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Abstract：
Many children with developmental disabilities are not identified before age 3 years old preventing them from being able to fully benefit from early intervention services. Early childhood educators, particularly those in Early Head Start (EHS) programs, are important partners in the early identification of children with developmental delays. Learn the Signs. Act Early. (LTSAE) is a program of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that provides free developmental monitoring resources to increase the early identification of children with developmental delays and disabilities. This paper presents findings from the first evaluation of the use of LTSAE resources in EHS, which was conducted across four states and 11 EHS programs from fall 2018 through spring 2019. Surveys (n=448) and interviews (n=39) with EHS management, staff, and parents indicated that LTSAE resources were valued and accepted, and their use in EHS considered feasible. Importantly, families and staff reported the LTSAE materials provided shared language to help them more effectively discuss development. These findings inform EHS and other early education programs that wish to enhance developmental monitoring, screening, and referral.
摘要：
许多患有发育障碍的儿童在3岁之前没有被发现，这使他们无法从早期干预服务中充分受益。幼儿教育工作者,特别是那些在早期开始（EHS）计划，是早期识别发育迟缓儿童的重要伙伴。学习的迹象。行动早。（LTSAE）是美国疾病控制和预防中心的一项计划，该计划提供免费的发育监测资源，以增加对发育迟缓和残疾儿童的早期识别。本文介绍了对LTSAE资源在EHS中使用的首次评估结果，从2018年秋季到2019年春季，该项目在四个州和11个EHS项目中进行。对EHS管理层的调查(n=448)和访谈(n=39)，工作人员,父母表示，LTSAE资源得到了重视和接受，以及它们在EHS中的使用被认为是可行的。重要的是,家庭和工作人员报告说，LTSAE材料提供了共享语言，以帮助他们更有效地讨论发展。这些发现为希望加强发展监测的EHS和其他早期教育计划提供了信息，筛选,和推荐。
