Teaching Infants, Toddlers, and Twos with Special Needs

by Clarissa Willis PhD

Overview

Easy-to-implement strategies for teaching infants, toddlers, and twos with special needs. Placing children with special needs in environments that include typically developing peers has become commonplace as continuing research confirms that all children benefit and learn from each other as well as from their teachers.Teaching Infants, Toddlers, and Twos with Special Needs is written for all teachers and directors who work with infants, toddlers, and twos, including special educators and educators working with typically developing children. This book specifically addresses the needs of children with developmental delays, as well as children at risk for developing special needs. Each chapter includes information about how infants, toddlers, and twos learn. The strategies and adaptations in each chapter are easy to use and apply to all children. Examples are presented for managing the physical environment and for teaching skills that will enhance the overall development of infants, toddlers, and twos with special needs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780876590690
Publisher:	Gryphon House Inc.
Publication date:	09/01/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	8.56(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.43(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Clarissa Willis, Ph.D. has been working in the field of early childhood education for more than 20 years. Clarissa is a frequent keynote speaker and presenter at regional and national early childhood conferences. Her articles on child development and early childhood special education have been published both nationally and internationally.

Interviews

Special education practitioners, teachers, and caregivers of children ages birth to 3.