This easy-to-read book is a succinct, practical work designed for current and future early childhood special educators. Its four-part coverage provides an overview of the assessment process; basic considerations for assessment; the stages of the assessment process; and assessment within domains. Unlike introductory books that typically deal with a specific level such as preschool, this book takes a more comprehensive approach by including assessment information on children from birth to five years of age. Family Involvement; Cultural and Linguistic Diversity; The Team Process; The Assessment Experience; Qualitative Observations of Behavior; Assessing Young Children with Severe Disabilities; Child Find, Screening, and Identification; Norm-Based Assessment; Curriculum-Based Assessment for Instructional Planning; Ecological Assessment; Behavioral Assessment; Program Evaluation; Assessment within Domains; Communication Assessment; Assessing Social and Emotional Development; Sensory Motor; Assessment of Adaptive Behavior. For current and future early childhood special educators.

This title is only available as a loose-leaf version with Pearson eText, or an electronic book. Revered expert authors Mary McLean, Mary Louise Hemmeter, and Patricia Snyder have written an indispensable text for the early childhood educator with Essential Elements for Assessing Infants and Preschoolers with Special Needs. Filled with the most vital information about the best evidence-based practices for use in assessment of young children with special needs, this elemental resource guides the development of its audience-future educators of the very young-preparing them with the necessary skills to successfully carry-out assessment of young children with disabilities, age birth through five. Carefully articulated and crafted in a clearly organized way, the twelve chapters that comprise this new entry to the field will provide its readers with the elements, the research, the application, and more. A strong overview and importance of assessment in EI/ECSE begins this practical new text, as assessment models and methods are presented, and assessing early learning environments is explored. Diversity, cultural competence, and assessment are key components to the text. The authors also address assessing language and communication, social competence and play skills, early academic skills, adaptive skills, motor skills, the functional assessment of challenging behaviors, and monitoring child progress. The text concludes with evidence-based practices in assessment.

Preparing those who work with special-needs infants and preschoolers to use assessment for the purpose of planning effective, personalized intervention programs, this guide contains thoroughly updated material to ensure readers are up to date on developments in the field.

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This guidebook on family–professional partnerships has been used as a go-to early intervention resource in university coursework, for inservice professional development, and as a support to families in (or considering) early intervention. This new edition has been completely revised to reflect recent research and respond to feedback that the author accumulated from users of the book, including practicing professionals and university instructors. With a focus on how families and professionals can collaborate effectively so that infants and toddlers (0–3) learn, grow, and thrive, chapters address: child learning and development, family functioning and priorities, early intervention as a support and not a substitute, and planning “what’s next” after early intervention. Specific components of early intervention—evaluation and assessment, program planning, intervention implementation, service coordination, and transition—are also discussed. This hands-on resource uses stories of families in early intervention to illustrate key concepts and provides checklists that readers can use to assess their experiences in early intervention. “This guidebook is my go-to source with families, professionals, and students. The newest edition expands upon an already exceptional book with the most recent policy and evidence-based practice recommendations. I can’t keep enough copies in my library.” —Susan Fowler, director, Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse “Supporting and empowering parents to help their infants and toddlers with delays and/or disabilities to learn and grow is key to future successes. Bonnie’s Keilty’s comprehensive work on the new edition of The Early Intervention Guidebook for Families and Professionals will help to insure that Part C Early Intervention around the country will stay focused on its work with and for families.” —Roxane Romanick, Founding Board Member Early Intervention Family Alliance