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Understanding the Research on Mathematical Learning Disabilities
Written from the perspectives of a clinical psychologist and a middle school teacher, this book discusses normal math cognition, typical math learning difficulties, severe mathematical disability, and the math deficits of students with better-known learning disorders. It also features guidelines for assessing math learning problems.
Presents an overview of the research and practice of state-funded pre-k programs with implications for future program development and planning. This book captures the information related to both the nature of preschool education and the challenges of implementing preschool education at the state level.
How to Facilitate Work Experiences for Youth in Transition
Offers a practical, research-based framework for secondary special education and transition professionals to develop, monitor, and support work experiences necessary for school-to-work transition for youth with disabilities. This book shows how work should and can be more than an afterthought to curriculum.
Language, Literacy, & Academic Development for Students with AAC Needs
Part of the ""AAC"" series, this book aims to address the role of AAC in school settings and offer professionals models and strategies for improving outcomes for children who use AAC in the classroom. It guides SLPs in collaboration with teachers and other service personnel to ensure effective language intervention and academic success.
Encouraging Healthy Social and Emotional Development in Young Children
Social and emotional development in young children is a part of ensuring positive developmental outcomes later in life. This book serves as a guide to social and emotional development of young children. It offers information required to understand social and emotional development and how to support it.
A Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment of a Child with Severe Disabilities
Enables early childhood professionals simulate a TPBA2 session with a preschooler who has severe disabilities and health impairments. This work includes a 50-minute DVD of a recorded play session to help them practice their observational and note-taking skills, and a tablet of blank TPBA2 forms to fill out after viewing Kassandra's play session.
Offers students and professionals information for developing and improving the quality of early childhood special education. This book focuses on implementation of early childhood education systems. It provides suggestions for setting up a family and child friendly system for evaluating young children.
Offers early interventionists information on the proper development of young children as well as risk factors and environmental circumstances that can hinder a child's development. This book covers prenatal and perinatal periods; and early detection and identification of developmental delays or disorders, and diseases.
