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Peer reviewedZigler, Edward; Styfco, Sally J. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2000
This article recounts the experiences of a pioneer of the Head Start program, a program developed to provide disadvantaged young children with school readiness skills. Influences in the early development of the program are discussed, along with program challenges. The need for standardized performance measures and program evaluation is urged. (CR)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Philosophy, High Risk Students, Program Design
Peer reviewedTrohanis, Pascal Louis – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1994
This article offers guidelines for designing inservice education for personnel working with young children with disabilities and their families. Discussion covers definitions, assumptions, support and start up, initial planning, program design, evaluation, implementation, and follow-up. It identifies special considerations and circumstances…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Family Programs
Peer reviewedWhitehead, Linda C.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1990
This article draws on experience from Delaware FIRST, a model demonstration project utilizing family assessment for overall project evaluation and program planning for parents and professionals. Instrument selection processes, administration procedures, families's reactions to the process, and usefulness of family assessments in project evaluation…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Family Counseling
Peer reviewedWesley, Patricia E.; Buysse, Virginia – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1996
Describes Partnerships for Inclusion, a North Carolina statewide project providing technical assistance (TA) to communities as they develop and coordinate inclusive services for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with disabilities and their families. Outlines the model's development, the project's core services, strategies for promoting…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedHanson, Marci J.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1987
The article describes a graduate training program at San Francisco State University that prepares early childhood special education professionals to work with children from birth to five years and their families in various settings. The evaluation plan for the interdisciplinary training program and data on program outcomes are presented.…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Graduate Study
Peer reviewedCarta, Judith J.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1991
This article reviews the rationales and premises of the Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) approach and early childhood special education (ECSE), highlighting areas of overlap. DAP's insufficiencies for planning, implementing, and evaluating ECSE programs are noted. A selective literature review clarifies issues separating the two areas,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Delivery Systems, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
