This report discusses a new assessment tool being developed by researchers at the National Center for Early Development and Learning (NCEDL) for assessing early intervention program quality. The Early Intervention Services Assessment Scale (EISAS) is designed to comprehensively assess the quality of early intervention services provided to young…

The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) has administered the Early Literacy Intervention Grant Program (ELIGP) since 1997. During the first 3 years of the program, about half of the state's elementary schools received funding through ELIGP, either through Reading Recovery or Other Early Literacy Interventions (OELI). This report summarizes the…

This guidebook for 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. An introductory section considers the importance of play for children of this age and is followed…

This issue of the "Early Childhood Bulletin" consists of excerpts from a speech given by Dr. Robert Davila, Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, during an Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC) Parents Meeting, September 1991, in Arlington, Virginia. In his speech, Dr. Davila calls for…

The Literacy Support Plan is a comprehensive reading intervention initiative for kindergarten through grade 3 students in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD). The framework for the program is Reading Recovery. The purpose of the program is to provide assistance for students identified as needing extra help acquiring literacy…

Early Head Start (EHS) is a comprehensive program providing intensive services from before birth to age 3 to promote improved outcomes in child, family, staff, and community development. The third of a 3-volume series designed to share the experiences of the 17 EHS programs participating in the Early Head Start National Research and Evaluation…

Indiana's Early Intervention Grant Program (EIGP) provides funding for Reading Recovery and other early interventions focused on improvement in early reading programs (Grades 1-5). This resource guide provides information that schools in Indiana can use to plan for proposals for EIGP and other grant programs, such as comprehensive school reform…

This pamphlet describes Head Start, a comprehensive program designed to foster the healthy development of young children from low-income families. Based on the view that Head Start helps to build a foundation for children's success, the pamphlet describes the population served by the program, the support received by local communities, its…

Arguing that language is the foundation of work in Reading Recovery, this article discusses the role of language from several different perspectives. The first section discusses the role of language in literacy learning. The second section deals with the role of language intervention in supporting learning. The role of language in creating…

A study examined parent involvement in decision making in the Smart Start early childhood programs in North Carolina. Data were collected through observations, interviews, and surveys. Findings indicated that both the interested public and the Smart Start board members agreed that having parents involved in decisions about how Smart Start money…

Early intervention programs provide a significant opportunity for high risk students to secure the available resources, funding, educational background, and guidance to enter postsecondary education. Beginning as early as kindergarten and throughout high school, encouraging students to enter college and receive a baccalaureate degree gives high…

Briefly defined, Reading Recovery is a tutorial for children who are having difficulty learning to read and write after approximately one year of school. Although it is usually described as an early intervention program, Reading Recovery defies a simple definition, since there are layers of intersecting variables. This educational report…

Studied the application of principles of entitlement by observing sibling property disputes. Subjects were 40 families, each with a 2- and a 4-year-old child. Found that parents supported children's sharing and prohibited property damage, but conflict outcomes upheld these principles only when parents intervened. (MOK)

This review defines service integration in early intervention with young children with disabilities and synthesizes the interpersonal and structural factors that determine its success as documented in the early intervention literature. A table summarizes results of 17 studies on factors that determine or impede successful service integration. The…

Discusses trends in early child development (ECD) programs. Considers future trends in evaluation research in terms of seven prototype designs expected to be widely used in the 1990s. Examines recent developmental theory and its implications for evaluating ECD programs. Lists principles that ECD programs need to follow if they are to convince…