Programs that serve children from birth who have diagnosed special health, developmental, or learning needs. Programs may be in natural or inclusive settings or self-contained classrooms.
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Assessment in Context--Teachers and Children at Work. | Discusses the purposes of assessment in programs for young children and the role of assessment in the context of children's lives, parents' concerns, and teachers' and administrators' situations. Also... [view more] | Library |
Assessment of Early Childhood Social Development. | Discusses techniques that teachers and caregivers can use to assess the social development of young children. Indicates how anecdotal records, running records, checklists, rating scales, and standardized... [view more] | Library |
Assessment with Purpose: Putting the Head Start Child Outcomes Framework into Action | This Microsoft PowerPoint presentation from Washington State describes the Head Start Child Outcomes Framework, which was introduced in the 1998 Head Start Reauthorization. The Head Start Child Outcomes... [view more] | Library |
Asset-Based Context Matrix: An Assessment Tool for Developing Contextually-Based Child Outcomes (PDF) | This document describes the development and use of the Asset-Based Context (ABC) Matrix. The ABC Matrix is a contextually-based assessment tool for implementing an approach to early childhood intervention... [view more] | Library |
Assistance to States for the Education of Children With Disabilities and the Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities; Final Regulations. | This document presents final regulations for the Assistance to States for Education of Children with Disabilities program under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA Part B) and the Early... [view more] | Library |
Assisting TANF Recipients Living with Disabilities to Obtain and Maintain Employment (PDF) | This final report describes strategies that Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) agencies may consider implementing to help TANF recipients living with a disability to realize their full employment... [view more] | Library |
Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDF) | This document defines autism and pervasive developmental disorder (not otherwise specified). Children with autism or pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) vary widely in abilities, intelligence, and behaviors.... [view more] | Library |
Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Best Practice Guidelines for Screening, Diagnosis and Assessment (HTML) | These Guidelines provide a consistent and comprehensive base of information for screening, evaluation, and assessment of persons with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs). The core concepts and best practices... [view more] | Library |
Bananas Choosing Child Care Handout: Choosing Child Care for a Child With Special Needs (PDF) | This document describes how to choose child care for a child with special needs. Child care options include: family child care, child care centers, in-home caregivers/babysitters, and shared in-home caregiver... [view more] | Library |
Barriers to Inclusive Child Care: Research Study Findings and Recommendations (HTML) | This report was developed to identify barriers to child care for children with disabilities and other special needs. Responses to the following research questions served as a framework: (1) Who are the... [view more] | Library |