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Division for Early Childhood's 35th Annual International Conference

Welcome to the DEC 2019 Conference!

8:00am CDT

Big Dreams and a School District's Collaborative Journey For Early Childhood Inclusion (Poster #19) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallJane Richardson • Kim Sopko Effectiveness of Preschool in Promoting and Maintaining Early Literacy Skills (Poster #30) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallDr. Ruth A. Kaminski Executive Function of Young Children with Disabilities Who Are Dual Language Learners (Poster #11) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallSerra Acar • Lindsay Diamond Experiential Learning and the Acquisition of Early Childhood Candidates' Assessment Skills (Poster #26) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallStephanie DeSpain Internal Coaching in Part C: The Impact on Providers, Families, and Children (Poster #18) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallMelissa Schnurr • Mollie Romano Let's Move: Findings from Research Focused on Motor Activities for Preschoolers (Poster #28) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallHsiu-Wen Yang • Yusuf Akamoglu • W. Catherine Cheung PBS-EI Intervention Study: Family-Centered Approaches to Addressing Children's Challenging Behaviors in EI (Poster #20) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallAngel Fettig • Shawna Harbin Refugee Children with Special Needs: A Content Analysis of Recent Literature (Poster #12) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallSerra Acar • Ozden Pinar-Irmak Testing the FBSApp: Increasing Parent Strategy Use and Decreasing Child Challenging Behavior (Poster #15) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallHedda Meadan • Erin Barton • Angel Fettig • Marina Velez • Rebecca Hacker The Diversity of Research Participant Selection in Single Case Studies (Poster #9) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallConrad Oh-Young • Jennifer Buchter • Christine Clark

9:15am CDT

Project Ready: A Comprehensive Early Learning Program to Close the Readiness Gap CoralAmy Murdoch Shared Visions: Combatting the Opioid Crisis to Improve Child Outcomes MilanSloan Storie

11:00am CDT

EI Providers' Beliefs and Preparedness in Supporting Families of Limited Financial Resources ManchesterAlicia Pence • Robyn Ridgley Opportunities to Respond in Inclusive Preschool Environments: The What, Why, and How MonetAndrea Ford • LeAnne Johnson • Maria Hugh • Kelsey Young Promoting Equitable Access: Participation for Young Children with Disabilities in STEM Learning (OSEP) Governors Lecture HallMegan Vinh • Chih-Ing Lim • Dawn Ellis Teaming and Collaboration Monograph 6: Building and Sustaining Partnerships- What works? MiroAlana Schnitz • Chelsea Guillen The Current Status of Service Coordination Across the Country MilanAnnie George-Puskar • Infants & Young Children Journal • Dana Childress • Sarah Nichols Using a Tiered Approach to Coaching on the Pyramid Model MetroAngel Fettig • Kathleen Artman Meeker • Jennifer Cunningham • Trina Chang • Gounah Choi

4:00pm CDT

The Impact of a Professional Development Package on Early Childhood Teachers' Practice MetroJennifer Ottley • Christan Coogle

5:15pm CDT

A Meta-Analysis of Coaching Interventions to Improve Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Outcomes (Poster #15) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallLisa R Sanchez A Systematic Review of Early Childhood Single-Case Behavioral Interventions in Inclusive Settings (Poster #33) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallAmanda Passmore Caregiver Perspectives of Social Interactions of Young Children Who Are Minimally Verbal (Poster #37) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallHedda Meadan • Rebecca Hacker Classroom Management and Challenging Behaviors: Comparing Pre-service and Novice Teachers' Perspectives (Poster #31) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallRebecca Hacker • Courtney O'Grady • James Lee Comparison of Prompting Procedures: Constant Time Delay and System of Least Prompts (Poster #10) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallJennifer Ledford Creating Personalized Implementation Support Plans to Increase the Use of Evidence-based Practices (Poster #23) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallLeAnne Johnson • Maria Hugh • Kelsey Young • Brenna Rudolph • Maci Brown Distribution of Social Capital: Examining Participation in Parent Support Communities (Poster #2 ) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallGregory Cheatham • Chelsea Waters Early Childhood Teacher Candidate Perceptions on Usefulness of Universal Screening of Numeracy (Poster #29) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallJessica Markham-Anderson Entering Preschool: Early Intervention Providers Experiences with the Transition Process (Poster #26 ) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallAngi Stone-MacDonald • Stephanie Silva Examining Professional Development Needs of Early Childhood Special Education Professionals (Poster #34) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallClarissa Bunch • Christan Coogle Exploring the Perspectives of Refugee Parents in Preschool Services (Poster #24) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallOzden Pinar-Irmak Implementation and Sustainability of Positive Behavior Support in Early Childhood Programs (Poster #35) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallJun Ai Implications for Promoting Cultural Sensitivity of SEL Practices: A Comparison Study (Poster #32) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallYiqing Xu Leadership Research Trends in Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education (Poster #36) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallSara Movahedazarhouligh Partnering with Families within Residential Recovery Programs as Children Enter School Settings (Poster #22) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallKrystal Anderson • Amber Friesen Partnering with Parents of Children with ASD Through a Behavior Mentoring Program (Poster #21) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallQing Liu Partnering with Parents to Promote the Motor Development of Preschoolers with Disabilities (Poster #18) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallHedda Meadan • Hsiu-Wen Yang Systematic Review of Inclusion for Young Children with Significant Disabilities (Poster #27) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallEva Horn • Kyunghwa Kay Park Understanding Teachers' Responses to Challenging Behaviors in Early Childhood Settings (Poster #28 ) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallJames Lee Using Antecedent Exercise to Reduce Young Children's Challenging Behaviors (Poster #38) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallErin Barton • Claire Winchester

8:00am CDT

Cross-cultural Curricular Adaptations for Teaching Children with Autism: Effectiveness, Benefits, and Challenges (Poster #35) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallSeungEun McDevitt • Hui Jiang ECSE/EI Preservice Teacher Field Experiences: Alignment with DEC Personnel Standards (Poster #31) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallRagan McLeod • Jessica Hardy Educating Children with Autism in China: Learning from Each Other (Quchang Buduan) (Poster #26) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallHelen McCabe EI Service Models: Findings Between Collaborations (Poster #34) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallKaleigh Matesick Evaluating Family-Professional Partnerships in Nebraska Early Intervention Home Visits (Poster #30) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallMiriam Kuhn • Johanna Taylor Infant Signs, Symbolic Gestures, Naturally Occurring Gestures, and Sign Language: Conceptual Examination (Poster #19) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallFain Barker • Jean Kang Judgments of Service Coordinator Practices and Transition-Related Outcomes for Children and Families (Poster #3) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallAnnie George-Puskar • Infants & Young Children Journal Managing Up: Using the DEC Recommended Practices for Leadership as Beginning Practitioners (Poster #22) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallDr. Sarah Geldart • Kathi Gillaspy Maximizing the Effectiveness of Video Modeling: Key Variables to Consider (Poster #10) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallLeAnne Johnson • Brenna Rudolph Something's Gotta Give! Special Educators Tell About Teaching Under Perpetual Stress (Poster #33) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallMaria Ruiz Understanding Factors Related to Children's Responsiveness to Preschool Literacy Instruction (Poster #32) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallAlana Schnitz • Dwight Irvin • Charles Greenwood Using Fidelity Data in Pyramid Model Implementation (Poster #12) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallLise Fox • Meghan von der Embse • Myrna Veguilla • Denise Perez Binder

9:15am CDT

Using Data to Understand and Address Challenging Behavior (OSEP) Governors Lecture HallLise Fox • Christy Kavulic (OSEP)

11:00am CDT

"They Don't Really Have a Role in Supporting Their Children's Social-Emotional Development" MoroccoEva Horn • Zhe Gigi An Developing and Testing the Family Behavior Support App TopazHedda Meadan • Erin Barton • Angel Fettig • Marina Velez • Rebecca Hacker Using Technology to Increase Functional Communication Skills of Children with Developmental Disabilities Monte CarloReem Muharib

1:00pm CDT

Assistive Technology and Environmental Adaptations to Promote Engagement in Early Literacy Learning (Poster #9) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallKathryn Marsh • Michelle Schladant Early Childhood Educator Perspectives about Effective Behavior Supports (Poster #10) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallElizabeth Kelly • Scott Spaulding Evaluation of the Telepractice Parent Coaching for Language and Communication Interventions (Poster #20) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallHedda Meadan • Yusuf Akamoglu • Reem Muharib Evidence Synthesis of DEC Recommended Practice: Instruction 13 (Poster #4) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallErin Barton • Marina Velez • Brian Reichow • Jennifer Bancroft Fathers' Experiences In Early Intervention: Marooned in the Kitchen or Full Collaborator? (Poster #17) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallMegan Schumaker Murphy Home-Based Enhanced Milieu Teaching for Dual Language Learners with Language Delay (Poster #1) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallVeronica Youn Kang Language and Social Abilities in Young Children with Language and Developmental Delay (Poster #6) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallCandace Evans Parent-Mediated Social StoryTM Intervention for Korean American Children with Autism (Poster #2) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallVeronica Youn Kang Partnering with Paraprofessionals: Expanding Preschool Children's Responses Through Dialogic Reading (Poster #16) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallJuliana L Hirn • Diana Abarca • Jacqueline Towson • Katy Green Practitioner Experiences in EI: Are We Engaging Families in Culturally Responsive Partnerships? (Poster #21) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallAngel Fettig • Shawna Harbin Training Teachers in Inclusive Preschool Classrooms to Monitor Child Progress (Poster #8) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallJennifer Grisham • Collin Shepley Using the System of Least Prompts Paired with Verbalizations to Teach Play (Poster #13) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallJennifer Bancroft

4:00pm CDT

Coaching Coaches to Coach With Fidelity EmeraldMary Louise Hemmeter • Erin Barton • Abby Taylor • Kymberly Horth Promoting adult learning using a rapid training and coaching model MetroJennifer Grisham • Justin Lane • Collin Shepley • Lin Zhu Young Exceptional Children Series Monograph No. 18: International Perspectives on Early Intervention, Early Childhood Special Education Obelisk ASerra Acar

5:15pm CDT

Early Childhood Intervention Teachers' Beliefs and Use of Peer Social Interaction Interventions MetroElizabeth Howe • Infants & Young Children Journal

8:30am CDT

Collaboration to Address Preschool Classroom Routines and Content Focused on Here-and-Now Learning (Poster #24) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallJennifer Kilgo Global Perspectives in Early Care and Education: Undergraduate Students' Growth and Experiences (Poster #9) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallSheresa Boone Blanchard Increasing Parent-professional Collaboration During Home Visits (Poster #7) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallMindy Ely Nationally Validated Transition Practices: Implications for Children with Disabilities, Families and Providers (Poster #8) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallBeth Rous • Caroline Gooden Newtonian Physics for Young Children With Disabilities: A Systematic Review (Poster #10) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallConrad Oh-Young • Jennifer Buchter Service Learning as a Strategy for Interdisciplinary Preservice Preparation: Focus on ASD (Poster #19) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallB Harriet Able • Leslie Fanning Social-Emotional Learning and Development: Pyramid Model Teachers' Description and Self-Efficacy (Poster #17) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallChelsea Morris Stakeholders' Perspectives of Referrals and Service Delivery in One Urban District (Poster #15) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallMary (Mollie) Sheppard • Kaitlin Moran The Complexity of Leadership Skills Required of Early Childhood Special Educators (Poster #12) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallAmber Friesen • Karina Du The Landscape of Mixed Methods Research in Special Education: A Systematic Review (Poster #18) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallHailey Love • Catherine Corr The Relationship Between AEPSi and Team Generated Child Outcomes Summary Ratings (Poster #6) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallRobyn Ridgley • Jennifer Grisham Therapists' Practices and Experiences of Collaboration in Montana's Part C System (Poster #14) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallJody Bartz • Kalli Decker Using Practice-Based Coaching with Educators in Kosovo (Poster #11) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallLema Kabashi PhD Will They Be Engaged? Exploring How Teacher Candidates Plan for Child Engagement (Poster #13) Chantilly W - Exhibit HallRobyn Ridgley • Cheryl Hitchcock

9:45am CDT

Designing Inquiry-Based Science Centers and Embedding Systematic Instruction: Collaborating with Preschool Teachers MoroccoJessica Hardy Literacy 3D: A Tier 1 Professional Development Intervention to Increase Literacy Instruction SapphireJudith Carta • Alana Schnitz • Dwight Irvin • Charles Greenwood

11:45am CDT

Our Doctoral Journey: Celebrations, Struggles, and Tips from the Voices of Students SapphireJenna Weglarz-Ward • Melissa Yarczower • Nicole Atwell • Paula Kerchenski • Pricella Morris The Effects of Referent-Based Verbal Behavior Training for Preschoolers with Autism CoralLee Mason