The term family-centered early intervention refers to both a philosophy of care and a set of
practices. Both have been used to guide research, training, and service delivery for well over …

Research Findings: This descriptive study examined classroom activity settings in relation to
children's observed behavior during classroom interactions, child gender, and basic teacher …

Students with intellectual disabilities (ID) often experience difficulties in their peer
relationships at school. Although a broad knowledge base on peer relationships in inclusive …

In this article, we suggest the need to embed social skills intervention within the more
general context of long-term early intervention efforts that promote all dimensions of …

To describe the context of play as well as to better understand the experience of inclusive
classrooms for children with and without disabilities, young children's play interactions and …

The purpose of this investigation was to describe the nature of preschool children's
experiences in inclusive early childhood programs. The momentary time-sampling data …

This book describes methods of support and intervention teachers can use to create social
inclusion in preschool and the primary grades. Combining general early childhood …

We conducted real-time analyses of the videotaped free play of 24, 3–4-year-olds, half of
whom had disabilities, in four University-sponsored, inclusive, child-centered preschool …

Peer-mediated intervention has become a primary education practice in programs for
children and youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This article traces the emergence …

Abstract Language development is an important milestone in early childhood that has
implications for later achievement. Although a variety of contemporary models have been …