School-age special education outcomes of infants and toddlers investigated for maltreatment

Anita A. Scarborough and Julie S. McCrae

Children and Youth Services Review, 2010, vol. 32, issue 1, 80-88

Abstract: Examination of a nationally representative, longitudinal study of infants and toddlers investigated for maltreatment reveals disproportionate representation of teen mothers, fair/poor health, poverty, and being African-American. Infants are more likely to have special needs reported, subst`ance abusing caregivers, low-quality home environment, out-of-home placement, physical neglect, and substantiated maltreatment. At school-age, approximately one-fifth of all investigated infants and toddlers have an Individualized Education Program (IEP), indicating special education placement. Early characteristics associated with having an IEP include poverty, boys, fair/poor health, and low language scores. Hispanic children and those investigated for physical or sexual abuse were less likely to have an IEP. At school-age, infants had lower Woodcock-Johnson-III math subtests scores, whereas toddlers had lower reading comprehension performance.

Keywords: Infant; and; toddler; maltreatment; School-age; special; education; placement; Academic; achievement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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