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Enhancing Early Intervention for Children with Disabilities: Insights from the ECTA Center

The ECTA Center, part of the FPG Child Development Institute at UNC Chapel Hill, aims to provide technical assistance to states in their early intervention (Part C) and preschool special education (Section 619) programs. Our mission is to ensure children with disabilities (birth to 5 years) and their families receive high-quality, culturally appropriate, and family-centered supports. This presentation covers key topics such as the revised DEC Recommended Practices and State Systemic Improvement Plans, along with resources and contact information for families and professionals.

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Enhancing Early Intervention for Children with Disabilities: Insights from the ECTA Center

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  1. Highlights Lynne Kahn, Co-Director Christina Kasprzak, Co-Director October 2014 The ECTA Center is a program of the FPG Child Development Institute of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, funded through cooperative agreement number H326P120002 from the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent the Department of Education's position or policy.

  2. Our Mission To provide TA to states and jurisdictions’ Early Intervention (Part C) and Preschool Special Education (Section 619) programs in order to ensure that children with disabilities (birth to 5 years) and their families receive and benefit from high quality, culturally appropriate and family-centered supports and services.

  3. Who We Are: • Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, UNC • Puckett Institute • SRI International • University of Colorado, Denver • University of South Florida • RTI International • University of Nebraska Medical Center • PACER Center • Walsh Taylor Associates

  4. Key Contacts: Available from:http://ectacenter.org/contact/contact.asp

  5. Key Topics: Available from:http://ectacenter.org/sitemap.asp#topics

  6. For Families/Para Familias Available from:http://ectacenter.org/families.asp

  7. Hot Topics • Revised DEC Recommended Practices • State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) • Measuring and Improving Child and Family Outcomes

  8. DEC Recommended Practices Purpose To support the DEC, CEC in revising the DEC Recommended Practices to guide the field Partners DEC-appointed Commission Process Provided support, as needed, to the DEC Commissioners in their process to update the Recommended Practices (including providing listserv and online collaboration space, planning face-to-face meetings and monthly calls, creating videos, web space, mechanisms for gathering field input, paying consultants with expertise, synthesizing input, etc.)

  9. DEC Recommended Practices Available from:http://www.decrecpractices.org

  10. State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) Webinar Series and Resources: • Overview to SSIP • Data Analysis • Infrastructure Analysis Available from:http://ectacenter.org/~calls/2014/ssip/ssip.asp

  11. Measuring Child & Family Outcomes • Talking with Families • Informing Families about Outcomes • Family Participation in Data Collection • Reviewing Data with Families • Self-Directed Learning • Step by Step Video • Understanding Child Development Available from:http://ectacenter.org/eco/pages/talking.asp Available from:http://ectacenter.org/eco/pages/selflearning.asp

  12. RecursosenEspañol Available from:http://www.ectacenter.org/espanol/recursos.asp

  13. Effectiveness of Early Childhood Programs • National Centers • Longitudinal Studies • Long-Term Benefits • Economic Impacts • Major Reviews of Effectiveness Available from:http://ectacenter.org/topics/effective/effective.asp

  14. Thank you for your attention! Online at ectacenter.org Resources submitted as a part of this review, including this presentation, are available online at: http://ectacenter.org/32review.asp

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