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Children with disabilities need a Head Start too!
- Authors:
- BEAUCHESNE Michelle A., BARNES Andrea, PATSDAUGHTER Carol
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities, 8(1), March 2004, pp.41-55.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Recently, the US Head Start programme has been expanded to Early Head Start, which targets pregnant women and children under 3 years. Head Start is mandated to enroll children with disabilities as at least 10 percent of their population, and such children comprise approximately 13 percent of the programmes in Massachusetts. However, the majority of these children have speech and language problems; less than 1 percent are diagnosed with more severe or complex disorders. To further clarify service patterns, a mail survey was conducted with directors of Head Start programmes in New England. Fifty surveys were completed and analyzed. The results are consistent with previous findings that Head Start is underused as a service for children with more than mild disabilities. Specific issues are discussed and recommendations made.