Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 190
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Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-4758-4202-9 • Hardback • December 2018 • $40.00 • (£30.00)
978-1-4758-4203-6 • eBook • December 2018 • $38.00 • (£30.00)
Dr. Sarah Taylor Vanover has been working in the field of early childhood education for over nineteen years and has had the opportunity to be a teacher, an educational coordinator, a director, and a trainer for other early childhood educators. For the past several years she has focused her work and research on assessing quality early childhood programs for health and safety requirements and school readiness skills.
ForewordDr. Julie Rutland, Professor of Early Childhood Education, Morehead State UniversityPreface Chapter 1: Noticing Differences- Developmental Milestones
- What the Parent Notices
- What the Teacher Notices
Story #1 – Sydney’s StoryChapter 2: Assessments and Conferences- The Purpose of Developmental Assessments
- What is in Assessments?
- How Teachers Share Information with Families
Story #2 – Ty’s StoryChapter 3: Referrals and Evaluations- What is a Referral?
- Who Makes Referrals?
- What is an Evaluation?
- What Do Evaluation Results Mean?
- What Options Do You Have After the Evaluation?
Story #3 – Emily’s StoryChapter 4: What is a Developmental Delay?- Terminology
- What Conditions are Included?
- Labels
Story #4 – Preston’s StoryChapter 5: The Burden on the Family- What is Chronic Sorrow?
- Stages of Grief
- Traits of Parents Raising Children with Special Needs
- Being the Expert on Your Child
Story #5 – Olivia’s StoryChapter 6: Alphabet Soup: IDEA, IFSP, and IEPStory #6 – Samantha’s Story and the Classroom Teacher’s PerspectiveChapter 7: The “New” Special Education- The Inclusive Model
- See It, Do It, Teach It/ Peer Role Models
- Team Approach
- Therapy in the Classroom
- The Natural Environment
Story #7 – Melena’s Story and The Therapist’s PerspectiveChapter 8: The Early Intervention Process - The Role of the Developmental Interventionist
- The Role of the Classroom Teacher
- The Role of the Therapists
- The Role of the Family
- Sharing Common Goals
Story #8 – Holly’s Story and The Developmental Interventionist’s PerspectiveChapter 10: The Parents’ Roles as Advocates- What Does It Mean to be an Advocate?
- What Does the World Need to Know About My Child?
- Speaking Up without Turning People Off
Dr. Sarah Taylor Vanover uses real stories from families and professionals to share the journey of parents who realize their child has a developmental delay. In her step-by-step guide, she helps parents; identify and cope with their feelings, prepare for assessments and conferences, understand terminology and early intervention, be introduced to special education, and foster hope as they learn to become their child’s best advocate.
— Ann Story Hughes, Director of Visually Impaired Preschool Services in Indiana, Special Educator, and Teacher of Children Who are Blind or Have Low Vision
Families are faced with two challenges when they learn that their child requires special education early intervention services. In addition to supporting the developmental needs of their child, they must also acknowledge and manage their own emotions. The latter can be a struggle for families; they must cope with their own sense of grief while also serving as advocates. Dr. Vanover's work gives families the tools required to be champions for their children.
— Erin K. Stauder, M.S. CCC/SLP, Executive Director, The Hearing and Speech Agency/Gateway School, Baltimore, MD
This book is an important tool…Sarah Taylor Vanover provides a much needed guide to help parents navigate the highly complex, confusing and often inadequate process for the evaluation and acquisition of supports and interventions for a child with developmental delays. Of added importance, this book provides counsel for the rarely addressed chronic grief and sorrow that parents carry through possibly a life long journey.
— Daniel Larrow, MD, Assistant Professor, Division Chief of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, University of Kentucky