Working with Families of Young Children with Special Needs (What Works for Special-Needs Learners)

About this book

This user-friendly book presents research-based best practices for serving families of children with special needs from birth to age 6. Expert contributors demonstrate how early intervention and early childhood special education can effectively address a wide range of family concerns which in turn optimizes childrens development and learning. Tightly edited the volume offers indispensable tools for assessing families; identifying and capitalizing on their strengths; providing information support and coaching; collaborating with parents and teachers to address childrens functional needs in the context of everyday routines; and coordinating care. Over a dozen reproducible checklists and forms help professionals immediately implement the techniques and strategies described.