Adapting Early Childhood Curricula for Children with Special Needs, Pearson New International Edition, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (October 3, 2013) © 2014

  • Ruth E. Cook Santa Clara University
  • M Diane Klein Santa Clara University
  • Deborah Chen California State University, Los Angeles
Products list

Access details

  • Digital eBook
  • Instant access
  • Available online, offline and via apps
  • Accessible through the VitalSource Bookshelf

Features

  • Vignettes
  • Make highlights and notes
  • Listen as the Bookshelf reads to you

For students taking courses in early childhood special education.

A practical, activity-based approach to early childhood special education built on a foundation of theory and research.

This comprehensive text on early childhood special education emphasises a developmental focus over a disability focus. The authors believe that children are more alike than different in their developmental processes and avoids the negative impact of labelling children with disability categorical names. The authors have produced a book that offers educators a practical and effective guide to finding learning opportunities within daily curriculum activities and routine. The current edition maintains the focus on inclusive, family-centred, real-world approaches that are also theoretically based. The text also provides ample detail related to specific intervention strategies that enhance teachers' ability to work with young children with special needs and their families. Readable and practical, the illustrations of techniques and strategies throughout make this text a valuable resource long after students leave their formal education.
  • Chapter 1 Educating Young Children with Special Needs: The Challenge
  • Chapter 2: In Partnership with Families
  • Chapter 3: Developing Individualized Intervention Plans and Programs and Monitoring Progress
  • Chapter 4: Designing Instructional Programs
  • Chapter 5: Considerations for Teaching Children with Specific Disabilities
  • Chapter 6: Promoting Emotional and Social Development
  • Chapter 7: Helping Young Children Develop Motor and Self-Help Skills
  • Chapter 8: Nurturing Communication Skills
  • Chapter 9: Encouraging the Development of Cognitive Skills and Literacy
  • Chapter 10: Teaming: Collaboration, Problem Solving, and Consultation

Need help? Get in touch