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de Sam Lazaro, Stephanie Lynn – Journal of Early Intervention, 2017
Population changes, legislative changes, time and cost constraints, and practitioner and family perceptions each affect the delivery of early intervention services. This pilot project examined current evaluation practices used with the birth to 3 population. The role of norm-referenced and authentic assessment tools in the eligibility…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Evaluation Methods, Performance Based Assessment, Eligibility
Ridings, Laura Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Virtual education in the United States continues to be a popular option for K-12 students. The enrollment in full-time virtual schools not only represents typical learners but a growing number of students with disabilities, including low-incidence disabilities. In some states, this population exceeds the state-wide average percentage of students…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Team Teaching, Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods
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Angkananon, Kewalin; Wald, Mike; Gilbert, Lester – Themes in Science and Technology Education, 2014
This paper focuses on the development and evaluation of a Technology Enhanced Interaction Framework and Method that can help with designing accessible mobile learning interactions involving disabled people. This new framework and method were developed to help design technological support for communication and interactions between people,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Accessibility (for Disabled), Models, Design
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Alloway, Tracy Packiam; Elsworth, Miquela; Miley, Neal; Seckinger, Sean – Gifted Education International, 2016
This pilot study investigated how engagement with computer games and TV exposure may affect behaviors of gifted students. We also compared behavioral and cognitive profiles of twice-exceptional students and children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Gifted students were divided into those with behavioral problems and those…
Descriptors: Computer Use, Behavior Problems, Children, Disabilities
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Hu, Bi Ying; Roberts, Sherron Killingsworth – Journal of School Leadership, 2011
This article examines administrator perspectives of innovative services for the inclusion of young children with disabilities in regular preschool classrooms in China. Twelve directors from 12 pilot inclusion preschools in Beijing participated in this study. Qualitative interview results revealed the following subthemes: definition, advocacy,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Administrators, Foreign Countries, Special Needs Students
Schwartz, Heather L.; Karoly, Lynn A.; Le, Vi-Nhuan; Tamargo, Jennifer; Setodji, Claude Messan – RAND Corporation, 2014
Delaware was in the first group of states to receive a federal grant in 2012 to improve early care and education services and increase the number of infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children in high-quality programs. One component of the state's grant is a rigorous validation process for Delaware Stars for Early Success, a voluntary quality…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Early Intervention, Grants
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Kelly, Aine; Ghalaieny, Theresa; Devitt, Catherine – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
In low-income rural communities, access to early intervention and support services is restricted and resources needed to support children and families are limited. The aim of this study was to explore the role of local nonprofessional women, recruited as community home visitors (CHVs), to assist trained professionals in supporting parents with…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Early Intervention, Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries
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Karaaslan, Ozcan; Diken, Ibrahim; Mahoney, Gerald – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2011
The case study was conducted to examine the feasibility of an early intervention curriculum called Responsive Teaching with two five-year-old children from Turkey who had significant developmental delays. This study determined whether Turkish mothers might be successful in learning to become more responsive to their children, and whether this…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Mothers, Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Cooper-Martin, Elizabeth – Montgomery County Public Schools, 2014
The Office of Special Education and Student Services asked the Office of Shared Accountability to evaluate the "Facilitated Communication Pilot." In facilitated communication (FC), people with communication impairments express themselves by typing with the aid of a communication partner, called a facilitator, who provides physical (and…
Descriptors: Counties, Public Schools, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Grade 5
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Kernohan, Lori – College Quarterly, 2008
The pilot research project reported on here was conducted between October 2005 and March 2006 on one campus of one of Ontario's 24 colleges. The college is located in an urban centre in southern Ontario. The main focus of this pilot study was the exploration of issues of accessibility and accommodation for students with disabilities as they engage…
Descriptors: Evaluation Research, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Mason, Christine Y.; Steedly, Kathlyn M.; Thormann, Mary S. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2008
The relationship between substantive arts involvement and social, cognitive, and artistic development is positive. Little is known about arts integrated within special education services to improve academic, cognitive, and social skills. We examined arts-based work and its impact on education of students with disabilities. During Study I, we…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Focus Groups, Disabilities, Program Effectiveness
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Nelson, Alison; Allison, Heather – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2004
The need for additional support for Indigenous children at school is well documented. Occupational therapists are well positioned to form part of this support. However, many occupational therapists report that Indigenous families do not access their services and when they do, the occupational therapist feels uncertain about how best to meet their…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Focus Groups, Occupational Therapy, Indigenous Populations