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Topics in Early Childhood Special Education (TECSE) focuses on information that will improve the lives of young children with special needs and their families. The practical nature of this journal helps professionals improve service delivery systems for preschool children with special needs. Each issue features reports of original research, literature reviews, conceptual statements, position papers, and program descriptions. View full journal description

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A Preliminary Investigation of Using a Multiple-Gate Internalizing Behavior Screener to Identify Socially Withdrawn Preschoolers

  • Joshua N. Blazen EdS
  • Kristen N. Missall PhD
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The Impact of Routines-Based Interview Training on the Quality of Individualized Family Service Plans: A Statewide Comparison of Local Education Agencies

  • Andrea R. Harkins-Brown EdD
  • Linda Z. Carling EdD
  • Tonya W. Satchell EdD
  • Michael A. Cook PhD
  • Cecilia Leger BA
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Evaluating Group Instruction and Spaced Practice to Teach Life Skills to Children with Developmental Disabilities

  • Jessica N. Torelli PhD
  • Julia E. Estes MS
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Developmental Relationship-Based Interventions for Autistic Children

  • Diane A. Cullinane MD
  • Amanda V. Binns PhD, SLP-CCC
  • Joshua D. Feder MD
  • Tessa Graham MS, MFT, BCBA
  • Gerald J. Mahoney PhD
  • Fabiënne B. A. Naber PhD
  • Ricki G. Robinson MD MPH
  • Hannah H. Schertz PhD
  • Richard M. Solomon MD
  • Andrew J. O. Whitehouse PhD
  • Serena Wieder PhD
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Pursuing Justice-Driven Inclusive Education Research: Disability Critical Race Theory (DisCrit) in Early Childhood

  • Hailey R. Love PhD
  • Margaret R. Beneke PhD
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Unmasking Inclusion: Reclaiming Neurodivergent Childhoods in Scandinavian Early Childhood Education

  • Åste Mjelve Hagen PhD
  • Tamara Kalandadze PhD
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Transition to Kindergarten for Children with Disabilities: Parent and Kindergarten Teacher Perceptions and Experiences

  • Michelle M. Sands PhD
  • Hedda Meadan PhD, BCBA-D
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Reported and Enacted Emergent Literacy Instruction: Understanding Young Students With Extensive Support and Complex Communication Needs, Opportunity to Learn

  • Sofia Benson-Goldberg PhD, CCC-SLP
  • Karen Erickson PhD
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Transition to Kindergarten for Children with Disabilities: Parent and Kindergarten Teacher Perceptions and Experiences

  • Michelle M. Sands PhD
  • Hedda Meadan PhD, BCBA-D
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Early Educators’ Perceptions of Behavior

  • Courtney E. O’Grady PhD
  • Michaelene M. Ostrosky PhD
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Putting the “Mix” in Mixed Methods: How to Integrate Quantitative and Qualitative Research in Early Childhood Special Education Research

  • Hailey R. Love PhD
  • Angel Fettig PhD
  • Elizabeth A. Steed PhD
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