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In 1948, she graduated with a master's degree in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in special education and preschool early intervention and stimulation from the University of Michigan. [ 4 ] García joined the internship program of the United Nations in 1948 and returned home to Uruguay, reorganizing the Escuela Auxiliar to Escuela de ...
Early childhood intervention came about as a natural progression from special education for children with disabilities (Guralnick, 1997). Many early childhood intervention support services began as research units in universities (for example, Syracuse University in the United States and Macquarie University in Australia) while others were developed out of organizations helping older children.
Carol McDonald Connor (February 21, 1953 – May 14, 2020) was an educational psychologist known for her research contributions to the field of early literacy development in diverse learners, in particular for work on individualized student instruction interventions [1] and the lattice model of reading development.
Birch was born in Owosso, Michigan, and grew up primarily in Southern California. [1] She obtained a bachelor's degree in psychology from California State University, Long Beach in 1971. [1] She completed her graduate studies in psychology at the University of Michigan, earning a master's degree in 1973 and a PhD in 1975. [1]
The Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study (SEELS) was a study of school-age students funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in the U.S. Department of Education and was part of the national assessment of the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 97). From 2000 to 2006, SEELS documented the school ...
Eastern Michigan University Department of Special Education is among the oldest special education program in the United States. [citation needed] In 1923, the Michigan State Legislature passed bills that gave school districts state funds if they included and established special schools for disabled students: those of cognitive impairment, those of the deaf, those who were physically disabled ...
Michigan law forbade the MEA from acting as an agent for its members, so when Henkel retired in 1960, it was decided that a separate non-profit corporation would serve this function, and Michigan Education Special Services Association (MESSA) was born. 10,000 MEA members were enrolled at the time.
Patricia A. Edwards, a member of the Reading Hall of Fame, [1] is a Distinguished Professor [2] [3] of Language and Literacy in the Department of Teacher Education and a Senior University Outreach Fellow at Michigan State University.