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Addresses assessment and intervention for children and adolescents with developmental language disorders. This work includes a section that discusses assessment and target selection for children across a span of ages and also addresses the topics of regional dialects, English Language Learning, and the influence of legislation.
Aims to systematize the job development process by sharing replicable processes for transition-aged youth and adults with significant support needs and illustrating several urban and rural approaches to creative employment that blend funding streams, utilize SSA Work Incentives, and capitalize on the hidden jobs in small neighborhood companies.
Features a tool specifically designed to rate the early literacy environment in home-based child care settings. This title assesses environments that include children of various ages, from birth to 5 years.
The Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO) System Handbook
The Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO) system is an individualized infant-focused, family-centred observational tool designed to be used by practitioners to describe an infant's competencies and individuality. This book presents the NBO system, its content and uses, the theoretical framework on which it is based, and a set of guidelines.
Features a tool specifically designed to rate the early literacy environment in home-based child care settings. This title assesses environments that include children of various ages, from birth to 5 years.
Serving as a guide to aid clinicians who provide AAC interventions for adults with acquired communication disabilities, this book covers a range of communication disabilities and disorders caused by injury and illness. It offers AAC intervention strategies and procedures in medical settings.
Promoting Typical Lifestyles for Adults with Significant Disabilities
Includes an introduction that addresses the background and evolution of day services, national trends, and guiding principles for meaningful daytimes. This volume discusses: transition from school to meaningful lives, how individuals have used their own initiative to create work and work alternatives, lifelong learning/adult education, and more.
How to Prepare for Every Stage of Your Child's Life
Combines financial planning knowledge with a focus on families who have members with disabilities. This book also focuses on identifying and protecting government benefits as well as strategies to supplement government benefits.
