As response to intervention (rti) is adopted by increasing numbers of schools and districts, knowledge about "what works" continues to grow. This much-needed book analyzes the key components of rti service delivery and identifies the characteristics of successful implementation.…
This guide has helped put executive skills on the map for school-based clinicians and educators. The book explains how these critical cognitive processes develop and why they play such a key role in children's behavior and school performance. Provided are step-by-step guidelines…
Handbook of interventions that work with children and adolescents considers evidence-based practice to assess the developmental issues, aetiology, epidemiology, assessment, treatment, and prevention of child and adolescent psychopathology. The authors have selected leading contr…
Written for parents and professionals who want to positively affect the development of infants, this book provides guidance to families for detecting early signs of preautism in their infant or toddler. The Cowden Preautism Observation Inventory (cpaoi) will help parents to esta…
The critical elements of summer camp experiences and training allow participating African American youth to overcome adversity, avoid violence with hope, and a zeal for life. Identified program interventions during adolescent years may mitigate adverse and violent outcomes by th…
The transition from early intervention to early childhood special education programs is one of five key changes or transitions in the early childhood years. This transition involves a change in service systems from Part C to Part B of IDEA (2004), which involves a shift in the p…
Current U.S. federal special education policy under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 2004) allows states to define their own criteria to identify young children with nonspecific delays for special education using the disability category option of developmen…
The phenomenon of adopted children following an accelerated developmental "catch up" period during the first twenty-four months following placement in an adoptive home has been well established. This study examined the effect of early intervention services on specific and global…
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) recognizes the role of the family in the lives of children with special needs, and supports families in their natural care-giving and decision-making roles. This legislation guides physical therapy practice in early interven…
The importance of early intervention for language disorders has increased the need for reliable and valid screening instruments. Because it is not economically or practically feasible to evaluate all children comprehensively, a screening instrument that utilizes observations fro…
