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Direct linkAnders, Yvonne; Sammons, Pam; Taggart, Brenda; Sylva, Kathy; Melhuish, Edward; Siraj-Blatchford, Iram – British Educational Research Journal, 2011
The early identification of young children's special educational needs (SEN), as well as the development of specific strategies to support those children identified with special needs, are increasingly recognised as crucial to facilitating good adjustment to school and to ensuring that such children are helped to reach their full potential in…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Young Children, Foreign Countries, Preschool Education
Education Week, 2011
Response to intervention began as a way to identify and teach struggling readers and special education students. It's fast becoming a way to change schooling for everyone. This special report examines the many forms the approach is now taking, its research base, its influence on the educational marketplace, and the federal regulations that both…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Evaluation, Response to Intervention, Change Strategies
Gau, Susan Shur-Fen; Lee, Chi-Mei; Lai, Meng-Chuan; Chiu, Yen-Nan; Huang, Ya-Fen; Kao, Jen-Der; Wu, Yu-Yu – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ). We assessed 736 participants (male, 80.1%) aged 2-18, who were clinically diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) including autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder, or pervasive developmental disorders, not…
Descriptors: Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Factor Structure, Interpersonal Relationship
Butler, Lorrie – Principal, 2009
The summer before the 2003-2004 year, the author was contacted by a district director of exceptional student education (ESE) about participating in a new program. She described it as a problem-solving method that would help them identify and provide interventions for K-2 students who were not making adequate progress in reading. The district would…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Consultants, Disabilities, Problem Solving
Towle, Patricia O.; Visintainer, Paul F.; O'Sullivan, Colleen; Bryant, N. Elizabeth; Busby, Suzanne – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
Federal laws mandating a "single point of entry" for early intervention (EI) create a potential database for surveillance of early childhood disabilities. This study evaluated EI records for estimating rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using a chart abstraction protocol, with good interrater agreement (k = 0.86). Sampling 304 EI records…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Autism, Interrater Reliability, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Mooney, Erin L.; Gray, Kylie M.; Tonge, Bruce J.; Sweeney, Deborah J.; Taffe, John R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
The aim of the current study was to investigate the manifestation of repetitive behaviour profiles in young children with a Pervasive Developmental Disorder. The sample consisted of 137 developmentally delayed children with a DSM-IV-TR Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) and 61 developmentally delayed children without a PDD. An exploratory…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Factor Structure, Young Children, Developmental Delays
Lin, Jin-Ding; Yen, Chia-Feng; Wu, Jia-Ling; Kang, Shih-Wan – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
This paper was a population study with developmental delays and it included an examination of the trends the overtime change trend and reported channels of this group of people in Taiwan. We analyzed data for the present study mainly from the Department of Statistics, Ministry of the Interiors, Taipei, Taiwan: "Number of early intervention…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Early Intervention, Foreign Countries, Developmental Delays
Download full textLDA Minnesota, 2010
This issue of "Learning Times" includes a feature on understanding dyslexia. Dyslexia is a brain-based, often inherited, disorder that impairs a person's ability to read. It is not the result of low intelligence, lack of motivation, sensory impairment, or inadequate instruction. Early diagnosis of dyslexia is critical, and a child can be…
Descriptors: Workshops, Professional Development, Summer Programs, Dyslexia
Schalock, Robert L.; Borthwick-Duffy, Sharon A.; Bradley, Valerie J.; Buntinx, Wil H. E.; Coulter, David L.; Craig, Ellis M.; Gomez, Sharon C.; Lachapelle, Yves; Luckasson, Ruth; Reeve, Alya; Shogren, Karrie A.; Snell, Martha E.; Spreat, Scott; Tasse, Marc J.; Thompson, James R.; Verdugo-Alonso, Miguel A.; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Yeager, Mark H. – American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
This Manual contains the most current and authoritative information and knowledge on intellectual disability, including best practice guidelines on diagnosing and classifying intellectual disability and developing a system of supports for people living with an intellectual disability. Written by a committee of 18 experts, "Intellectual…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Classification, Definitions
Noterdaeme, Michele; Hutzelmeyer-Nickels, Anna – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2010
Pervasive developmental disorders are characterised by the presence of abnormalities in social interaction and communication as well as repetitive patterns of behaviours. Although early symptoms of the disorder often appear during the first two years of life, its diagnosis is often delayed. The purpose of this study is to analyse the delay between…
Descriptors: Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Interaction, Foreign Countries
Hedley, Darren; Young, Robyn; Angelica, Maria; Gallegos, Juarez; Salazar, Carlos, Marcin – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2010
A Spanish translation of the Autism Detection in Early Childhood (ADEC-SP) was administered to 115 children aged 15-73 months in Mexico. In Phase 1, children with Autistic Disorder (AD), a non-Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) diagnosis or typical development were assessed with the ADEC-SP by a clinician blind to the child's diagnostic…
Descriptors: Incidence, Autism, Mental Disorders, Rating Scales
Pruitt, Sonja L.; Garrity, April W.; Oetting, Janna B. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2010
Purpose: We explored the prevalence of a positive family history of speech and language impairment in African American children as a function of their socioeconomic status (SES), receipt of speech-language services, and diagnosis of specific language impairment (SLI). Method: Data were collected in 2 phases. Phase 1 included family questionnaires…
Descriptors: African American Children, Incidence, Language Impairments, Caregivers
Nigg, Joel T.; Nikolas, Molly; Mark Knottnerus, G.; Cavanagh, Kevin; Friderici, Karen – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2010
Background: Recent studies have suggested that child attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its symptom domains are related to blood lead level, even at background exposure levels typical in western countries. However, recent studies disagreed as to whether lead was related to inattention or hyperactivity-impulsivity within the ADHD…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Parents, Foreign Countries
Matson, Johnny L.; Wilkins, Jonathan; Gonzalez, Melissa – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2008
An area of research with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which has received a considerable amount of attention recently is early diagnosis. This phenomenon is due largely to encouraging results from intensive intervention programs for children at very young ages. While five types of ASD exist, efforts in this area have focused almost exclusively…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Disability Identification, Clinical Diagnosis
Beach, Kristen Dawn – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Reading is the most valuable skill children must master early in schooling. Unfortunately, many students struggle to read and may be identified as having a Reading Disability (RD). In this dissertation, I explored the usefulness of the Response-to-Intervention (RtI) framework for identifying children with RD by examining the use of 1st and 2nd…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Response to Intervention, Reading Difficulties
