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Direct linkMary-Margaret E. Satterfield – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Since Congress passed amendments in 1997 to the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), there has been an emphasis on instruction to students with disabilities in the general education classroom, especially with preschool students. The significant increase of students with disabilities in general education classrooms precipitated the need for…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Students with Disabilities, Federal Legislation
Download full textLazara, Alex, Ed.; Danaher, Joan, Ed.; Kraus, Robert, Ed.; Goode, Sue, Ed.; Hipps, Cherie, Ed.; Festa, Cathy, Ed. – National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC), 2011
With the passage of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, now the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and subsequent amendments, states and jurisdictions have made great strides in the provision of services to young children, ages 3 through 5 years, with disabilities. As of Fall 2009, America's…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Quality, Disabilities, Equal Education
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1999
This report presents an overview of the revised preschool funding formula under the 1997 amendments of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and perceptions of some state education agencies (SEA) staff on the initial impact of the funding changes. New features include a hold harmless base amount that is equal to the preschool grant…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Federal Aid
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services. – 2001
This technical assistance paper focuses on the transition of children with disabilities birth to three and their families from the Infants and Toddlers Early Intervention Program for children ages birth to three to the Prekindergarten Program for Children with Disabilities for children ages three to five. The information presented is consistent…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation, Educational Planning
Walsh, Sharon; Smith, Barbara J.; Taylor, Ross C. – 2000
This booklet is one of a series designed to assist early childhood general educators, early childhood special educators, related service providers, parents, administrators, and others in understanding what the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) now requires for young children with disabilities ages birth through 5 years and their…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Discipline, Discipline Policy, Discipline Problems
Smith, Barbara J.; Rapport, Mary Jane K. – 1999
This paper discusses 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that promote the inclusion of children with disabilities in general early childhood education settings. The evolution of inclusion policy is explored and changes in disability terminology are described. Amended provisions are then explained and include:…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Environment, Educational Legislation
Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. Div. of Special Education. – 2001
This technical assistance bulletin explains extended school year (ESY) services for students with disabilities. It begins by discussing federal regulations that require schools to ensure that ESY services are available as necessary to provide free, appropriate public education to students with disabilities, that require ESY services to be provided…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Lineham, Patrice – 2001
This document is the outcome of a conference that examined promising practices in services for children with developmental delays (DD) and gathered input for making policy recommendations related to the implementation of DD as a specific disability category for children ages 3 through 9. It begins by discussing changes to the Individuals with…
Descriptors: Classification, Definitions, Developmental Delays, Disability Identification
Gethmann, Dee; Milburn, Penny; Schertz, Mary – 1999
This guide is intended to offer suggestions for enhancing educational opportunities for young children in Iowa with special needs in the least restrictive environment (LRE) as required by both state and federal law in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as amended in 1997 (IDEA 97). Emphasis is on IDEA 97's definition and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedZimmerman, Irla Lee; Castilleja, Nancy Flores – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2005
The PLS-4 (Preschool Language Scale, 4th edition) is a psychometrically sound instrument constructed to assess language skills in children from birth to 6 years 11 months. It is a useful diagnostic and research tool that can be used to identify current comprehension and expressive language skills and can measure changes in language skills over…
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Intervention, Semantics, Syntax
Walsh, Sharon; Smith, Barbara J.; Taylor, Ross C. – 2000
This booklet is one of a series designed to assist early childhood general educators, early childhood special educators, related service providers, parents, administrators, and others in understanding what the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) now requires for young children with disabilities ages birth through 5 years and their…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disability Identification, Discipline, Educational Legislation
deFosset, Shelley, Ed. – 1999
The materials in this resource packet present a variety of perspectives and information for individuals and organizations implementing inclusive programs for preschool children with disabilities. It is organized into three sections. Section 1 presents varied perspectives on inclusion of preschool-age children with disabilities in settings with…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Curriculum Design, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Trohanis, Pascal – 2001
This document reproduces selected information from the U.S. Department of Education's "Twenty-Second Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" (2000). These selections consist of text and data tables related to programs for young children with disabilities and their families under…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Environment, Educational Legislation
