Inclusive Early Childhood Education ─ Development, Resources, and Practice

Deiner (U. of Delaware) provides early childhood education students and developing professionals basic information about children with special needs and their families, covering specific disabilities and ways to plan for children in inclusive settings. She provides guidelines on planning, adapting, and individualizing curriculum; discusses legal aspects of intervention; and considers various special needs, such as social, emotional, behavioral, and communication disorders. Other topics focus on gifted and talented children; special health care needs; and orthopedic, neurological, visual, and hearing impairments. The text offers an annotated list of children's books and video clips (new to this edition) and other resources are available on the website. This edition updates information on cultural diversity and family types, disabilities and abilities and their etiologies, developmentally appropriate practices, and the glossary. It has more emphasis on culture, ethnicity, and language; has been reorganized; and includes professional content standards and the Common Core State Standards (with linked activities), and 60 new activities. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)