How to Detect Developmental Delay and What to Do Next: Practical Interventions for Home and School - Softcover

Mountstephen, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849050228 ISBN 13: 9781849050227

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

If a child is not meeting expected milestones it can be a source of great anxiety for parents and teachers. This forthright guide offers practical advice on how to recognize the signs of developmental delay, address difficulties effectively, and help the child to flourish.
Mary Mountstephen presents a practical approach to dealing with developmental delay, equipping readers with the knowledge, understanding and tools to tackle problems successfully. By clearly explaining how children develop, drawing on the expertise of a number of specialists in the field and detailing straightforward interventions, the author enables parents and teachers to identify a wide range of problems and empowers them with the information they need to take action.
Concise and accessible, this book provides a wealth of useful advice on how to address developmental delay, and will prove invaluable to parents, teachers and other professionals working with children.

About this title

Book Description

How to identify developmental delay and what to do next, for parents and teachers

About the Author

Mary Mountstephen leads a large specialist support centre at a major international independent school and is an educational and neuro-developmental delay specialist in private practice, as well as being an international consultant to schools and organizations. She has an MA in Special Education and many years' experience teaching in mainstream, independent and special schools. Mary lives in Glastonbury, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1849050228
• ISBN 13: 9781849050227
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176