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Early Intervention Resources Book Announcements | Video Announcements | TEAM AROUND THE CHILD: WORKING TOGETHER IN EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION This book is written by Sue Davies and members of the Kurrajong Early Intervention Service team in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, who together have a wide range of expertise and experience in the early intervention area. The team consists of therapists, special educators, and family support workers. Family-centered, transdisciplinary team work with the ‘Team Around the Child’ concept is the basis for the innovative, dynamic service delivery model developed by the Kurrajong Early Intervention Service. An outcomes measurement tool kit has been developed through the project which is included on a disc as part of the book. Published by: Kurrajong Early Intervention Service: A division of Kurrajong Waratah (2007) For information about ordering, please contact keis@kurrajongwaratah.org.au or go to the following website http://www.kurrajongwaratah.org.au/Products.aspx. DISABILITY IN ETHIOPIA: ISSUES, INSIGHTS AND IMPLICATIONS This book discusses critical disability issues that need special consideration in countries such as Ethiopia. Chapters include such topics as contextualizing disability, early intervention practices, inclusive education, gender and disability, and resilience and success of persons with disabilities. Published by: Addis Ababa Printing Press, 2005 For information about ordering, please contact Tirussew Teferra: tirusew100@hotmail.com or tirussew_teferra@yahoo.com EARLY INTERVENTION: THE ESSENTIAL READINGS Feldman, Maurice A. (Ed.) This book covers current theory, research, and practice in early intervention, bringing together the best recent papers by prominent researchers in the field. Authors include: Michael Guralnick, Edward Zigler, Craig Ramey, David Olds, Zolinda Stoneman, and Carl Dunst. Published by: Blackwell: Oxford, UK (2004) For information about ordering, please go to: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com or contact Maurice Feldman: mfeldman@brocku.ca Now Available THE DEVELOPMENTAL SYSTEMS APPROACH TO EARLY INTERVENTIONA Book Series from the International Society on Early Intervention
(ISEI) Published by: Brookes Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, USA For information about ordering, please contact the publisher (email: custserv@brookespublishing.com) Now Available (in French) PETITE ENFANCE ET HANDICAP (Early Childhood and Handicap)La prise enn charge des enfants handicapés dans les équipements collectifs de la petite enfance Paris, Caisse Nationale des Allocations Familiales (CNAF), 2005 (dossiers d'études , mars 2005, n°66) by Eric Plaisance with the collaboration of Catherine Bouve, Marie-France Grospiron, Cornélia Schneider Published by: Caisse Nationale des Allocations Familiales (CNAF), 2005 For information about ordering, please go to http://www.cnaf.fr/web/webcnaf.nsf/vuelien/DOSSIERSETUDES66 Now Available EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION: International Perspectives, National Initiatives and Regional PracticeA Seminar Series Digest – Edited by Barry Carptenter and Jo Egerton Published by: West Midlands SEN Regional Partnership and Sunfield Professional Development Centre, UK (2005) For future publication details, please contact Tracey Deeley (email: traceyd@sunfield.worcs.sch.uk) New book now available! SEEDS OF HOPE - Twelve Years of Early Intervention in Africa(edited by Pnina S. Klein) "Seeds of Hope" summarizes the main results of 12 years of child development research, focusing on the long term effects of family-based intervention in a slum area of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The early intervention approach was based on the MISC-program developed by Pnina Klein, Bar-Ilan University, Israel. The results presented document a successful way of working with disadvantaged families and children applicable in Third World countries as well as economically more advanced countries. The project was directed by Professor Tirusew Teferra, Addsi Ababa University and Professor Henning Rye, Oslo University.For additional information contact Professor Rye at henning.rye@isp.uio.no Clinic in South Africa to promote communication for high risk babies Two
books are now available Edited by Barry Carpenter, Rob Ashdown, and Keith Bovair and Edited by Barry Carpenter Fondazione Robert Hollman, Cannero Riviera, Italy - early therapeutic intervention center for visually impaired children LEARNING TO MOVE: HEADS UP AND READY TO ROLL This video demonstrates the important influence of informal playtime and daily routines between parent and baby on the development of early moving skills. LEARNING TO MOVE: SITTING PRETTY AND STARTING TO CRAWLThis video focuses on the next stage of babies' development when they are learning to sit independently and beginning to crawl. Babies and parents demonstrate activities that help with balance, sitting, and crawling. Produced by: Infant-Parent Program McMaster Children's Hospital-Chedoke Site For information about ordering, please email: crockm@hhsc.ca Video from the Danish Resource Centre for Multihandicapped Children and Young People Without Spoken Language The Danish Resource Centre for Multihandicapped Children and Young People Without Spoken Language in Copenhagen has just completed a video about early intervention from the hospital-based neonatal unit to special services. For more information, please contact Birgit Kirkebfk biki@dlhl.dlh.dk Please send any comments or questions to: isei@u.washington.edu |
