Category » Early Intervening

• 

  Federal guidance on coordinated early intervening services

  1/1/08 - U.S. Department of Education,

  On July 28, 2008 the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) released guidance on the appropriate use of IDEA-Coordinated Early Intervening Services funding. This guidance is intended to provide states with information regarding the use of funds provided under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act by local education agencies to develop and implement coordinated early intervening services (CEIS) for students who are not currently identified as needing special education.

• 

  How can early intervening services and responsiveness to intervention work together?

  1/1/07 - National Research Center on Learning Disabilities,

  This 2007 brief explains the connection between Early Intervening Services (EIS) as stipulated in the 2004 reauthorization of IDEA and Responsiveness to Intervention. It was created by the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities and could be of use for families who are looking for foundational information regarding EIS and RTI.

• 

  NIUSI Accreditation Standards: A Blueprint for Inclusive Schools

  Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins , Elizabeth Kozleski, Deidre Magee, Anne Smith , Jim Lundstrom

  This tool provides a framework for assessing schools on their inclusive practices. A set of 15 standards frames governance, continuous improvement, teacher practice, student performance and family involvement. This tool is designed for use by accreditation bodies as well as by districts committed to ensuring effective early intervening as well as high quality special education services and supports.

• 

  Parental incarceration and child well-being in fragile families

  1/1/08 - Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing,

  This brief summarizes the results of an extensive analysis examining the risks faced by urban children whose parents have been incarcerated. The findings are not meant to suggest a causal relationship between incarceration and child wellbeing. Rather, the analyses identify the extent to which the children of incarcerated parents are at greater risk for material hardship, family instability, or developmental challenges.

• 

  Preventing challenging behavior in young children: Effective practices

  Alter, P., Conroy, M.

  The single best way to address challenging behaviors in young children today is to take steps to make sure that they never occur. While there is no universal panacea for preventing challenging behaviors, there are several broad-based early intervention strategies that researchers suggest to prevent challenging behaviors.

• Questions and answers on response to intervention (RTI) and early intervening services (EIS)

  1/1/07 - U.S. Department of Education,

  This brief from 2007 describes the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and presents the answers to frequently asked questions regarding RTI and EIS. The brief was produced by the Department of Education. It may be of particular interest to state stakeholders who are beginning to implement RTI and are concerned with the interpretation of reauthorized IDEA, funding, and identification of specific learning disabilities.

• 

  Reducing behavior problems in the elementary school classroom: A practice guide (NCEE #2008-012)

  1/1/08 - Epstein, M., Atkins, M. , Cullinan, D. , Kutash, K., Weaver, R.

  This Practice Guide, released by IES in September 2008, aims to help educators develop and implement prevention and intervention strategies that promote positive student behavior. The focus is building a plan so that education can be improved for individual students who might have behavior issues and the classroom as a whole. The guide presents recommendations and indicates the quality of the research base that supports them. It includes common questions and potential concerns that might...

• 

  Response to intervention as it relates to early intervening services: Recommendations

  1/1/07 - Burdette, P.

  This brief from 2007 explains the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the implications of the 2004 amendments. Project Forum organized a policy forum in October 2006 whose participants identified the challenges to implementing RTI and Early Intervening Services and provided recommendations for overcoming them.

• 

  Screening for delays and problem behavior (roadmap to effective intervention practices)

  1/1/09 - Henderson, J., Strain, P.

  The purpose of this document is to provide a brief overview of the use of screening and to help administrators and teachers choose appropriate instruments for implementing a screening program.

• 

  The Palm Beach County family study: Supporting low-income parents of young children

  1/1/09 - Spielberger, J., Rich, L., Gouvêa, M., Winje, C., Scannell, M., Berg, K., Harden, A.

  For more than a decade, Florida’s Palm Beach County has been building an infrastructure of prevention and early intervention services to promote and support the healthy development and school readiness of children from birth to age 8. The county began this effort with a set of programs focused on serving families in four targeted geographic areas that have high levels of risk for poverty, teen pregnancy, crime, and child maltreatment. The Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County...

• 

  What do bystanders do when children are being bullied...and why do they do it?

  1/1/06 - Kohm, Amelia, Little, M., Rich, L.

  This study of children at a residential school explored how students reacted in bullying situations, and what factors influenced them to join or withdraw from bullying situations rather than defend victims.