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The Exceptional Child, 9th Edition

Author(s): Eileen K. Allen, Glynnis Edwards Cowdery

ISBN: 9789360533717

Edition: 9^th

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Binding: Paperback

Pages: 696

Trim Size : 279 x 216 mm

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Today's most comprehensive, applied text on early childhood special education, this edition, with an appealing new design, defines inclusion and early childhood disabilities and explains the latest federal legislation. You examine applications and strategies for early childhood inclusion, from effective teaching and managing problematic behavior to working with linguistically and culturally diverse children and families. You also learn to involve parents and caregivers while encouraging independence and self-care in children.

Valuable learning objectives correspond to the main sections of each chapter to direct learning.
Convenient digital downloads for students reinforce and clarify key content.
"Teach source video connection" boxes demonstrate key principles at work in real classrooms.

SECTION 1: EARLY INTERVENTION AND PUBLIC POLICY.

1. An Inclusive Approach to Early Education.

2. Federal Legislation: Early Intervention and Prevention.

3. Inclusive Programs for Young Children.

Section 1 Wrap Up: Early Intervention & Public Policy.

SECTION 2: LIKENESSES AND DIFFERENCES AMONG CHILDREN.

4. Normal and Exceptional Development.

5. Developmental Disabilities: Causes and Classifications.

6. Sensory Impairments: Hearing and Vision.

7. Physical Disabilities and Health Problems.

8. Learning and Behavior Disorders.

Section 2 Wrap Up: Likenesses and Differences Among Children.

SECTION 3: PLANNING FOR INCLUSION.

9. Partnership with Families.

10. Assessment and the IFSP/IEP Process.

11. Characteristics of Effective Teachers in Inclusive Programs.

Section 3 Wrap Up: Planning for Inclusion.

SECTION 4: IMPLEMENTING INCLUSIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS.

12. The Developmental-Behavioral Approach.

13. Arranging the Learning Environment.

14. Facilitating Self-Care, Adaptive, and Independence Skills.

15. Facilitating Social Development.

16. Facilitating Speech, Language, and Communication Skills.

17. Facilitating Pre-Academic and Cognitive Learning.

18. Managing Challenging Behaviors.

19. Planning Transitions to Support Inclusion.

Section 4 Wrap Up: Implementing Inclusive Early Childhood Programs.

Eileen K. Allen

Eileen K. Allen, professor emerita, University of Kansas, spent 30 years as a professor of child development and early childhood education at the University of Washington in Seattle and the University of Kansas at Lawrence. Hillar Klandorf.

Glynnis Edwards Cowdery

Glynnis Edwards Cowdery has more than 25 years of experience in the early childhood education field as a teacher, program director and inclusion facilitator.