This collection of play sheets for parents and early intervention personnel was developed by the "Let's Play! Project," a 3-year federally supported project that worked to promote play in infants and toddlers with disabilities through the use of "low-tech" assistive technology. Each single page guide provides guidance to…

This paper reviews the literature on autism in general and examines in some detail the research on the Lovaas method of early intervention. The general review is divided into subsections which cover the following topics: historical perspectives, definition of autism, causes of autism, characteristics of people with autism, diagnostic criteria,…

Tests the expectation that visual support would be beneficial in phonemic segmentation prior to formal reading and spelling instruction. Trains one group of preschoolers with diagrams and alphabet letters as visual support--another group was trained without visual help. Finds that training helped, but finds visual support useful in phonemic…

Examined patterns of special education services in elementary grades for children participating in the Child-Parent Center Preschool program or other early childhood programs of the Chicago Public Schools, Illinois. Findings for 1,377 children show a lower special education placement rate for participants and support the value of preschool…

In this prevention-early intervention project, court-adjudicated male adolescents were randomly assigned to either a program participant group, or to a control group. Results showed that the program group reported a significantly greater degree of reduction in drug use/abuse, and in the selling of drugs, but not in alcohol use, or in illegal…

Describes community-based "wraparound services delivery" programs for at-risk special-needs students with behavioral problems to help retain them in the general-education environment of local schools. Community services are wrapped around the needs of the student based on an assessment of the strengths of the student and his or her…

Examines the effect of Reading Recovery, an early intervention program for first-grade children, on the rates of referral and placement in special education in New York City. The results showed that children who received the Reading Recovery program were referred for testing and placed in special education at a statistically significant lower…

This article first reviews the literature regarding temperament and outcomes for children with developmental disabilities and explores methods for integrating temperament information into early intervention practice. It proposes that children with developmental disabilities who present extreme scores in specific domains of temperament may benefit…

This study documented the occurrence of stereotypical behaviors in young children with various handicapping conditions by rating such behaviors in 351 young children with handicaps by caregivers in early intervention programs. Most of the children exhibited at least one stereotypical behavior, and some stereotypical behaviors were differentially…

The article discusses problems inherent in using the developmental model in the implementation of programs for young children with disabilities, and proposes a reconceptualization based upon M. Lewis and M. Starr's salient responses model. The primary components of this model are presented, along with their implications for early intervention…

Case management services for handicapped infants, required by Public Law 99-457, are reviewed from an historical perspective. Research on case management is described, and policy issues related to implementing case management in the context of early intervention are discussed. (Author/JDD)

Early intervention services provided to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families include case management. A historical framework for the concept of case management is presented, the role of the case manager in early intervention is explored, and competencies involved in the role are outlined. (Author/JDD)

This paper discusses the incidence of hearing impairment in Bangladesh, the struggle to achieve appropriate services for this population, the establishment of the National Centre for Hearing and Speech of Children, and future plans. (JDD)

The unique contributions of deaf adult role models working in early intervention programs with deaf children of hearing parents are discussed. Attention is given to the potential linguistic and sociocultural benefits of early introduction of deaf role models in the development of deaf children. (Author/DB)

Determined the supports used and the services needed by families of young children with disabilities. Found that while agencies are striving for family-focused service delivery, this goal is not being reliably achieved in a holistic way. Results suggest the need for different patterns of family support depending on the type and degree of the…