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This comprehensive, practical text is built on solid theory and evidence-based practices from both the fields of Special Education and Early Childhood Education.  When the first edition was conceived in 1980, the authors encountered students who either had a strong special education background or a strong early childhood (child development) background.  Each group had a lot to learn from the other and a lot to contribute to the other.  The original purpose was to bring together the best from both fields into Early Childhood Special Education.

The text continues to take a practical, “activity based” approach that is theoretically sound and current. The text also provides ample detail related to specific intervention strategies that enhance teachers’ effective use of embedded learning opportunities within daily curriculum activities and routines.  Its relatively jargon free, “readable” approach that is built on evidence-based practices make it appropriate for a wide range of readers.  The illustrations of techniques and strategies throughout have made it sustainable as a resource long after students leave their formal education.  It has always encouraged a family-centered, inclusive approach to working with young children with special needs and their families.

• A developmental focus rather than a disability focus—Presents understanding of typical/atypical development and curricular adaptations through a developmental domain orientation rather than through a disability orientation.
  • This integrated, but non-categorical approach assumes that children are more alike than different in their development and avoids the negative impact of labeling children with disability categorical names.  It provides students from a special education background with the understanding of typical development that is needed and it provides students from a typical early childhood background with the understanding of atypical development and curricular adaptations that are needed.
• An inclusive focus rather than an exceptional focus—Assumes that attitudes, environments and intervention strategies can be adapted so that all young children with special needs can be included rather than assuming that inclusion is an exceptional practice.  It combines systematic instruction with naturalistic instruction embedded in daily life.   The text is extremely practical and full of specific “how-tos” derived from evidence-based practices.  Graduates often comment on how they hang on to this text as they find it such a highly valued resource.

  • Given the lawand the moral obligationto provide educational opportunities for all young children with special needs in natural environments, students studying to become professionals in early childhood special education need to be surrounded with examples of practical and realistic curricular adaptations that make inclusion successful.

• Totally unique to this text is the overview of models, strategies and challenges for providing inclusion support to young children with disabilities served in a variety of community settings.  Readers are introduced to the critical role of collaboration, consultation and problem solving in support of young children with special needs.  Finally, and also unique to this text, is a section with practical recommendations on how to work collaboratively with paraprofessionals.

  • Success of inclusion is highly dependent on the ability of professionals to work collaboratively with parents, related service personnel and other professionals.  Effective collaboration requires skills in communication, conflict resolution and problem solving.  Training in these areas is essential.

• This text is highly readable, but well researched and current.  Since the original edition in 1982, it has proved to meet the needs of students from community colleges to graduate school.  It is comprehensive, but not overwhelming.  Therefore, it has also become a resource for Head Start teachers. community day care providers and other in-service professionals. It continues to focus on child and family strengths, relationship-focused interventions, family-centered approaches, standards, evidence-based practices and coordinated, interdisciplinary services.

  • This text serves a wide variety of students, professionals and paraprofessionals.  It has always encouraged a family-centered approach to early intervention.  As a result, families have found this text to be a useful resource as they seek to foster their child’s development.

                                                                                                    

• NEW! This edition includes legal updates related to IDEA.
• NEW! Increased attention to school readiness skills, particularly the area of emergent literacy.
• NEW! Specific communication strategies to enhance collaboration and the sequence of training steps for milieu approaches have been added.

Chapter 1  Providing for Special Needs in Early Education: The Challenge  

Chapter 2  In Partnership With Families

Chapter 3  Recognizing Special Needs and Monitoring Progress

Chapter 4  Developing Individualized Intervention Plans and Programs

Chapter 5  Implementing Intervention and Instructional Strategies    

Chapter 6  Promoting Emotional and Social Development

Chapter 7  Helping Young Children Develop Motor and Self-Help Skills

Chapter 8  Nurturing Communication Skills

Chapter 9  Encouraging the Development of Cognitive Skills and Literacy

Chapter 10  Teaming:  Collaboration, Problem          

Special Education in Early Childhood  (Early Childhood Education)
Early Childhood Special Education  (Special Education)

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Instructor's Manual with Test Questions (Download only) for Adapting Early Childhood Curricula for Children with Special Needs, 7/E
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