A Practical Guide to Assessing Infants and Preschoolers With Special Needs

Bondurant-Utz, Judith A.

ISBN 10: 0130255211 / ISBN 13: 9780130255211

Published by Merrill Pub Co, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A., 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Practical Guide to Assessing Infants and Preschoolers With Special Needs
• Publisher: Merrill Pub Co, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130255211
• ISBN 13: 9780130255211
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Intended for early intervention and early childhood special educators, evaluators, and related service staff, this introductory text provides basic guidelines for early childhood assessment. It overviews assessment instruments, discusses important points in choosing instruments, and presents examples, practical suggestions, and lists of resources. Sections cover diversity and collaboration with families and other professionals, considerations when observing and assessing young children, stages of the assessment process, and assessment in specific areas such as cognition and communication. This second edition is updated to incorporate current practices in the field. The author is affiliated with Buffalo State College. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

From the Back Cover

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.