This article outlines Occupational Therapy support for transitions across the life-span. (PDF) This final report of the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research initiative has been released by the Institute of Education Sciences. It contains findings for the impact of each of 14 preschool curricula on five student-level outcomes and six classroom-level outcomes. Ten curricula show no statistically significant impacts on any of the student-level measures while five show significant impacts on some measures. The Beach Center on Disability is a site sponsored by the University of Kansas, under the direction of Dr. Ann Turnbull. This site promotes NECTC products and findings. Click to link. National Early Childhood Transition Initiative Click to link. The National Early Childhood Transition Initiative represents a collaborative technical assistance effort of OSEP, the Regional Resource and Federal Center Network (RRFC), the National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC), the National Early Childhood Transition Center (NECTC) and the Data Accountability Center (DAC) designed to support states’ capacity to address transition issues, implement improvement activities, and demonstrate progress in meeting the requirements of the State Performance Plan (SPP) and Annual Performance Reports (APR) for the Early Childhood Transition Indicators C8 and B12 through a variety of technical assistance activities. A Video, "Turning 3 - Ready, Set, Transition!" A Video, "Turning 3, from C to B: Age Three Transitions for Kids with Special Needs." A Newsletter about transition, "Resources and Connections" Easing the Transition between Preschool and School - from State and Local Implementation of IDEA (SLIIDEA - Abt. Associates) (PDF) Preschoolers with Disabilities: Characteristics, Services and Results - Chapter 5. Transitions from Early Intervention to Preschool and Preschool to Elementary School from Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS) (PDF) The School Readiness Gap - Harvard Education Letter (PDF) Summary of Transition Related Information as presented in the National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center:
Visit our Publications Tab for the latest NECTC Reports: A Critical Incident Study of the Transition Experience for Young Children with Disabilities: Recounts by Parents and Professionals, Technical Report 6.
Join us for Webinar presentations of our latest findings: see the schedule on the Webinar Tab, for webinars from July through December 2009.
Visit our Exhibit Booth at the 2009 OSEP EC Conference in Washington, DC in December.