Division for Early Childhood 2024 Conference: Full Schedule

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11:00am CDT

Examining Equity in the Early Intervention Pipeline: A Scoping Review

Wednesday September 18, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT

IDEA (2004) mandates that eligible infants and toddlers with disabilities receive high-quality and non-discriminatory EI services. Yet, the factors that influence children’s and families’ equitable access to the varied steps in the EI pipeline, from referral to transition, are not well known. This presentation shares the results of a scoping review examining such factors.

Speakers

Ruby Batz

Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Reno

I am a former preschool and special Ed teacher. Currently I research and teach about family engagement in EI/ECSE examining aspects of race/ethnicity, language and disability. I’m interested in improving EI/ECSE systems and working collaboratively with others to do so.

Lauren Cycyk

Katie Zuckerman

Veronica Underwood Carrasco

Ben Sanders

Sam Lim

Gauri Bharadwaj

Margaret Gillis

Principal Researcher, SRI International

Sheresa Blanchard

Wednesday September 18, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
GrandSalon 19 - 1st fl

Research

Age 0-3
Audience 1 Practitioners
Audience 2 Researchers
Content Level Intermediate

1:30pm CDT

Adapting and Evaluating the FBSApp for Spanish-Speaking Families

Wednesday September 18, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT

Burgundy - 1st fl

This presentation will focus on the methods, results, and future implications resulting from a mixed methods study on the adaptation and evaluation of the FBSApp for Spanish-speaking families of young children with challenging behaviors. Attendees will leave with practical methods for adapting and expanding their research and practice for diverse families.

Speakers

Claire Winchester

Coach, consultant, & researcher, Growth Early Childhood Behavior Coaching

Claire Winchester, Ph.D, BCBA-D is an international early childhood behavior coach, consultant, and researcher with a specialization in supporting the families, teachers, and organizations that support young children. As the founder and operator of Growth Early Childhood Behavior... Read More →

Erin Barton

Consultant, Barton Consulting

Erin E. Barton, PhD, BCBA-D, is an international educational consultant and founder of Barton Consulting, LLC and Faculty for the Pyramid Model Consortium. She has worked as a special education teacher and as a university professor, previously at Vanderbilt. She taught graduate-level... Read More →

Ana Paula Martinez Cueto

Wednesday September 18, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT
Burgundy - 1st fl

Research

Age 0-5
Audience 1 Practitioners
Audience 2 Researchers
Content Level Intermediate

1:30pm CDT

Assessing the Validity of a Fidelity Checklist for the AEPS-3

Wednesday September 18, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT

GrandSalon 18- 1st fl

Implementation fidelity is an important factor in field testing a new version of any curriculum. The presenters designed a fidelity checklist for the AEPS-3 curriculum and conducted a content validity study with AEPS-3 developers and users. The session will share results from that survey, along with suggestions for further ways that online surveys can validate curricula.

Speakers

Cameron Tyrrell

Doctoral Candidate, University of Kentucky

Doctoral candidate, M.Ed., M.A. Emphasis in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education. Detroit native, sociologist from another life.

Jennifer Grisham

Professor, University of Kentucky

Jennifer Grisham, Ed.D., is Professor in the Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education program at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. She received her doctorate in Education from the University of Kentucky. She is also Faculty Director of the Early Childhood Laboratory at the... Read More →

AEPS 3 Content Validity Checklist Presentation DEC 2024 pdf

Wednesday September 18, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT
GrandSalon 18- 1st fl

Research

Age 0-5
Audience 1 Researchers
Audience 2 Faculty
Content Level Advanced

1:30pm CDT

Can Family Confidence Help with the Effects of Caregiver Burden on FQoL?

Wednesday September 18, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT

GrandSalon 21 - 1st fl

We analyzed the effects of caregiver burden and family confidence on FQoL in 58 Spanish families in early intervention. Hierarchical regression and mediation analyses were used. FqoL ratings were influenced by income, burden and confidence. More confident mopthers showed higher FQoL. Family confidence helped lessen the impact of burden on FQoL.

Speakers

Margarita Canadas

Catholic University of Valencia

Gabriel MartÍnez-Rico

Rómulo González-García

Claudia Escorcia-Mora

Wednesday September 18, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT
GrandSalon 21 - 1st fl

Research

Age 0-5
Audience 1 Practitioners
Audience 2 Researchers
Content Level Introductory

1:30pm CDT

Workload Factors Affecting the Service Coordination Workforce

Wednesday September 18, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT

GrandSalon 15 - 1st fl

Early intervention service coordinators consistently report a need to balance the workload. This session will highlight findings from a large survey and focus groups with early intervention service coordinators about their workloads and how workload factors affect family engagement, coordination of EI services, and their feelings about their jobs.

Speakers

Dana Childress

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, ODU

Dana Childress, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Special Education at Old Dominion University. She has worked in the field of early intervention (EI) for more than 27 years as an educator, service coordinator, supervisor, training facilitator, author, and consultant... Read More →

Melissa Schnurr

Iowa Dept. of Education

Margarita Canadas

Catholic University of Valencia

Handout Workload Factors Affecting the Service Coordination Workforce pdf

DEC ITCA Service Coordination in Early Intervention Joint Position Statement (1) pdf

Wednesday September 18, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT
GrandSalon 15 - 1st fl

Research

Age 0-3
Audience 1 Administrators
Audience 2 Practitioners
Content Level Intermediate

2:45pm CDT

Supporting the Practice and wellbeing of Special Educators

Wednesday September 18, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT

GrandSalon 19 - 1st fl

The purpose of this study was to determine how an intervention package consisting of performance-based feedback plus wellbeing modules supported teacher candidate practice and wellbeing outcomes. We used performance-based feedback plus wellbeing resources to determine special educator outcomes. Researchers will engage participants to discuss implications.

Speakers

Christan Coogle

Associate Professor, George Mason University

Heather Walter

Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Special Education, George Mason University

I partner with education professionals and leaders to support the unique contextual systems in which they work support in leveraging their strengths to make a positive impact in educational settings and to increase overall outcomes of all children and families. I use interdisciplinary... Read More →

Clarissa Wade

PhD Student, George Mason University

Katherine Szocik

Postdoctoral Associate, Boston University

I am a postdoctoral associate studying special education teachers working conditions. I am also a member of DEC's personnel preparation committee. I received my PhD from George Mason University in special education teacher preparation with a focus in early childhood. My dissertation... Read More →

Wednesday September 18, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
GrandSalon 19 - 1st fl

Research

Age 5-8
Audience 1 Researchers
Audience 2 Administrators
Content Level Intermediate

2:45pm CDT

Understanding Mother-Educators Raising Children with Disabilities

Wednesday September 18, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT

GrandSalon 12 - 1st fl

Despite legal mandates, family engagement in special education remains uneven, particularly across ethnoracial lines. Our study interviewed 25 special education professional mothers parenting children receiving part C and part B services. Findings underscore challenges faced by this group of mother-educators while advocating for their children.

Speakers

Ruby Batz

Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Reno

Sheresa Blanchard

Wednesday September 18, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
GrandSalon 12 - 1st fl

Research

Age 0-5
Audience 1 Families
Audience 2 Practitioners
Content Level Introductory

4:00pm CDT

Early Childhood Special Education Teachers’ Use of Trauma-Informed Care

Wednesday September 18, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT

Marlboro A - 2nd fl

This project explored how ECSE teachers use trauma-informed care in their classrooms. Participants completed a survey that measured their trauma-informed attitudes and participated in interviews and photo-elicitation to explore their trauma-informed practices. Key findings will be shared, and implications for research and practice will be discussed.

Speakers

Research

Age 3-5
Audience 1 Researchers
Audience 2 Faculty
Content Level Intermediate

Division for Early Childhood 2024 Conference

11:00am CDT

Ruby Batz

Lauren Cycyk

Katie Zuckerman

Veronica Underwood Carrasco

Ben Sanders

Sam Lim

Gauri Bharadwaj

Margaret Gillis

Sheresa Blanchard

1:30pm CDT

Claire Winchester

Erin Barton

Ana Paula Martinez Cueto

1:30pm CDT

Cameron Tyrrell

Jennifer Grisham

1:30pm CDT

Margarita Canadas

Gabriel MartÍnez-Rico

Rómulo González-García

Claudia Escorcia-Mora

1:30pm CDT

Dana Childress

Melissa Schnurr

Margarita Canadas

2:45pm CDT

Christan Coogle

Heather Walter

Clarissa Wade

Katherine Szocik

2:45pm CDT

Ruby Batz

Sheresa Blanchard

4:00pm CDT

Mia Chudzik

Catherine Corr

Abby Hardy