"As the title indicates, An Introduction to Young Children With Delays and Disabilities: Birth Through Age Eight offers a foundation for professionals who will serve young children with delays and disabilities, from birth through eight years old, and their families. As early intervention/early childhood special education (EI/ECSE) has evolved over the past fifty years, it is increasingly apparent that a comprehensive book is needed to present an overview of this field, which provides services to infants,toddlers, preschoolers, and early primary children with delays and disabilities and their families. As professors at a university with a program in EI/ECSE, we have experienced the need for a textbook to afford a strong foundation for the multifaceted components of the EI/ECSE field. Some introductory special education texts focus exclusively on infants and toddlers, some on preschoolers, and some on children from birth through age five. Others address children from birth through age twentyone, with limited emphasis placed on the early years. Because the field of early childhood is recognized by the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) as including children from birth through age eight, this book is designed to specifically emphasize children in this age range and their families"--
An Introduction to Young Children With Delays and Disabilities: Birth Through Age Eight introduces readers to educational policies, services, and practices for future educators serving young children birth through age eight with delays and disabilities in early intervention/early childhood special education (EI/ECSE). Thoughtfully and comprehensively addressing the needs of young children and their families, esteemed authors Richard M. Gargiulo and Jennifer L. Kilgo offer interventions and instructional techniques that provide students with a broad understanding of important theoretical and philosophical foundations, including evidence-based decision making, cultural and linguistic responsiveness, and appropriate instruction and interventions in classroom settings and beyond.
The Sixth Edition has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the Initial Practice-Based Professional Preparation Standards for Early Interventionists/Early Childhood Special Educators developed by the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) and Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) in 2020, as well as the DEC Recommended Practices. The revised text reflects these standards and practices in crucial content around assessment processes, partnering with families, teaming and collaboration, and services in natural environments, among many other updates to provide contemporary information and resources for future educators.
