The Exceptional Child: Inclusion in Early Childhood Education

Gain a strong understanding of the foundational issues you face as you teach, parent or assist in an inclusive early childhood setting with Allen/Cowdery's THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD: INCLUSION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, 9E. Today's most comprehensive, applied text on early childhood special education, this edition, with an appealing new design, defines inclusion and early childhood disabilities and explains the latest federal legislation. You examine applications and strategies for early childhood inclusion, from effective teaching and managing problematic behavior to working with linguistically and culturally diverse children and families. You also learn to involve parents and caregivers while encouraging independence and self-care in children. Current research, video cases, digital downloads and first-hand accounts support a developmental behavioral approach as you discover how to work with and optimize learning for diverse groups that include children with significant challenges.

Author: Eileen K. Allen, Glynnis Edwards Cowdery
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Published: 04/01/2021
Pages: 624
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.82lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.40w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780357630693

About the Author
Allen, Eileen K.: - Eileen K. Allen, professor emerita, University of Kansas, spent 30 years as a professor of child development and early childhood education at the University of Washington in Seattle and the University of Kansas at Lawrence. Throughout her career, Professor Allen was active in national and international organizations focused on the development of young children and their families, including the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the Commission on Early Childhood Teacher Education, the Council for Exceptional Children and the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NAECTE).Cowdery, Glynnis Edwards: - Glynnis Edwards Cowdery has more than 25 years of experience in the early childhood education field as a teacher, program director and inclusion facilitator.