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Funding Opportunity Details
| Funder: | Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services/Department of Education | | Program: | Technology and Media Services for Individuals With Disabilities--Technology Implementation Center | | Amount: | See Details. | | Deadline: | May 7, 2007 | | Link(s): | | Program URL
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan2007180
0/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-5377.htm
| | Summary: | | The sponsor provides support for the program to (1) Improve results for children with disabilities by promoting the development, demonstration, and use of technology; (2) support educational media activities designed to be of educational value to children with disabilities; (3) provide support for some captioning, and video description; and (4) provide cultural experiences through appropriate nonprofit organizations. |
Details: | This priority will support a cooperative agreement for a center (Center) to support SEAs and LEAs in implementing and evaluating selected practices that integrate technology into sound teaching so children with disabilities will have access to the general education curriculum and will achieve to high educational standards. The Center's activities in selecting practices and in assisting SEAs and LEAs in implementing practices must include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Developing a conceptual framework for the work of the Center that includes evidence-based practices that have been shown to improve early social-emotional outcomes in the context of general learning and development, and a cohesive decision-making model related to implementing those practices. The model must incorporate and distinguish, where appropriate, specific practices targeted toward infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children with disabilities; and (b) In year one of the project period, identifying or conducting syntheses of research on evidence-based interventions or practices that have been shown to improve social-emotional outcomes for young children with disabilities, thereby increasing the likelihood that these children will enter school ready to succeed and participate in classrooms with their typically developing peers. To the extent possible, the Center must use the standards established by the What Works Clearinghouse.
The research syntheses must at a minimum address--(1) Developmentally appropriate practices for providers of early intervention and other services to young children with disabilities that target the critical components of social-emotional development, such as social skills and peer interactions, relationships with adults, recognizing and communicating emotions and desires, problem solving, and adaptive skills including self-regulation (controlling anger and impulse); (2) Evidence-based intervention methods, materials, and curricula designed for young children that include a focus on social-emotional development and how these methods and materials can be successfully modified, adapted, or individualized for young children with disabilities; (3) The delivery of evidence-based interventions targeting social-emotional development in a variety of inclusive settings and natural environments; (4) The delivery of family-centered early intervention services that promote the social-emotional development of infants, toddlers, and other young children with disabilities eligible for services under Part C of IDEA; (5) Empirically-based assessments, including valid and reliable instruments, for measuring social-emotional development, monitoring individual growth and progress, supporting data-based decision making, aggregating individual child data to evaluate program efforts, and aligning assessments with State early learning, early child development, or school readiness standards and State reporting requirements. Assessments also should cover such areas as self-regulation, response to directions, communication/language, adaptive functioning, autonomy, affect, and social interaction; and (6) Effective technical assistance (TA) strategies that lead to knowledge utilization, sustainable changes in practice, and improved outcomes.
The estimated available funds are $700,000. The sponsor will reject any application that proposes a budget exceeding $700,000 for a single budget period of twelve months. The project period is up to sixty months. |
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