Recently added articles from Topics in Early Childhood Special Education:
Successful phonological awareness instruction with preschool children: lessons from the classroom.(Report)
Mar 22, 2008; ... Significant research and professional development efforts in the past several decades have focused on increasing scholarly and pedagogical knowledge about the nature and relevance of phonological awareness for children's early literacy development (e.g., National Reading Panel, 2000; ...
Everyday experiences of mothers and early childhood professionals negotiating an inclusive early childhood experience in the Australian context. (Far From Ideal).(Report)
Mar 22, 2008; ... The literature on inclusion in early childhood settings suggests that accessing quality or intervention-oriented early childhood education and child care is beneficial for the social, cognitive, behavioral, and motor development of children with disabilities (Diamond & Carpenter, 2000; ...
Early literacy of kindergartners with hearing impairment: the role of mother-child collaborative writing.(Report)
Mar 22, 2008; ... The study examined the context of early literacy development among kindergartners with hearing impairment (HI), focusing on the role of mother-child collaborative writing. Success in acquiring literacy skills offers one of the central keys to scholastic achievement. Yet for many children ...
A review of processes and outcomes in family-centered services for children with a disability.(Report)
Mar 22, 2008; ... The way in which professionals support children with disabilities and their families has the potential to enhance or to impede child and family outcomes. Currently, family systems theory underpins many models of service delivery that recognize the interrelatedness of family members and the ...
A comparison of constant time delay and simultaneous prompting within embedded instruction on teaching leisure skills to children with autism.(Report)
Mar 22, 2008; ... Researchers and teachers of preschool-age, students with disabilities always try to find better instructional practices for teaching their students. As a consequence, various effective instructional procedures have been developed to teach skills to young children with developmental ...
Conference calendar.(Calendar)
Mar 22, 2008 ... June 2008 June 26-30, 2008. Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America, Annual Conference. Washington, DC. Contact: 703/524-6686; Web site: http://www.resna.org. June 28-July 1, 2008. American School Counselor Association, Annual ...
From the publications director.
Dec 22, 2007; ... The Fall 2007 (Vol. 27, No. 3) issue of Topics in Early Childhood Special Education (TECSE) marked the close of Dr. Judy Carta's tenure as editor of the journal. Judy has had a long, distinguished history as editor of TECSE, having held that position since 1997. It takes a great deal of ...
From the editor.(Editorial)
Dec 22, 2007; ... During this past year it has been my honor and privilege to assume the editorship of Topics in Early Childhood Special Education. It is an honor because TECSE is recognized as one of the most esteemed journals not only in early childhood but in the entire field of special education. It has ...
Future topics.
Dec 22, 2007 ... Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts on any of the following topics to https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tecse. For questions, contact Glen Dunlap at (775) 786-9319, e-mail glendunlap@sbcglobal.net. Issue 28:3 Effective Strategies of Personnel Preparation and ...
Applying a response-to-intervention model for early literacy development in low-income children.(Report)
Dec 22, 2007; ... Learning to read and write begins early in children's development, long before they enter kindergarten. Moreover, literacy skill development in early childhood provides the foundation for children's long-term academic success. Over the past two decades, researchers have identified key ...
A three-tier model of parent education in early childhood: applying a problem-solving model.(Report)
Dec 22, 2007; ... Children with intellectual or developmental disabilities are more likely than their typically developing counterparts to develop behavior disorders (Emerson, 2003). Parents or other family members may be negatively affected by the presence of child behavior problems and report higher ...
Teaching an active listening strategy to preservice education professionals.(Learning to Listen)(Report)
Dec 22, 2007; ... The importance of effective parent-teacher communication has been recognized by parents (Harry, 1992; Walker & MacLure, 2001), early intervention specialists (Bernhard, Lefebvre, Kilbride, Chud, & Lange, 1998; Lea, 2006; Sumsion, 1999), and special education professionals (O'Shea, ...
Measuring response to early literacy intervention with preschoolers at risk.(Report)
Dec 22, 2007; ... The importance of early literacy as a content area in contemporary preschool curricula is widely recognized. Early literacy has been characterized as one of the new pre-K basics, along with language and numeracy skills (Christie & Roskos, 2006). Federal policy is promoting the importance ...
Conference calendar.(Calendar)
Dec 22, 2007 ... February 2008 February 6-9, 2008. National Association of School Psychologists, 40th Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA. Contact: 866/331-6277; Web site: http://www.nasponline.org. February 6-8, 2008. Wisconsin Council of Administrators of Special Services, Winter Conference ....