Synopses & Reviews
Very Young Children with Special Needs, Third Edition, includes compelling stories of families through
Case Studies and identifies special issues through
Close-Ups in order to provide captivating, real-life examples.
This comprehensive text provides research-based content and strategies for early childhood professionals who are planning to provide services and intervention to very young children with disabilities. Features of the third edition:
- Synthesizes perspectives and information from the fields of medicine, education, psychology, law, and sociology
- Challenges readers to consider the future of early intervention and their role in shaping the field of early childhood special education
- Includes guiding philosophies that are applied and reiterated throughout the book
- Provides an interdisciplinary, inclusive, and family-focused view of early childhood special education
Table of Contents
1. Philosophy of Early Education. 2. Early Childhood Services Yesterday, Today, and Around the World.
3. Relationship-Based Teaming with Families.
4. Human Development.
5. Development and Risk During Prenatal, Natal, and Postnatal Stages.
6. Conditions Affecting the Neurological Function.
7. Inborn Variations of Development.
8. Sensory Impairments and Infections.
9. Discretionary Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs.
10. Mandated Services for Young Children.
Glossary.
Author Index.
Subject Index.