**[U.S. Department of Education]{.underline}**

**[Early Childhood Research Projects]{.underline}**

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ED Office: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services/
Office of Special Education Programs (OSERS/OSEP)

Title: Early Childhood Research Institute on Program Performance
Measures: A Growth and Development Approach

Research

Institution: University of Minnesota

Description: **This study will design a performance measurement system
for early intervention, preschool and primary grade programs that serve
young children with disabilities and their families.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Title: Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS)

Research

Institution: NCES, Washington, D.C.

Description: **The** **project will provide national data on (1)
children\'s status at birth and at several points thereafter; (2)
children\'s transitions to nonparental care, early education programs,
and school; and (3) children\'s experiences and growth through the fifth
grade. The research examines how a range of family, school, community,
and individual variables affect children\'s development, early learning,
and early performance in school. The research design for the ECLS
includes two overlapping cohorts: a birth cohort, which will be followed
from birth through first grade, and** **a kindergarten cohort, which**
**will be followed from kindergarten through fifth grade.**

Web address: [www.nces/ecls/](http://www.nces/ecls/)

####### Brain Development

ED Office: Office of Educational Research and Improvement/ Early
Childhood Institute (OERI/ECI)

Title: From Cortex to Classroom: Supporting Earliest Brain Development
for Improved Learning

Research

Institution: The Children's Hospital Neurobehavioral Infant and Child
Studies, Boston, MA

Description: **The** **research will determine if interventions that
modify the traditional intensive care nursery environment facilitate
brain development and cognitive, social-emotional, and language outcomes
in a sample of very low birth weight babies.**

Web address: www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/FIS/

ED Office: OERI/ECI

Title: Interdisciplinary Center for Research in Early Childhood Issues
and Initiatives

Research

Institution: University of Louisville Research Foundation, Louisville,
KY

Description: **This project will investigate how early language and
cognitive skills develop in children between the ages of three and five.
It will also test the effectiveness of an intervention program that
targets children with language and speech perception difficulties.**

Web address: www.louisville.edu

######## Collaboration and Partnership

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development

Research

Institution: National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.

Description: **This project consists of a series of interagency study
workgroups that will define the scientific knowledge base for early
child development in the infant, toddler, and preschool years. The
results will provide a foundation for developing an integrated research
agenda that advances the science of early intervention and the
application of research promoting the healthy development of young
children. Implications will be outlined for public education focused on
parenting and family support.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Project ACCESS: A Model for Capitated Early Intervention
Transdiciplinary Habilitative Services

Research Children's Hospital of Denver, Denver, CO

Institution:

Description: **This project compares two models of early intervention
services-- capitated rate and fee-for-service -- for children from birth
to five years of age. The variables assessed include quality and
effectiveness of care, integration of services, child outcomes, family
satisfaction, and cost.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Project Child Care 2000: Enhanced Child Care Resource and
Referral Services for Children with Low Incidence Disabilities

Research

Institution: Massachusetts Office for Child Care Services, Boston, MA

Description: **This project will develop, implement, and evaluate a new
model of child-care resource and referral services for children with
disabilities and their families. The model will offer a specialized
child-care database, parent counseling, individualized technical
assistance, and consultation services.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Creating Partnerships between Pediatricians and Early
Interventionist for Child Find: PEDI-Link

Research

Institution: University of Vermont, College of Education

Description: **This project will design, evaluate, and disseminate
training materials that help pediatricians refer children with
disabilities for appropriate early intervention services. The study will
also will develop and disseminate training materials to prepare early
interventionists as liaisons.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Identifying and Predicting Successful Outcomes of Interagency
Coordination

Research

Institution: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Description: **The study will identify and establish (1) the outcomes
for effective interagency coordination and collaboration; (2) the
factors that influence interagency coordination at the community level;
(3) the scope of interagency decision-making; and (4) the specific
factors that predict outcomes of interagency coordination.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Caring for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: New Role for
Physicians

Research

Institution: Child Development Resources, Inc., Norge, VA

Description: **This project will replicate and evaluate the Caring for
Infants and Toddlers model, which addresses the involvement of
physicians in community early intervention systems.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Beacons of Excellence: Case Studies of Three Early Intervention
Systems

Research

Institution: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Description: **This project will study the effect of federal policies
implemented to reform the provision of services to infants and toddlers
with disabilities and their families. The results will specify child and
family outcomes of service delivery, elements of exemplary early
intervention service systems, and factors that support service delivery
and its outcomes.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

######## Curriculum

ED Office: OERI/ECI

Title: Home Activity and Play Intervention

Research

Institution: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO

Description: **This project will identify the key elements of successful
parent and care giver education programs for young children with
disabilities. This information will be used to develop a video-based
program for organizations that serve and educate low-income families
with preschool children.**

Web address: www.jfkpartners.org

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Let's Play! Project

Research

Institution: State University of New York, Amherst, NY

Description: **This project will develop and evaluate a demonstration
model designed to promote the independent play of infants and toddlers
with disabilities.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: A Longitudinal Follow-up of Graduates from Two Contrasting
Preschool Instructional Models: Phase 3

Research

Institution: University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Description: **This study will conduct a four-year follow up study using
a sample of 205 students with disabilities who were educated in two
highly contrasting preschool instructional models.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

######## Ensuring Quality

ED Office: OERI/ECI

Title: The Relationship Between Early Nonparental Child Care Quality and
Later School Readiness: The Project on Human Development in Chicago
Neighborhoods

Research

Institution: Harvard School of Health, Department of Maternal and Child
Health, Cambridge, MA

Description: **This study will examine a community-based sample of
children and families from diverse Chicago neighborhoods. It will
provide in-depth information on how child, family, and community
characteristics affect the relationship between quality of nonparental
care in early childhood and later school readiness and school
adjustment**.

Web address: www.phdcn.harvard.edu

ED Office: OERI/ECI

Title: Engagement as an Outcome of Program Quality

Research

Institution: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Description: **This study will examine the qualities of child care and
the characteristics of families and children, such as quality of home
environment and child temperament, that are associated with children's
participation in activities with peers, adults, materials and toys at
their child care centers. The results will determine which child-care
experiences are associated with the development of social,
communication, and thinking skills.**

Web address: www.fpg.unc.edu/\~Engagement

######## Equity and Excellence

ED Office: OERI/ECI

Title: Optimal Educational Contexts for Young Children Living in Poverty

Research

Institution: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Description: **This three-year study focuses on the experiences of young
children living in poverty as they move from preschool to formal
schooling and on the classroom practices associated with their academic
achievement and social development.**

Web address: www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/FIS/

ED Office: OERI/ECI

Title: Project Jump Start: A Preschool Approach to Reinventing Education

Research

Institution: Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY

Description: **The first goal of this research is to use authentic
assessments to evaluate how the Jump Start Program affects the
performance of low-income elementary students. The second goal is to
determine the knowledge parents need for making decisions about
educational programs that support local school desegregation.**

Web address: www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/FIS/

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services for Early
Childhood (CLAS)

Research

Institution: University of Illinois -- Urbana/Champaign, Champaign, IL

Description: **This project will determine which early interventions are
most effective for children and families from diverse cultures.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

######## Family Involvement

ED Office: OERI/ECI

Title: Assessing the Effectiveness of Early Parenting Education and
Support Through Home Visiting for Families with Young Children

Research

Institution: Center for Education and Human Services-SRI International,
Menlo Park, CA

Description: **This project will study the effectiveness of the Parents
as Teachers program. Outcomes assessed will include aspects of early
child development, parent knowledge of early child development, and
children's school readiness, attendance, and performance.**

Web address: www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/FIS/

ED Office: OERI/ECI

Title: Steps to Success

Research

Institution: Steps to Success, Baton Rouge, LA

Description: **This project will evaluate and create links between young
children and their families and service providers in community-based
comprehensive health, education, and social service models. These links
consist of information and referral services, the development of parent
support and mentoring programs, and community networking of service
providers.**

Web address: www.stepstosuccess.org

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Replicability of a Parent-Child Model of Early Intervention
across Participants and Settings

Research

Institution: University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, Champaign, IL

Description: **This project will evaluate the validity and feasibility
of implementing the Parents Interacting with Infants (PIWI) model.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OERS/OSEP

Title: A Family Centered NICU Model Demonstration Project for Young
Children with Disabilities

Research

Institution: University of California -- Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara,
CA

Description: **This project will establish a model family-centered
neonatal intensive care unit and assess the effect of intervention on
infant development, parental emotional and psychological status, family
needs, and social support.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OERS/OSEP

Title: Family Enhancement Outreach Training Project

Research

Institution: Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute, Morgantown, NC

Description: **This project will train early interventionists to be
responsive to the individual needs and priorities of families.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: The forgotten Newborn: Individualized, Family-Focused Development
Care for the Medically Low Risk Preterm Infant

Research

Institution: Children's Hospital of Boston, Boston, MA

Description: **This project will evaluate the effectiveness of an
individualized, family-focused, developmental approach to early
intervention and determine whether the intervention prevents later
disability.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Early Childhood Research Institute on Increasing Learning
Opportunities for Children through Families

Research

Institution: Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute, Morgantown, NC

Description: **This project will study strategies for increasing the
number and intensity of home and community activities that promote the
learning and development of young children with or at risk for
disabilities.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Functional Communication, Attention, and Collaboration in Early
Childhood (FACEC)

Research

Institution: University of Nevada -- Reno, Reno, NV

Description: **This project will study methods for reducing behavioral
problems in early childhood, and will determine the training that
teachers, caregivers, and families need to better serve children with
behavioral problems.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: In-Reach: An Investigation of a Collaborative Transition Model
from NICU to Early Intervention

Research

Institution: Utah State University, Logan, UT

Description: **This study will clarify how** **Part C eligibility
requirements are used to make decisions about the placement of Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit (NICU) graduates. The results will promote a
seamless, family friendly transition model from NICU to home and part C
services.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

######## Language and Literacy

ED Office: OERI/ECI

Title: LEEP: Creating Literacy Environments in Preschool Programs

Research

Institution: Education Development Center, Inc., Newton, MA

Description: **This study will examine the impact that the Language
Environment Enrichment Program (LEEP) has on the teaching and
development of language and literacy in young children.**

Web address: www.edc.org

ED Office: OERI/ECI

Title: Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA)

Research

Institution: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Description: **CIERA investigates ways to improve the reading
achievement of America's children by generating and disseminating
theoretical perspectives, research data, and practical solutions
concerning persistent problems in the learning and teaching of beginning
reading.**

Web address: www.ciera.org

ED Office: OERI/ECI

Title: Promoting Children's Language Development in Head Start
Classrooms: Explorations with Collaborative Research Teams

Research

Institution: Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Description: **This project will develop and test a new approach
designed to bring specific language skill-building activities into
preschool children's everyday lives. In addition, the study will
document how partnerships among children's parents, Head Start teachers,
and university researchers affect language development.**

Web address: www.asu.edu/clas/shs/wilcox

ED Office: OERI/ECI

Title: Validation of an Alternative Language Screening Procedure for
African American Children

Research

Institution: Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI

Description: **This project will determine if a new screening
instrument, the Minimal Competence Core (MCC), identifies young children
with language delays requiring special education services more
accurately than standardized tests.**

Web address: www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/FIS/

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Vocabulary Acquisition of Young Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children

Research

Institution: Georgia State University

Description: **This project will examine how deaf or hard-of-hearing
children learn new words quickly, for example, through using specific
word-learning strategies. The study will assess the utility of a
parent-report instrument for measuring children's vocabulary growth. The
results will be used to design more effective interventions for
facilitating word learning.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Preventing Reading Failure in At-Risk Kindergarten Children

Research

Institution: University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

Description: **This project evaluates whether a classroom phonological
awareness program prevents the development of reading disability and
related problems in a sample of at-risk, disadvantaged minority
students.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Is Prelinguistic Communication Intervention Necessary?

Research

Institution: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Description: **This project will investigate if an early communication
intervention that begins one year prior to a language intervention
produces more advanced communication and language development for young
children with disabilities than the language intervention produces
alone.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OERS/OSEP

Title: Beacons of Excellence in the Promotion of Language Development of
Infants and Young Children

Research

Institution: University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS

Description: **This project will investigate the factors in early
childhood programs that contribute to improved communication and
language skills for infants and young children who are at risk for or
who have disabilities.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

######## Professional Development

ED Office: OERI/ECI

Title: Pilot Program for a National Teacher Resource Center and Library

Research

Institution: Ideas Gateway, Ellensburg, WA

Description: **This project will develop a community-based resource
center and library to provide high quality early childhood curriculum
materials for teachers and childcare providers. IDEAS Gateway will use
the information from this pilot project to develop a national network of
resource centers.**

Web address: www.ideasgateway.org

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Examining the Effects of Embedding Young Children's Goals and
Objectives in Daily Activities

Research

Institution: Kent State University, Kent, OH

Description: **This project will examine the classroom practices of
teachers working with preschool children with disabilities.
Developmental benefits of training teachers to organize learning daily
activities around children's goals will be studied.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Observations of Activities and Tasks of Paraprofessionals in
Inclusive Elementary Classrooms

Research

Institution: Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

Description: **This project will assess the activities, roles and
functions of paraprofessionals who assist children with disabilities in
general education elementary classrooms.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

######## School Readiness/ Pre-Kindergarten

ED Office: OERI/ECI

Title: National Center on Early Development and Learning (NCEDL)

Research

Institution: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Description: **NCEDL will conduct a multi-state study of U.S.
pre-kindergarten programs that are funded totally or partially with
public education dollars and are operated in public schools or under the
direction of state or local education agencies. This will be the first
multi state study to include classroom observations and investigations
of early childhood classroom practices, particularly in the areas of how
teachers foster young children's language and literacy competencies, the
acquisition of math and science concepts, and social-emotional
development. Up to six states will be included in the study. Forty
classrooms per state and 4 children per classroom will be selected
randomly to participate in the research. The study will begin in 2001
and conclude in 2004.**

Web Address: www.ncedl.org

ED Office: OERI/ECI

Title: Improving Educational Readiness Through Theory-Based
Interventions Focused on Enhancing Resilience for Our Youngest At-Risk
Children

Research

Institution: Utah State University, Logan, UT

Description: **This project will test a resilience model of home
visiting, which is based on a strengths-based preventive intervention
model, rather than on a child-family deficit model.**

Web address: www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/FIS/

ED Office: OERI/ECI

Title: The Effects of Discrepancies in School Readiness Expectations of
Young Children Living in Poverty

Research

Institution: Fordham University, New York, NY

Description: **This study will investigate the impact of discrepancies
in the readiness expectations of parents, preschool teachers, and
kindergarten teachers on children's transition to kindergarten.**

Web address: www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/FIS/

ED Office: OERI/ECI

Title: Assessing Low-Income Children's Changing Environments and Effects
on School Readiness

Research

Institution: Regents of the University of California, Berkeley, CA

Description: **This project will track relationships among the welfare
reform process, children's home and child-care environments, and
children's development related to school readiness.**

Web address: pace.berkeley.edu/earlyed.htm

ED Office: OERI/ECI

Title: Implementation of Outcomes of Universal Preschool Education

Research

Institution: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Description: **This project will examine the implementation and
effectiveness of a court-ordered statewide preschool program. The
results of this evaluation will address how well a state can implement
universal, high quality, intensive preschool education and will
determine if such programs help prevent children in poverty from falling
behind academically and socially.**

Web address: www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/FIS/

ED Office: OERI/ECI

Title: A Longitudinal Evaluation of the School of the 21^st^ Century

Research

Institution: Yale University, New Haven, CT

Description: **This project will evaluate a school reform model that
offers year-round preschool care and education, extended day programs,
and family support.**

Web address: www.yale.edu/bushcenter/21c

######## Second Language Learning

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Bilingual Exceptional Students: Effective Practices for Oral
Language and Reading Instruction

Research

Institution: University of Texas- Austin, Austin, TX

Description: **This project will develop profiles of limited English
proficient Hispanic students with reading-related learning disabilities.
It will also identify instructional strategies that are effective in
developing oral language skills in Spanish and English.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OERI/ECI

Title: An Examination of an Alternative Early Intervention Service
Delivery Model for Latino Families Whose Children are English Language
Learners

Research

Institution: University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT

Description: **This project will investigate the effectiveness of an
alternative service delivery model for infants, toddlers and their
families who are of Latino heritage, use Spanish as their primary
language, and are eligible for early intervention services through Part
C of IDEA.**

Web address: www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/FIS/

######## Technology

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: The Early Childhood Interactive Technology Literacy Curriculum
Project

Research

Institution: Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL

Description: **This project will develop and demonstrate a
developmentally appropriate Interactive Technology Literacy Curriculum
component for programs that serve young children with disabilities**.

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

######## Inclusion

ED Office: OERI/ECI

Title: An Experimental Examination of the Effectiveness of Social
Competence Curriculum with Toddler Age Children with Disabilities in
Inclusive programs

Research

Institution: University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT

Description: **This study will provide information about the
effectiveness of a social competence curriculum for toddlers with
disabilities attending inclusive child care programs**.

Web address: www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/FIS/

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Philadelphia Inclusion Network

Research

Institution: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Description: **This project will document effective strategies for
including children with disabilities in natural environments. It will
replicate a successful training model for staff working in family day
care settings and in community settings such as libraries, recreation
centers, and playgrounds**.

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Benchmarks: Inclusion of Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities
in Natural Settings through Training in Collaborative Consultation

Research

Institution: Child Development Resource, Inc., Norge, VA

Description: **This project will develop and implement a model of
training to ensure that family members, early intervention providers,
infant/toddler caregivers, and teachers have the knowledge and skills in
collaborative consultation needed to promote the successful inclusion of
infants and toddlers with disabilities in natural settings.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Individualizing Inclusion in Child Care

Research

Institution: University of North Carolina -- Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill,
NC

Description: **This project will develop and evaluate a model for
meeting individual needs of children as they adjust to an inclusive
child-care setting.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

######## Early Intervention

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Post Secondary Status of Early Intervention Program Participants

Research

Institution: Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute, Morgantown, NC

Description: **This project will conduct a second-generation research
study to examine the long-term effects of early intervention on children
and their families.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Synthesizing and Disseminating Recommended Practices in Early
Intervention/ Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE)

Research

Institution: University of Colorado- Denver, Denver, CO

Description: **This project will synthesize and disseminate early
intervention research. The study addresses the administrative and
systems change foundations necessary for the long-term adoption of
quality education and intervention practices.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Early Childhood Interventions: Synthesis with Implications for
Practitioners, Parents, and Researchers

Research

Institution: University of Texas -- Austin, Austin, TX

Description: **This project will conduct a comprehensive, integrated
synthesis of research on the effects of early childhood interventions
for three- to five-year-old children with disabilities.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Promoting Optimal Therapeutic Practices in Early Intervention
through Collaboration

Research

Institution: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Description: **This project will identify ways in which clinical
research can optimize child outcomes by improving pediatric physical and
occupational therapy for infants and toddlers in early intervention.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Early Intervention Services
on Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities

Research

Institution: SRI International, Menlo Park, CA

Description: **This project will examine the extent to which Part C is
being implemented at the local level and will examine relations between
degree of implementation and child and family outcomes.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

######## Disability Specific

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Enhanced Child Find through Newborn Hearing Screening

Research

Institution: University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT

Description: **This project will develop, implement, and evaluate a
model that promotes the early identification of hearing impairment.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Learning to Learn: A Systematic Child-Centered Model for Skill
Development in Young Children Who are Deaf-Blind

Research

Institution: Oregon Health Services University, Portland, OR

Description: **This project will develop a model of skill development
for three- to eight-year-old children who are deaf-blind. The study will
target the fundamental skills these children need to understand and
master their social and physical environments.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: Developing Number Sense Instruction Accessible to Kindergartners
Experiencing Developmental Delays

Research

Institution: Eugene Research Institute, Eugene, OR

Description: **This series of research studies will develop a knowledge
base for teaching number sense to students participating in inclusive
kindergarten settings and who are experiencing delays in mathematics.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS/OSEP

Title: A Family-Centered Approach to Early Prescriptive Assessment of
Children at Risk for Leaning Disabilities and Behavioral Disorders

Research

Institution: Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Description: **This project will identify the occurrence, temporal
ordering and clustering of learning and behavior problems.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS / OSEP

Title: Early Development and Intervention Needs of Young Children with
Visual Impairments

Research

Institution: University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill , NC

Description: **This project will identify the early development and
intervention needs of young children with severe visual impairments,
develop a series of intervention studies, and disseminate the
implications of the research findings for facilitating development and
education for this population.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS / OSEP

Title: Development, Testing, And Dissemination of Nonaversive Techniques
for Working with Children with Autism: Demonstration of A " Best
Practice" Model for parents And Teachers

Research

Institution: Division of Special Education , Johnston , IA

Description: **This study will develop and evaluate approaches to
prepare teachers and parents to interact with and teach children with
autism.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS / OSEP

Title: A Training and Consultation System for the Long -Distance
Delivery of Family- Based Intensive Early Intervention to Young Children
with Autism

Research

Institution: University of Alaska , Anchorage, AK

Description: **This study will develop a training and consultation
system for the long--distance delivery of intensive, family-based early
intervention to young children with autism that can be implemented in
rural areas of Alaska and other states.**

Web address: www.cec.sped.org/osep/search.htm

ED Office: OSERS / OSEP

Title: Early Identification of Children with Fragile X Syndrome

Research

Institution: University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, NC

Description: **The goal of this research is to gather information about
the development of fragile X syndrome during the first 18 months of life
that will improve early identification practices and intervention.
Guidelines will be developed for deciding whether or not to refer a
child for genetic testing.**

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ED Office: OSERS / OSEP

Title: Early Identification of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Research

Institution: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Description: **The primary aim of this project is to assess the validity
of a new screening instrument for autism. The secondary aim is to
examine the relative contribution of child and environmental** **factors
associated with changes in diagnosis over a period of two years.**

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ED Office: OSERS / OSEP

Title: Communicative Development in Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Hearing
Spanish-Speaking Children

Research

Institution: University of Colorado, Boulder,CO

Description: **A series of five studies will extend research on the
linguistic, cognitive, and social development of English-speaking,
hard-of-hearing and deaf children to a sample of Spanish-speaking
children in Colorado with similar disabilities.**

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ED Office: OSERS / OSEP

Title: Improving the Delivery of Early Intervention to Children with
Disabilities from High Poverty Backgrounds

Research

Institution: University of Kansas, Lawrence,KS

Description: **This project will identify factors that contribute to
effective early intervention for children with disabilities from
high-poverty backgrounds. An intervention based on these factors will be
developed and validated.**

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ED Office: OSERS / OSEP

Title: Supporting Neurobehavioral Organizational Development in Infants
with disabilities: The Neurobehavioral Curriculum For Early Intervention

Research

Institution: Washington Research Institute , Seattle, WA

Description: **This project will develop, field test, and evaluate an
innovative curriculum to assist early intervention professionals,
parents, and early intervention paraprofessionals in recognizing and
supporting the neurobehavioral organization of infants with severe
disabilities.**

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ED Office: OSERS / OSEP

Title: Strategies for Efficient & Effective Keiki (Child) Find (SEEK)

Research

Institution: University of Hawaii , Honolulu, HI

Description: **This project will develop, implement, and evaluate
innovative strategies to improve the identification and referral rates
for infants and toddlers with special needs.**

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ED Office: OSERS / OSEP

Title: Social Competence in Early Childhood: Effects of a Specific
Curriculum Focus

Research

Institution: University of Connecticut , Farmington , CT

Description: **This research evaluates the effect of a social competence
curriculum on the behavioral outcomes of two- to four-year-olds with
disabilities and their families in Connecticut.**

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