Summarizes and interprets the latest research and program outcomes in early intervention, for professionals in fields including ECE, developmental psychology, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and pediatrics, as well as graduate students and policymakers. Contains sections on preventive i
In this important volume, Guralnick organizes and analyzes the most current research and developments in early intervention through the lens of the DSA.
The Effectiveness of Early Intervention for At-risk and Handicapped Children
The editor provides brief introductions to each part and chapter, tying the readings together. The book as a whole draws attention to work that crosses many disciplines.
As communities struggle to address today's challenges to early intervention — including limited resources, the need for professional development, and the changing role of families — they create programs that...
Drawing from new findings, this book presents important conclusions about nature-versus-nurture, the impact of being born into a working family, the effect of politics on programs for children, the costs and benefits of intervention, and ...
... Childhood Interventions Lynn A. Karoly, Peter W. Greenwood, Susan S. Everingham, Jill Hoube, M. Rebecca Kilburn ... Tennessee (Gray and Klaus, 1970; Gray and Ramsey, 1982; Gray, Ramsey, and Klaus, 1982; Lazar and Darlington, 1982).
This book is a valuable source of information on the long-term effects of early intervention programs on the education of children living in economically disadvantaged areas and in other contexts.
Proven Results, Future Promise Lynn A. Karoly, M. Rebecca Kilburn, Jill S. Cannon ... Gray, Susan W., and Barbara K. Ramsey, “The Early Training Project: A Life-Span View,” Human Development, Vol. 25, No. 1, 1982, pp. 48–57.
Does money invested early in a child's life pay dividends in the form of government savings or other societal benefits as he or she grows into adulthood?
Early Childhood Intervention discusses the diversity of working assumptions, theories of change, and views about child development and early intervention that currently shape a wide variety of social policies and service delivery systems ...