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Direct linkJones, Caroline – Open University Press, 2004
This accessible text provides guidance on the inclusion of young children with special educational needs or disabilities in a variety of early education settings. The author highlights the complexity of early identification and assessment of children described as having special educational needs. Practitioners are encouraged to consider make…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Educational Needs, Young Children, Inclusive Schools
Atkins-Burnett, Sally; Meisels, Samuel – National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2005
This edition covers the basics of screening used to identify which children may have learning problems or disabilities. It offers advice for selecting an appropriate screening instrument and for setting up a screening program. The book contains reviews of current developmental screens, plus an entirely new annotated bibliography. For the first…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Screening Tests, Disabilities, Developmental Stages
Shapiro, Bruce K., Ed.; Accardo, Pasquale J., Ed.; Capute, Arnold J., Ed. – 1998
This book is a compendium of papers presented March 18-20, 1996, at the eighteenth annual Spectrum of Developmental Disabilities course. Research findings are presented that address identification, diagnosis, management, and prognosis of specific reading disability. Individual chapters include: (1) "Dyslexia: The Evolution of a Concept" (John…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Dyslexia
Aron, Laudan Y.; Loprest, Pamela J. – Urban Institute Press, 2007
Seldom do the needs of children with disabilities divide neatly along program lines. Instead, children and their families navigate a large, complex, and fragmented array of programs with inconsistent eligibility standards, application procedures, and program goals. "Meeting the Needs of Children with Disabilities" examines these programs, focusing…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Disabilities, Children, Special Education
Mokhemar, Mary Ann – 1999
This kit for assessing central auditory processing disorders (CAPD), in children in grades 1 through 8 includes 3 books, 14 full-color cards with picture scenes, and a card depicting a phone key pad, all contained in a sturdy carrying case. The units in each of the three books correspond with auditory skill areas most commonly addressed in…
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Perception, Auditory Tests, Case Studies
Bradley, Renee, Ed.; Danielson, Louis, Ed.; Hallahan, Daniel P., Ed. – 2002
This volume on the identification of learning disabilities (LD) offers chapters that provide comprehensive reviews of the research evidence underlying different aspects of LD and was the product of a 2001 general conference followed up by a small research forum. Contributors include researchers, parents, practitioners, and administrators. A final…
Descriptors: Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Definitions, Disability Identification
Neisworth, John T.; Bagnato, Stephen J.; Salvia, John; Hunt, Frances M. – 1999
This manual describes the rationale, use, and validity of the Temperament and Atypical Behavior Scale (TABS), a norm-referenced measure of dysfunctional behavior appropriately used with infants and young children between the ages of 11 and 71 months. TABS is intended to identify children who are developing atypically or are at risk for atypical…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Disability Identification
Scruggs, Thomas E., Ed.; Mastropieri, Margo A., Ed. – 1997
This book presents nine papers that focus on the identification, behavior, intervention, and inclusion of children with learning and behavior disabilities in general education classrooms. The papers include "Effectiveness of Social Skills Training for Students with Behavior Disorders: A Meta-Analysis" (Kenneth A. Kavale and others);…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aggression, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders
Cobain, Bev – 1998
This guide provides adolescents with information on depression. An introduction discusses symptoms of depression and lists famous people who were known to be depressed. Part 1, "What's Wrong," explores how it feels to be depressed, the causes and types of depression, and the connections between depression, suicide, and drug and alcohol abuse. A…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Cognitive Processes, Depression (Psychology)
Reschly, Daniel J., Ed.; Tilly, W. David, III, Ed.; Grimes, Jeffrey P., Ed. – 1999
This volume offers 12 readings which attempt to synthesize key ideas underlying a shift toward functional and noncategorical approaches to special education in light of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997. The chapters are: (1) "Origins of Categorical Special Education Services in Schools and a Rationale for…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Early Childhood Education
Rapin, Isabelle, Ed. – 1996
This monograph presents 11 papers on a study of the problem of specific diagnosis with children who do not communicate effectively. About 500 children with inadequate communication skills, selected as having a developmental language disorder, autism, or low IQ without autistic features, were studied by a multidisciplinary team. Data collected…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Patterns, Check Lists, Classification
Nielsen, Lee Brattland – 1997
This guidebook is intended to provide teachers with basic information on special education legislation and definitions of a wide variety of specific physical and mental disabilities. The first chapter focuses on what educators need to know about Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.…
Descriptors: Definitions, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Educational Legislation
Lerner, Janet W.; And Others – 1995
This book on attention deficit disorders (ADD) is designed to prepare current and prospective teachers and other school personnel to teach and work with students with ADD in the schools. Part 1 introduces the field; reviews characteristics of ADD, symptoms at different stages of life, and coexisting conditions; offers a brief history of the field;…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Child Rearing, Classroom Techniques, Disability Identification
Taylor, Ronald L.; And Others – 1995
This text, designed to be a comprehensive introduction to special education, emphasizes linking research and practice and implementing best practices in the education of students with learning disabilities, mental retardation, behavioral/emotional problems, giftedness, speech and/or language impairments, visual impairments, hearing impairments,…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Educational History
Meisels, Samuel J., Ed.; Fenichel, Emily, Ed. – 1996
This collection of 18 papers on assessing infants and toddlers includes the views of parents, clinicians, researchers, and policymakers. The following papers are included: (1) "Toward a New Vision for the Developmental Assessment of Infants and Young Children" (Stanley I. Greenspan and Samuel J. Meisels); (2) "Charting the Continuum…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Development, Clinical Diagnosis, Communication Skills
