschool early educational setting. The first part of the booklet focuses on how the transition process works, including a description of the people who might…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention
Connecticut Birth to Three System, Hartford. – 1999
These guidelines were developed to help school and early intervention personnel and families understand the nature and benefits of assistive technology and how to use current best practices to provide assistive technology to children with disabilities. Information is provided in a simple question and answer format on the following topics: (1)…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Definitions, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
