Federal funding for this website ended in 2003, therefore few materials have been added since that time. Fortunately, there is continued interest in culturally and appropriate materials, curriculum, and programs. Because of this, we have allowed this site to remain as an archive. Please feel free to use this site, but recognize that it is no longer current.
Technical Reports
On this page you will find links to the Technical Reports prepared by our collaborators. These documents are based on the recommended practices identified by the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
The purpose of these papers is to examine the extent to which the effective practices, identified by DEC and NAEYC, are represented in the delivery of early intervention services to families and young children (from birth to age 5) who come from diverse cultural and linguistic groups.
Each technical report includes a review of the literature, annotated bibliographies, and a list of available resources from the CLAS Website.
These technical reports are ideal for inservice and preservice early childhood personnel. They are useful in college classroom curricula, workshops or ongoing research in the field. You are welcome to view, download and print the technical reports.
- Technical Report #1
Culturally & linguistically sensitive practices in motor skills interventions for young children
by Yash Bhagwanji, Rosa Milagros Santos, and Susan A. Fowler - Technical Report #2 (This report is unavailable.)
Conducting child assessments
by Mary McLean - Technical Report #3
Moving towards cross-cultural competence in lifelong personnel development: A review of the literature
by Ann Hains, Eleanor Lynch and Pam Winton - Technical Report #4
Transition is more than a change in services: The need for a multicultural perspective
by Deborah A. Bruns and Susan A. Fowler - Technical Report #5 (This report is unavailable.)
Second language acquisition in the preschool years: What we know and how we can effectively communicate with young second language learners
by Janet Quiñones-Eatman - Technical Report #6
A Guide for professionals serving hearing children with deaf parents
by Jenny L. Singleton and Matthew D. Tittle - Technical Report #7
Visual impairment in young children: A review of the literature with implications for working with families of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds
by Deborah Chen - Technical Report #8 (This report is unavailable.)
Finding children and families in need of services: Increasing public awareness and access
by Shireen Pavri and Susan A. Fowler - Technical Report #9 (This report is unavailable.)
Sensitivity to cultural and linguistic diversity in early intervention family information gathering
by Ronald A. Banks - Technical Report #10 (This report is unavailable.)
An individualized perspective of family support services
by Rosa Milagros Santos and Chun Zhang - Technical Report #11 (This report is unavailable.)
Working together in EI: Cultural considerations in helping relationships and service utilization
by Deborah Chen, Mary McLean, Robert Corso and Deborah Bruns - Technical Report #12 (This report is unavailable.)
Working with interpreters to plan early childhood services with bilingual and multilingual families
by Yoshi Ohtake, Susan A. Fowler and Rosa Milagros Santos - Technical Report #13
Cross-cultural perspectives on approaches to parent-infant interaction intervention
by Jeanette McCollum and Tweety Yates - Technical Report#14 (Section 2 of this report is unavailable.)
Cross-cultural considerations in early childhood special education
by Tess Bennett, Janet Eatman, Georgia Earnest Garcia, James Halle, Jeanette McCollum, Micki Ostrosky, Laura Hojnar Tarnow, Ruth Watkins, Tweety Yates, and Chun Zhang
The CLAS Collection
The CLAS Collection is a series of high-quality literature reviews in early intervention and early childhood special education. They are based on the earlier CLAS Technical Reports.
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CLAS Collection #1 (This collection is unavailable.)
Appropriate Screening, Assessment, and Family Information Gathering
Editors: Susan A. Fowler, Ph.D., Rosa Milagros Santos, Ph.D., and Robert M. Corso, Ph.D. -
CLAS Collection #2 (This collection is unavailable.)
Building Healthy Relationships With Families
Editors: Robert M. Corso, Ph.D., Susan A. Fowler, Ph.D., and Rosa Milagros Santos, Ph.D. - CLAS Collection #3 (This collection is unavailable.)
Working With Linguistically Diverse Families
Editors: Rosa Milagros Santos, Ph.D., Robert M. Corso, Ph.D., and Susan A. Fowler, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign