Early Head Start: Identifying and Serving Children with Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Peterson, Carla A.; Wall, Shavaun; Raikes, Helen A.; Kisker, Ellen E.; Swanson, Mark E.; Jerald, Judith; Atwater, Jane B.; Qiao, Wei
Titel	Early Head Start: Identifying and Serving Children with Disabilities
Quelle	In: Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 24 (2004) 2, S.76-88 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0271-1214
Schlagwörter	Disadvantaged Youth; Incidence; Family Characteristics; Low Income; Early Intervention; Disabilities; Young Children; Family Programs; Integrated Services + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Vorkommen; Niedriglohn; Handicap; Behinderung; Frühe Kindheit; Family program; Familienprogramm
Abstract	Early Head Start (EHS) is a comprehensive, two-generation program that provides services to low income families with children under the age of 3 years. As part of their mandate, staff members of EHS programs collaborate with other service providers in their local communities, including Part C and childcare providers. The incidence of disabilities among low-income children was tracked as part of the EHS Research and Evaluation Project. The incidence of indicators of disabilities (or potential disabilities) was extremely high (87%) among these very young children living in poverty; however, only 99 participating families (4.7% of the sample) received Part C services. Receipt of Part C services was related negatively to specific family characteristics (e. g., mother less well educated, being of color, not speaking English). Participation in EHS had a positive impact on receipt of Part C services. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10