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" Young children with special needs : "
Richard M. Gargiulo, Jennifer L. Kilgo
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BL
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697481
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b519670
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Gargiulo, Richard M
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Young children with special needs : : an introduction to early childhood special education /\ Richard M. Gargiulo, Jennifer L. Kilgo
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Second edition
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| Publication Statement
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Albany, NY :: Thomson/Delmar Learning,, [2005]
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, ©2005
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xv, 403 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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1401860826
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: 9781401860820
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Children with disabilities-- Education (Early childhood)
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Special education
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| Dewey Classification
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371.9/0472
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LC4019.3.G27 2005
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Kilgo, Jennifer Lynn
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