Early childhood development refers to the process of physical, cognitive, personality, and psychosocial growth occurring from birth through age 5. Preschool is defined as children between 2 and 5 years of age.
Education is a conceptually broad term referring to the process of imparting or obtaining knowledge, skills, and values. Early childhood education refers to programs for toddlers and preschool children.
Early intervention is action taken using medical, family, school, social, or mental health resources. It is aimed at infants and children at risk for or in the early stages of mental, physical, learning, or other disorders. The term may also include obstetric and prenatal care.
In the United States, the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires that children 3 years of age and older with disabilities receive educational services through public school systems. Consequently, early intervention programs most often serve children from infancy up to 3 years of age.
Project 4: Longitudinal treatment effects in children with specific language impairments-- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (1998-2004)
Stephen Camarata, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Paul Yoder, Ph.D.
Grammatical morphology in specific language impairment--National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (1988-2005)
Stephen Camarata, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
Grammatical/intelligibility intervention in Down syndrome--National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2002-2004)
Stephen Camarata, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Paul Yoder, Ph.D.
Providing a solid foundation for preschoolers with disabilities to learn to read (Preschool PALS)--U.S. Department of Education (2001-2004)
Lynn Fuchs, Ph.D., and Doug Fuchs, Ph.D., Principal Investigators
Building social communication skills during peer interactions-- Administration on Children, Youth and Families and National Institute of Mental Health (2001-2004)
Ann Kaiser, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Terry Hancock, Ph.D.
Project 3: Generalized effects of parent- and therapist-implemented naturalistic teaching-- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (1998-2004)
Ann Kaiser, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Terry Hancock, Ph.D.
Predicting responsiveness to imitation intervention--National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2001-2004)
Wendy Stone, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Paul Yoder, Ph.D., Mark Wolery, Ph.D.
Early communication intervention in children with autism--National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2000-2005)
Paul Yoder, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Wendy Stone, Ph.D.
Project 1: Enabling children to affect their grammatical development--National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (1998-2004)
Paul Yoder, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Stephen Camarata, Ph.D.
Child Care Resources
Early Intervention for Children with Special Health Care
Needs
NECTAS
National Association for the
Education of Young Children
ERIC Clearinghouse on
Elementary and Early Childhood Education
National Center for
Early Development and Learning