Early Childhood Special Education Least Restrictive Environment Study, 3 Through 5 Year Olds, spring 1994

(1937) Early Childhood Special Education Least Restrictive Environment Study, 3 Through 5 Year Olds, spring 1994. Education, Department of

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Abstract

This study examined the prevalence of different educational program models for providing early childhood special education services (ECSE) to children ages 3 through 5 years in Iowa. This study also investigated the degree to which children in ECSE programs received special education services in settings with their non-disabled peers. Twenty percent of Iowa children enrolled in ECSE center-based programs were randomly selected for inclusion in this study. Data were collected through interviews with each child's primary special education provider. Results indicated that roughly 71 percent of ECSE children are placed in program models designed to provide services solely to children in special education.