Young children with special needs : an introduction to early childhood special education /
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Albany, NY :
Thomson/Delmar Learning,
©2005.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- pt. 1. Perspectives, policies, and practices of early childhood special education
- 1. Foundations of early childhood special education
- The origins of early childhood special education
- The development of early childhood education
- Early contributors
- Pioneers in early childhood education
- Leaders of the twentieth century
- Historical perspectives on children with disabilities
- People and ideas
- The establishment of institutions
- Special education in public schools
- Compensatory education programs
- Representative compensatory programs
- Research activities
- Summary
- Check your understanding
- References
- 2. The context of early childhood special education
- Definitions and terminology
- Exceptional children
- Disability and handicap
- Federal definition of disability
- Developmental delay and at-risk
- Early intervention and early childhood special education
- Litigation and legislation affecting children with special needs
- Key judicial decisions
- Key federal legislation
- Prevalence of young children with special needs
- The importance of early intervention
- Representative research evidence on the effectiveness of intervention
- An ecological perspective on young children with special needs and their families
- Summary
- Check your understanding
- References
- 3. Family-based early childhood services
- Historical and legal perspectives
- General early childhood education influences
- Compensatory education influences
- Early childhood special education influences
- Influences from professional organizations
- The changing American family
- Family reactions to a child with a disability
- Family systems theory
- Family characteristics
- Family interactions
- Family functions
- Family life cycle
- Applications of family systems theory
- A family-bases philosophy
- Family-professional partnerships
- Key components of family-professional collaboration
- Communication
- Cultural responsiveness
- Conferences and meetings
- Support and information
- Summary
- Check your understanding
- References.
- pt. 2. Identifying and assessing young children with special needs
- 4. Initial assessment of young children with known or suspected disabilities
- Assessment purposes, procedures, and types
- Assessment purposes
- General assessment considerations
- Types of assessment in early childhood
- Assessing interrelated developmental domains
- Cognitive skills
- Motor skills
- Communication and language skills
- Social and emotional skills
- Self-care and adaptive skills
- Issues associated with traditional assessment practices
- Over-reliance on intelligence testing
- Limited number of assessment instruments appropriate for young children
- The nature and characteristics of young children and their families
- Culturally biased assessments
- Early labeling of young children
- Recommended assessment practices and procedures for young children
- New directions and standards for assessment in EI/ECSE
- Diversity considerations
- Screening young children
- Screening procedures and instruments
- Diagnosis of young children with disabilities
- Determining eligibility for services
- Eligibility criteria
- Eligibility procedures and instruments
- Summary
- Check your understanding
- References
- 5. Assessment for program planning, progress monitoring, and evaluation
- Assessment of program planning
- Purpose of assessment for program planning
- Family involvement in the assessment process
- Ecological assessment
- Methods and procedures for collecting information
- Progress monitoring and program evaluation
- Monitoring child progress and outcomes
- Family input
- Overall program effectiveness
- Summary
- Check your understanding
- References.
- pt. 3. Planning and organizing educational programs
- 6. Delivering services to young children with special needs
- Service delivery models
- Home-based programs
- Center-based programs
- Combination programs
- Inclusive settings
- Mainstreaming
- Least restrictive environment
- Regular education initiative
- Full inclusion
- Transition
- Child involvement
- Family involvement
- Professional involvement
- Steps for planning effective transitions
- Professional teaming and collaboration
- Multidisciplinary
- Interdisciplinary
- Transdisciplinary
- Delivering individualized services
- Individualized family service plan
- Individualized education program
- Summary
- Check your understanding
- References
- 7. Curriculum for young children with special needs
- Definition of curriculum
- Historical and legislative influences on curriculum
- Theoretical influences on curriculum development
- Developmental perspective
- Developmental-cognitive perspective
- Academic (or preacademic) perspective
- Behavioral perspective
- Functional perspective
- Curriculum development
- Curriculum content
- Commercial curriculum guides
- Curriculum planning and activities
- Curriculum evaluation
- Current influences on curriculum
- Recommended practices in general early childhood education (ECE)
- Recommended practices in early childhood special education (ECSE)
- The utility of the DAP guidelines for children with disabilities
- Blending ECE and ECSE recommended practices
- Summary
- Check your understanding
- References
- 8. Designing learning environments for young children with special needs
- Considerations in designing the learning environment
- Classroom dimensions
- Providing spaces
- Promoting engagement
- The learning environment and stimulus-control
- Reinforcement and responsivity
- Methods based primarily on environmental arrangement
- Selecting materials
- General considerations
- Instructional considerations
- The nurturing preschool
- The accessible environment
- The safe environment
- A healthy environment
- Evaluating learning environments
- Summary
- Check your understanding
- References
- 9. Strategies for teaching young children with special needs
- Strategies for including young children with special needs
- Teacher-mediated strategies
- Peer-mediated strategies
- Routine-based strategies
- Specific naturalistic (milieu) strategies
- Adapting the home and school setting, materials, and instruction
- Young children with sensory impairments : vision
- Young children with sensory impairments : hearing
- Young children with delays in motor development and health impairments
- Young children with delays in cognitive development
- Young children with delays in social and emotional development
- Young children with delays in communication and language development
- Summary
- Check your understanding
- References.
- pt. 4. A Look to the future
- 10. Contemporary issues and challenges in early childhood special education
- Celebrating cultural diversity
- Culture
- Early childhood special education and cultural diversity
- Emerging populations of young children with special needs
- Homelessness
- Child abuse and neglect
- Young children with special health needs
- Preparation of early childhood special educators
- Summary
- Check your understanding
- References
- Appendixes
- A. Federal definitions of disabilities
- B. Chart of typical developmental milestones
- C. Preschool environmental rating scale
- D. Personnel standards for early education and early intervention
- E. Resource organizations for young children with special needs and their families
- Glossary
- Index.
