This insightful webinar, presented by Dr. David Dickinson, Cowan Chair of Education and Associate Dean for Research at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College, will describe the amazing role of language in supporting children's emotional, social, intellectual and literacy development. Read More
Developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the Screening in Practices Initiative was established to help improve the health, wellness, and development of children through practice and system-based interventions for early childhood screening, referral, and follow-up. Read More
The DIRFloortime model is a highly effective intervention approach for children and adolescents with autism and other developmental disorders. Use this printabale and laminatable two-sided sheet as a guide when choosing which Floortime strategy you need to work on for the day. Read More
Discover DIRFloortime in the introductory chapter of Floortime Strategies to Promote Development in Children and Teens Read More
The purpose of this chapter from Bilingual Language Development and Disorders in Spanish-English Speakers, Second Edition is to describe the effects that learning a second language has on the native tongue and to discuss clinical implications for intervention. Read More
From Marks, K.P., Glascoe, F.P., and Macias M.M. [2011] Enhancing the algorithm for developmental-behavioral surveillance and screening in children 0 to 5 years. Clinical Pediatrics [50]9, 853-868, adapted by permission. Read More
Excerpted from Early Intervention Every Day!, this chapter presents milestones in the area of fine motor skills and ways for providers to coach caregivers to facilitate the skill’s development in daily routines and activities. Read More
This brief excerpt explains why it's useful for professionals to gather information on the families they serve, inculding details about family composition, culture/language, and customs. Read More
If you'd like to know whether TPRI is the right reading assessment tool for your program, take a look at this Sampler excerpted from the Teacher's Guide. This thorough multi-page download explains TPRI administration decisions, data intepretation, the development process, the scope of reading concepts assessed, and more. Information on Tejas Lee, the Spanish-language assessment tool, is also provided. Read More
In this presentation from the 2015 Council for Exceptional Children conference, the developers behind the Test of Integrated Language and Literacy Skills examine the relationship between language disorders and learning disabilities as discovered during the research process in developing the assessment tool. Read More
