Cohort 3 Model Demonstration Projects Early Childhood Language Interventions for Children with Developmental Disabilities In January 2008, OSEP funded the third cohort of Model Demonstration Projects. Cohort 3 consisted of three projects focusing on early language interventions for children from birth to age 5 with developmental disabilities and delays. Features of these models included the following: Serving children from birth to age 5 served by Part C and Part B early intervention programs Providing effective functional language intervention strategies in natural settings Emphasis on collecting and using data for decision-making Focus on improved language and communication skills Promoting continuity for children from Part C to Part B preschool services Systematic strategies for professional development and capacity building that result in increased practitioner/provider abilities and behaviors that promote language development Systematic strategies for capacity building that result in increased parent/caregiver abilities and behaviors that promote language development. |
Cohort 3 Grantees Vanderbilt University and Florida State University (Dr. Ann Kaiser and Dr. Julian Woods) University of Kansas (Dr. Dale Walker) Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute (Dr. Carl Dunst and Dr. Carol Trivette) |
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