Education & Treatment of Children articles from May 2003

Education & Treatment of Children archives from May 2003

Teaching children with autism conversational speech using a cue card/written script program.
May 1, 2003... Abstract This study assessed the efficacy of a written script/cue card program to teach verbal, literate, children with autism conversational speech skills. Scripted conversations were created about abstract, age appropriate topics....

Special education placements among former head start children in kindergarten: a descriptive multi-site study.
May 1, 2003... Abstract At least 10% of children served by Head Start are mandated to be children with disabilities. Yet, little data are available regarding the special education identification of Head Start children after enrollment in public school. A...

Expanding preschoolers' use of object descriptions and comparisons by teaching "category-descriptor" statements.
May 1, 2003... Abstract Six preschool children, mostly from poverty-level backgrounds, were taught to make descriptive statements about objects. Each statement began with one of 16 abstract category terms (e.g., parts, color, texture, location) and was...

Using a peer-mediated intervention to facilitate children's participation in inclusive childcare activities.
May 1, 2003... Abstract The purpose of this investigation was to examine the impact of a peer-mediated intervention on preschool children's participation within routine childcare activities. Three skills were targeted for intervention for two children...

Behavioral Support. (Book Review).(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Janney, R. & Snell, M.E. (2000). Behavioral Support. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Behavioral Support is one of the four Teachers' Guides to Inclusive Practices that Janney and Small have written to provide education professionals with access...

Special Children, Challenged Parents: The struggles and Rewards of Raising a Child with a Disability. (Book Review).(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Naseef, R. A. (2001). Special Children, Challenged Parents: The struggles and Rewards of Raising a Child with a Disability (Revised Edition). Baltimore: Paul H. Brooks: Publishing Co., Inc. "When a child is born, family life changes...