Young children with special needs

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