For professionals supporting parents of young children 1–3, learn how to assess parent-child interactions, identify important parenting behaviors, develop interventions to help parents build skills, and track your program’s outcomes using PICCOLO. Read More
Use this survey to gather information on parents’ perception of the IEP process and experience. Information gathered from the survey can assist in professional development for IEP team members and parent training. Read More
Read the excerpt and discover how to teach how to set priorities, identify distractors, and monitor progress. The skills in this chapter will help those with ASD make conscious choices about when to work toward a goal and when to just have fun. Read More
Read the excerpt and learn more about family issues that often arise when a child has an ASD. This chapter focuses on the impact a child with an ASD has on marital relationships, sibling relationships, grandparents and other extended family members, friendships, as well as strangers and aquaintances. Read More
Read the excerpt to learn about the MAPS process and see an example. The MAPS process is a tool teams can use to “think big” for a particular learner; it is especially appropriate for those students who are new to inclusive education because the process can help teachers generate adaptations and supports as well as serve as a starting point for a new IEP. Read More
Read the eBooklet and discover a vareity of affordable apps beneficial to kids with autism. Categories include communication & language, organization & motivation, and routines & instructions. Read More
Read the excerpt and learn about issues related to the creation of collaborative relationships with families, team members, and other professionals. Topics covered include: the importance of family–professional collaboration, the family-centered approach and family systems theory, team models in early intervention, strategies for effective collaboration, and best practice highlights. Read More
Dr. Hart's work has had a significant impact on the early childhood field. It has provided researchers, early interventionists, and educators with knowledge about how important early experience is for children’s language development and later literacy. Read more in this tribute to the Brookes author. Read More
You can't turn around these days without seeing some reference to the "word gap"—the astonishing difference between the number and quality of words heard by young children in mostly low-income households versus those in higher incomes. There are plenty of wonderful resources to encourage parents to talk, read, and sing with their children, but how about some tips for teachers? If you integrate these steps into your shared book reading time, you will expand children's word and world knowledge, and help them develop the critical comprehension skills they'll need to achieve. Read More
The Pathways to Competence for Young Children parenting program is designed to help parent educators teach practices that will help parents enhance their children's social and emotional development. Take a glimpse at the 10 steps of the program, along with suggested tips for parents to try to help them accomplish each goal. Read More
