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Direct linkDeSpain, Stephanie N.; Hedin, Laura – Young Exceptional Children, 2022
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C (IDEA, 2004) is a federal program that assists states with delivering early intervention services (EIS) for infants and toddlers with developmental delay up until their third birthday and their families (Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center [ECTA], 2019). Through IDEA Part C, EIS are…
Descriptors: Individualized Family Service Plans, Early Intervention, Professional Personnel, Family (Sociological Unit)
Griffith, Coralie A. J. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Despite changes in laws and access to education, individuals with disabilities continue to have fewer positive postsecondary outcomes than their non-disabled peers (Shogren et al., 2015). Negative secondary and postsecondary outcomes for individuals with disabilities include failure to graduate from high school, lack of postsecondary education,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Children, Self Determination, Skill Development
Download full textJ. Claire Cook; C. Rebecca Oldham; Connie Casha; Jenny Franklin – Family Science Review, 2024
The field of early intervention is rapidly expanding. Individuals trained in Human Development and Family Science programs are uniquely situated for work in this setting, due to their diverse understanding of human development, from birth through death, and the role of the family system in influencing development. More specifically, individuals…
Descriptors: Child Development, Family Environment, Family Involvement, Early Intervention
Coburn, Kelly L.; Jung, Sojung; Ousley, Ciara L.; Sowers, Dawn J.; Wendelken, Meghan; Wilkinson, Krista M. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2021
Families are the most significant communication partners for an individual with complex communication needs. Even though family-centered approaches are recommended to support augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) services for an individual, it is difficult to establish a successful plan that fits each individual's family. A framework…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Models, Family Characteristics
Boothe, Kathleen A.; Hathcote, Andrea R. – Council for Exceptional Children, 2021
This book follows a special education student through her entire education program. The case study provides readers the relevant information to complete special education documents beginning with the Individualized Family and Service Plan (IFSP) and ending with the Transition Plan. This book was created for anyone wanting to practice writing an…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Individualized Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Special Education
Cynthia Lopez-Arroyo – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This qualitative descriptive study aimed to investigate how parents articulate service strategies and provider characteristics that supported them during the transition from Early Intervention to Preschool Special Education in the boroughs of New York City. The author explored parents' descriptions of service strategies, and their accounts of…
Descriptors: Special Education, Special Needs Students, Parents, Parent Attitudes
Almalki, Nabil Sharaf; Arrushaid, Ohoud M.; Farah Bakhiet, Salaheldin; Alkathiri, Sarah – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Early intervention programs play an important role in supporting young children with disabilities and developmental disorders in acquiring various life skills before they reach school-going age. The present study aims to examine the current practices of the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) for young children with disabilities in Saudi…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Intervention, Young Children, Disabilities
The Role of Early Care Providers in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education Systems
Sheppard, Mary E.; Moran, Kaitlin K. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2022
Children with disabilities between the ages of 0-5 and their families are supported by a broad coalition of special education and general education teachers and providers who collaborate in the planning and delivery of services. When services are provided in early care settings (e.g., home care, center-based care, general education Pre-K),…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Young Children, Disabilities, Special Education
Ayelet Gur; Yifat Bar Meir; Maayan Edelstein; Mirit Nagar; Òrly Rokach; Ari Reich; Tali-Noy Hindi – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Drawing on Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory (1992), we asked how certain resources contribute to family resilience in families of children with ASD: family quality of life (FQOL; family resources), sense of community and loneliness (informal resources), and family-centered support provided by the state (formal resources). One hundred and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Family Environment, Family Involvement
Mickelson, Ann M.; McCorkle, Laura S.; Hoffman, Rebecca – Young Exceptional Children, 2022
It has been well documented that children's development is enhanced within the context of supportive parent-child relationships (Mortensen & Mastergeorge, 2014). Research also indicates that any daily activity of a child holds the potential for multiple learning opportunities if parents and other caregivers are supported in their capacity to…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center, 2021
To support states in improving educational results and functional outcomes for children with disabilities while ensuring compliance with Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) through state monitoring activities, a six-step inquiry process has been developed. The six steps describe a chronological process to assist states in selecting…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
Ridgley, Robyn; Snyder, Patricia A.; McWilliam, R. A. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2020
We used two judgment-based scales to evaluate quality features of 623 individualized family service plans (IFSP) contributed by 73 service coordinators in one state. We also explored the alignment between the skills specified in child-focused IFSP outcomes, the three Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) early childhood outcome…
Descriptors: Individualized Family Service Plans, Program Evaluation, Early Childhood Education, Outcomes of Education
Keilty, Bonnie – Young Exceptional Children, 2020
Early intervention (EI) practitioners are expected to coach families in embedding intervention strategies for their infant or toddler within their everyday routines. EI practitioners use authentic assessment approaches (i.e., observation and discussion) to gain a real-life picture of what the child is good at and what can be difficult to identify…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Family Environment, Early Intervention
Rous, Beth S., Ed.; McLaughlin, Tara W., Ed.; Sandall, Susan R., Ed. – Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children, 2020
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. "Transition: Supporting Changes in Services and Settings" is the eighth…
Descriptors: Young Children, At Risk Persons, Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Delays
Greenwood, Charles R.; Buzhardt, Jay; Walker, Dale; Jia, Fan; Carta, Judith J. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2020
The Early Communication Indicator (ECI) is a progress monitoring measure designed to support intervention decisions of the home visitors and early educators who serve infants and toddlers. The present study sought to add to the criterion validity claims of the ECI in a large sample of children using measures of language and preliteracy not…
Descriptors: Progress Monitoring, Total Communication, Infants, Toddlers
