Out of School Child Find Program, P.L. 94-142. Evaluation Report.

Autor/inn/en	Case, Elizabeth J.; Johnson, Barbara
Institution	Albuquerque Public Schools, NM. Planning, Research and Accountability.
Titel	Out of School Child Find Program, P.L. 94-142. Evaluation Report.
Quelle	(1987), (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Behavior Problems; Community Information Services; Disabilities; Federal Aid; Handicap Identification; Hearing Impairments; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Program Evaluation; Referral; Special Education; Special Programs; Speech Handicaps + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handicap; Behinderung; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Sonderpädagogische Förderung; Speech handicap; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicps; Language impairments; Sprachbehinderung
Abstract	The out-of-school child find program conducted by the Albuquerque (New Mexico) Public Schools to locate and refer handicapped children from birth to the mandated age for public education was evaluated. This program used funds from Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. An awareness campaign, screening and evaluation of children, and serving as a liaison between the schools and outside agencies serving handicapped children were the program's objectives. Data were collected by interviews with special education administrators and diagnosticians and review of records of the Child Find Office and the District Diagnostic Center. Focus was on evaluating the program's impact and effectiveness. Parents referred 165 children in the first year. The children ranged in age from 1 year to school age; 57.64% were 3 or 4 years old. Parents found out about the program from: (1) program staff; (2) awareness campaign literature; (3) friends or relations; (4) school newsletter; (5) referral by physicians and psychologists; (6) program reports; and (7) school or day care center. Parents referred children for the following major reasons: (1) language and speech problems; (2) hearing problems; (3) behavior problems; and (4) unspecified concerns. About 16% of the children referred qualified for special education programs; parents of those who did not qualify received suggestions and activities for working with their children. (SLD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC