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Pain Assessment in Children With Special Needs
Content type: Journal Article
Challenges in assessing the pain of children with special needs are created by the differing abilities of these students to self-report pain presence and intensity. This article reports the results of a literature review examining methods of pain...
Seven Essentials for Family–Professional Partnerships in Early Intervention
Content type: Book
Family–professional partnerships are essential to early intervention practice (birth–age 3). However, building and sustaining these partnerships is complex work. This book is about digging deeper and looking closer at what it takes to have successful...
The Early Intervention Guidebook for Families and Professionals
Content type: Book
This practical guide is essential reading for early intervention professionals. The Early Intervention Guidebook shows what early intervention looks like when it is based on current research, policies, and best practices. It focuses on how families and...
What Really Works With Exceptional Learners
Content type: Book
Teachers in today’s classrooms work with a diverse group of students, including many who have special education needs, and are often pressed to know a little something about everything. In What Really Works With Exceptional Learners , editors Wendy...
Strengthening Transition Partnerships Through Community Conversation Events
Content type: Journal Article
Strong collaborations are critical to successful youth transitions. Preparing students with disabilities for life after high school requires extensive partnerships within and beyond the school. However, transition educators often struggle to meaningfully...
Helping Families Reach Their PEAK: Partnerships That Promote Family Empowerment
Content type: Journal Article
Effective instruction for students with disabilities is greatly improved when families collaborate with teachers to improve learning. Family collaboration is one of the six foundational principles of IDEA. Yet, many families of students with a disability...
Using Relationships to Advocate With, For, and To Families
Content type: Journal Article
The importance of collaboration between families and special educators is a well-established one. Children, families, and schools all benefit when adults are able to communicate and collaborate around the needs of students with disabilities. Rather than...
Early Childhood Intervention: A Promise to Children and Families for Their Future
Content type: Journal Article
The field of early childhood intervention for infants and young children with disabilities or delays has a rich history that spans many disciplines of practice. Both legislation and research has provided a foundation for how services are delivered to this...