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Young Children with Special Needs, 5/E
Stephen R. Hooper, Center for Development & Learning, North Carolina
Warren Umansky, Children's Clinic

ISBN-10: 0131590146
ISBN-13: 9780131590144

Publisher: Merrill
Copyright: 2009
Format: Paper; 544 pp
Published: 05/01/2008

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For Introduction to Special Education courses, Early Childhood Special Education courses, and Early Childhood Intervention courses.

For over thirty years, Young Children with Special Needs has provided the field with an in-depth treatment of early childhood special education. This classic, edited book offers broad-based coverage of all aspects of special education for the young from a theoretical-developmental perspective. In the Fifth Edition, the authors continue to provide an exceptionally thorough discussion of how children develop and what can go wrong while giving future special education teachers a solid "knowledge-content-applications" approach from which to teach children with special needs from birth to 5 years old.  Significant attention is paid to core issues including special education's historical foundations, the growth and development of the discipline, working with families, assessment and intervention, the use of technology, and cultural competency. Readers will appreciate the revised and reorganized content of the entire text, integration of diversity issues throughout the text, integrated case studies in each chapter, a new user-friendly appearance, helpful instructional and study aids, and standardized terminology for ease of learning. Interesting, appealing, practical and inspiring, Young Children with Special Needs, Fifth Edition, retains its classic status and will continue to be the best resource for preparing the future educators of our young. 

  • A unique and strong focus on early childhood development and early childhood special education –not found in any other text for the course. 
  • Integration of diversity issues throughout the text–the subject is addressed in an on-going manner, not as a separate subject.  Particular attention is given to diversity concerns related to working with the families of young children with special needs.
  • Every chapter begins and includes a framework for the content being introduced.  Readers will appreciate the Chapter Outline, Case Vignettes integrated throughout the chapter, highlighted Key Terms, and the Margin Notes that point out important facts and concepts related to chapter content.
  • Review Questions and resources for further study, including special print information and internet sources, conclude every chapter and serve as a worthwhile starting point for additional reading, research, and projects.
  • Special boxed features are found in every chapter will help readers further understand the chapter content.  Includes two or more boxes that address the most important issues related to content , unique and innovative findings in the field, and even some controversial topics.

NEW–A restructured framework for the text features a reordering of chapters which will provide a better foundation of the subject matter for students.

·         Readers and instructors alike will value the more logical approach which will foster an overall deeper understanding for all users of the text.

 

NEW–An integrated case study is featured in every chapter, giving readers an authentic example in which to study the chapter content.

·         Throughout the chapter, the case study is referred back to in order to highlight specific points being addressed and to help students envision how a particular case or situation might be attended to in the field.

 

NEW–Highlighted Key Terms help the novice student comprehend the content of the book as a whole.

·         This special feature will help call attention to the most important words, phrases, and terms pertinent to their future profession and aid them in becoming better consumers of information. 

 

NEW–Margin Notes found throughout the text will point out the most significant content of every chapter.

 

NEW–End-of-chapter Review Questions summarize the chapter content for readers, providing a valuable platform for which to study.

·         Includes questions directly related to the chapter content, but also challenging critical thinking questions that ask students to think beyond what they’ve just learned and apply that knowledge to early childhood issues.

PART I            FOUNDATIONS

 

Chapter 1    Introduction to Young Children with Special Needs (Warren Umansky)

A Rationale for Early Childhood Special Education

The Early Interventionist

Young Children with Special Needs and Their Families

The Family and the Community

Chapter 2    Typical Development and Factors Affecting Development (Stephen Hooper, Crista Wetherington, and Jaclyn Wetherington)

Definitional Issues and Processes

Typical Development

Factors Affecting Development

 

PART II            DEVELOPMENTAL DOMAINS

 

 

Chapter 3    Gross Motor Development (Carole Dennis and Kathleen Schlough)

Theoretical Models of Gross Motor Development

Stages of Gross Motor Development

Factors Affecting Gross Motor Development

Gross Motor Development in Young Children with Special Needs

Specific Strategies for Assessment of Gross Motor Functioning

Instructional Methods and Strategies for Intervention

Technology in Intervention

Chapter 4    Fine-Motor, Oral Motor, and Self-Care Development (Jean Patz and Rose Messina)

Theoretical Models of Fine-Motor, Oral Motor, and Self-Care Development

Stages of Development

Factors Affecting Development

Fine-Motor, Oral Motor, and Self-Care Development in Young Children with Special Needs

Specific Strategies for Assessment

Instructional Methods and Strategies for Intervention

Technology in Assessment and Intervention

Chapter 5    Cognitive Development (Warren Umansky)

The Range of Cognitive Skills

Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

Piaget's Stages of Development

Other Theories of Development

Relationships Between Development and Cognitive Processing Models

Factors that Affect Cognitive Development

Cognitive Development and the Child with Special Needs

Strategies for Assessment of Cognitive Development

Facilitating Cognitive Development

Technology in Assessment and Intervention

Chapter 6    Communication Development (Susan Easterbrooks and Tanya Parker)

Definitional Issues

Theoretical Models

Factors Affecting Communication Development

Specific Strategies for Assessment of Communication Functioning

Instructional Methods and Strategies for Intervention

Technology in Assessment and Intervention

Chapter 7    Social and Emotional Development (Joan Lieber)

Definitional Issues

Theoretical Models

Factors Affecting Social and Emotional Development

Specific Strategies for Assessment of Social-Emotional Functioning

Instructional Methods and Strategies for Intervention

Technology in Assessment and Intervention

PART III            PRINCIPLES OF ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION

 

Chapter 8    Assessment of Young Children (Rebecca Edmondson Pretzel, Jennifer Hiemenz, and Rita Kahng)

Current Standards for the Assessment Process

Stages of Assessment

Team Approaches and Typologies

Considerations for the Assessment of Young Children

Chapter 9    Intervention (Tina Smith-Bonahue, Jennifer Harman, and Tashawna Duncan)

Defining Intervention

Family-Centered Intervention

Program Planning

Chapter 10    Partnerships with Families (Zolinda Stoneman, Mary Rugg, and Katy Gregg)

Parent Emotions, Beliefs, and Parent-to-Parent Support

Family-Centered Process

The Family as a System

Family Diversity

Guiding Families Through Natural Learning Opportunities in Everyday Settings

Skills for Effective Work in Partnerships with Families

Desired Family Outcomes

    For Introduction to Special Education, Early Childhood Special Education courses, and Early Childhood Intervention courses.

    As the only volume in the field to provide in-depth treatment of early childhood special education, this edited text offers broad-based coverage of all aspects of special education for the young from a theoretical-developmental perspective. Significant attention is paid to core issues—special education's historical foundations, the growth and development of the discipline, working with families, assessment and intervention, and the use of technology. The authors provide an exceptionally thorough discussion of how children develop and what can go wrong while giving future special education teachers a solid “knowledge-content-applications” approach from which to teach children with special needs from birth to 5 years old.

  • 0131113402Young Children with Special Needs, 4/E
    Hooper & Umansky
    © 2004 | Merrill | Paper; 512 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0131113402 | ISBN-13: 9780131113404
    Brief Description

A classic text for the field of early childhood special education driven by a developmental theoretical perspective, this is the only volume in the field to provide an in-depth treatment of early childhood special education with a broad-based coverage of all aspects of special education for the young. The authors of this edited text provide an exceptionally thorough discussion of how children develop and what can go wrong. The text prepares future special education teachers with a solid "knowledge-content-applications" approach from which to teach children with special needs from birth to 5 years old.  Significant attention is paid to core issues such as special education's historical foundations, the growth and development of the discipline, working with families, assessment and intervention, the use of technology, and cultural competency. Featuring a new user-friendly appearance, the text has been revised and reorganized throughout, including the integration of diversity issues and case studies in each chapter, instructional and study aids, and standardized terminology for ease of learning. Young Children with Special Needs, Fifth Edition, retains its classic status and will continue to be the best resource for preparing the future educators of our young. 

New Features of the Fifth Edition Include:

  • A restructured framework for the text features a reordering of chapters which will provide a better foundation of the subject matter for students.
  • An integrated case study is featured in every chapter giving readers an authentic example in which to study the chapter content.
  • Highlighted Key Terms help the novice student comprehend the content of the book as a whole.
  • Margin Notes found throughout the text will point out the most significant content of every chapter.
  • End-of-chapter Review Questions summarize the chapter content for readers, providing a valuable platform for which to study.

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    Hooper & Umansky
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