Recently, many educators have advocated the use of Developmentally Appropriate Practice approach in preschool programs for young children who are developing normally, as well with special needs. This article reviews rationales and basic premises both early childhood education. We highlight areas which developmentally appropriate practice guidelines overlap those also point out insufficiencies these planning, carrying out, evaluating education programs. provide a selective literature review...

This study compared the effects of different intervention approaches designed to promote peer-related social competence young children with disabilities. Preschool-age disabilities who were enrolled in classes Tennessee and Minnesota participated four conditions (environmental arrangements, child specific, peer mediated, comprehensive) a control (no intervention) condition. A performance-based assessment competence, which consisted observational, teacher rating, rating measures, was...

Preschool experience plays a role in children's development. However, for programs with language and early literacy goals, the question remains whether or not preschool instructional experiences are sufficiently effective to achieve these goals all children. In multisite study, we conducted process-product description of instruction growth outcomes typical (i.e., Pre-Kindergarten, Title 1, Head Start, Tuition-Based) using Response Intervention (RTI) perspective. Results indicated that (a)...

The purpose of this study was to assess teachers' judgments the acceptability, feasibility, and current use child specific, peer-mediated, environmental arrangement intervention strategies for promoting social interaction skills young children with disabilities. One hundred thirty-one teachers from five geographical areas participated in study. Using Social Interaction Program Features Questionnaire, these reported that a high percentage their students needed acquire peer there moderate...

The predictive validity of early literacy skills children among preschool is relatively unknown. purpose this longitudinal study was to provide examination. From a sample preschoolers, data were available for 143 the in kindergarten and 116 them through end first grade. Preschool assessed fall, winter, spring with Early Literacy Individual Growth Development Indicators (EL-IGDIs). In kindergarten, curriculum-based measurement reading collected Results showed significant increases mean ELIGDI...

A conceptual and procedural alternative to the typical, individual-specific model of social behavior assessment treatment is offered. This alternative, based upon reciprocity children's interactions, has direct implications for all phases interventions designed implemented special education students. Our knowledge suggests that should focus on interactive exchanges, rather than discrete behaviors. Thus this paper presents a analysis shortcomings in current approaches guidelines selecting...

This study examined a system for fading teacher prompts to children who served as peers in peer‐initiation interventions young with disabilities. A taught direct social initiations disabilities, provided verbal those initiations, and introduced that visual feedback about the interactions of She then systematically withdrew peers, subsequently faded system. Peer increased when intervention began resulted increases interaction As continued at levels found during was maintained short maintenance period.

Response to Intervention (RTI) or Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) is beginning be implemented in preschool programs improve outcomes and reduce the need for special education services. The proportions children identified as struggling learners through universal screening have important implications feasibility these approaches well way might allocate resources staff implementing tiered models intervention. expected who higher tiers instructional support pre-kindergarten settings are...

Promoting the development of early literacy skills might prevent later reading achievement problems. This longitudinal study investigated rates growth using Individual Growth and Development Indicators (IGDls) for 69 preschool children classified as belonging to 1 4 groups with or without risk developing skills. Group differences were obtained 3 IGDIs (Picture Naming, Rhyming, Alliteration) rate over time varied across Picture Naming Rhyming. Percent spent in various classroom situations,...

Four subjects participated in a study to evaluate the effects of various social interaction skill interventions on behavior preschool children and reciprocal nature their interactions with peers. Intervention included skills training conducted controlled instructional setting, as well individual group-oriented contingency management procedures implemented during free play. Subject performance was assessed behavioral role play test via direct observation subject peer settings. Results...

In the last two and half decades, much has been learned about conceptualizing developing measures for use by practitioners designed to inform their intervention decision making, such as when a child would benefit from receiving additional instructional support (universal screening) whether is responding positively delivered (progress monitoring). The authors describe these developments, related issues continuing face field, what needed in terms of measures, access, usability future practice,...

The overall architecture and major components of a measurement system designed evaluated to support Response Intervention (RTI) in the areas language literacy early childhood programs are described. Efficient reliable is essential for implementing any viable RTI system, such presents several special challenges. This article describes (a) general approach taken developing evaluating this including its conceptual methodological foundations, methods, results items scales second-generation...

Abstract It is important to assess learning in both familiar and unfamiliar conditions determine the extent of generalisation. In this study, we evaluated parent language outcomes LENA Start™, a parent-implemented intervention, using distal measures derived from parent–child free play interaction. Forty-four parents their child (mean: 20.8 months) participated Start™ or early childhood education curriculum either English (n = 34) Spanish 10). We completed between- within-group analyses...

Social competence is a concept that has been defined and measured in many ways. Odom McConnell (1985) proposed performance-based assessment of social involved significant agents children's environments to make judgments about the behavior. This study constructed initially evaluated such an approach for assessing young children with disabilities. A multimethod (i.e., direct observation, observer impressions, teacher rating, peer ratings) was conducted 222 preschool without Principal component...

Assessment practices have been, and are likely to continue be, a well-integrated part of early intervention childhood special education. While our field has sometimes adopted approaches assessment that seem at odds with best practices, most used young children their families intended provide useful information contribute directly design evaluation. Current activities in research practice suggest three themes or directions will mark education into the 21st century. First, I expect...