Children With Special Needs in Early Childhood Settings: Identification, Intervention, Mainstreaming - Softcover

Paasche, Carol L.; Gorrill, Lola; Strom, Bev

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201231395 ISBN 13: 9780201231397

Publisher: Addison-Wesley, 1989

Synopsis

"Children with Special Needs in Early Childhood Settings" is a handbook of fundamental skills and knowledge for educators concerned with early intervention. Its three-column format makes information easily accessible, and provides alternate diagnoses and recommendations for specific conditions.

For schools, early childhood and day care centers, university and college courses, "Children with Special Needs in Early Childhood Settings: " contains specific information on 33 disorders or conditions; lists North American referral and resource agencies at the end of each section, with space to write in local resources; covers physical and behavioral characteristics of children through age seven; has been thoroughly edited for medical accuracy.

About this title

About the Author:

Carol L. Paasche was a Professor and Coordinator of Early Childhood Education at Seneca College, Toronto, ON, Canada for 30 years. Since taking early retirement, she has established a counseling and consultations practice, primarily focused on working with parents and children. She also consults with early childhood centres. Carol Paasche has been an executive on the board of a nonprofit community-based, parent-participating, inclusive child care centre; and is the author of the book "Children with Special Needs in Early Childhood Settings" (New York: Delmar, 2004), a resource book for teachers of young children with special needs. Before teaching adults, Carol Paasche taught in an integrated cooperative nursery school, worked with children with special needs, and did counseling with elementary and junior high school children. Carol Paasche has a B.A. in Psychology and Child Development from Antioch (College) University and a M.Ed. from Harvard Graduate School of Education. She also completed a year of doctoral studies in Education Psychology at the University of Michigan.

Former head of Educational Services at Adventure Place, a mental health center for young children and their families; bachelor¿s degree in psychology from York University; certified teacher and special education teacher

Worked for North York General Hospital; diploma in early childhood education from Seneca College; has worked as a consultant to preschool centers, advising teachers on programming for children with behavioral and developmental problems

Review:

Abuse/Neglect. AIDS . Allergies. Amputations/Born Without Limbs. Anaphylactic Reaction. Arthritis. Asperger's Syndrome (Disorder). Aspirin Reaction. Asthma. Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder. Augmentative Communication Systems. Autism Spectrum Disorder. Behavioral/Social/Emotional Problems. Brain Trauma. Cerebral Palsy Childhood Disintegrative Disorder. Cleft Lip and Palate. Cri du Chat. Cultural Influences on Behavior. Curvature of the Spine. Cystic Fibrosis. Diabetes (Juvenile Diabetes). Down Syndrome. Elective/Selective Mutism. Emotional Problems. English as Second Language/English with a Dialect. Epilepsy. Failure to Thrive. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)/ Fetal Alcohol Effect (FAE) /Maternal Substance Abuse. Food Intolerance. Fetal Alcohol Effect (FAE). Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Fragile X Syndrome. Gifted (Intellectually Gifted and Talented). Hearing Impairment. Heart Abnormalities. Hemophilia. HIV-AIDS. Hydrocephalus. Hypoglycemia. Intellectual Disabilities. Kidney and Bladder Disorders. Lead Poisoning. Learning Disabilities. Leukemia. Maternal Substance Abuse. Mental Retardation. Motor Problems (Gross and Fine). Muscular Dystrophy. Nutritional Deficiencies. Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Prader Willi Syndrome. Prematurity/ Preterm. Rett Syndrome (Disorder). Sensory Integration Dysfunction. Shunting. Sickle Cell Anemia. Social Problems. Speech and Language Problems. Spina Bifida. Tics. Tourette Syndrome (Disorder) and Behavioral Tics. Traumatic Brain Injuries. Visual Impairment.

About this edition

• Publisher: Addison-Wesley
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0201231395
• ISBN 13: 9780201231397
• Binding: Spiral-bound