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A Handbook on Bilingualism & Second Language Learning
Updated with the latest research, this second edition of the bestselling textbook fully prepares SLPs and educators to support young children who are dual language learners-and make informed decisions about assessment and intervention when a disorder is p
Fully updated and expanded just in time for its 15th anniversary, this comprehensive dictionary gives readers updated, jargon-free definitions of more than 4,000 disability terms. Now with 800 new entries that cover advances in medicine, genetics, technol
A Guide to Working Effectively with Young Children & Their Families in the Child Welfare System
A practical, readable guide that demystifies the child welfare system and offers professionals evidence-based interventions so that they can ensure the best outcomes for vulnerable families in the system.
Harness the power of assisted technology-get this complete guide to recommended practice for children birth to5 with a range of disabilities. This accessible guide demystifies AT, gives readers low- and high-tech options, and includes forms to help with i
Administrators-find out what really works in professional development for early childhood educators. Combining insights from eight top-performing professional development programs, this book helps readers take the first critical steps toward improved trai
A Guide for Working with Children and Their Families, Fourth Edition
This popular reference provides hard-to-find information and practical advice to professionals who are working with children and families from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. It includes facts about the influence of culture on people's beliefs, values, and behaviours; descriptions of the challenges families may have adapting to a ......
A practical, how-to guide that shows professionals how to step into the role of neutral third-party facilitator in an IEP meeting. The author shows readers how to effectively facilitate the whole IEP process, from initiating contact with team members to working through even the toughest conflicts.
Parents will master the special education system and get their child the services they need with this empowering advocacy guide, packed with step-by-step, real-world guidance on everything from classroom observations to conflict resolution.
The second edition of this bestselling textbook arms pre-K to middle-school teachers with the most recent developments in reading research--and shows them how to apply their knowledge in the classroom to help all students learn.;