Children with Special Needs: Early Development and Education.

Overview & Synopsis

The ten papers, divided in two parts, focus on a number of basic child development concepts that appear to have some application to the education of young children with special needs and describe characteristics of young exceptional children. Entries include the following titles and authors: "Human Development and the Process of Education" (N. Anastasiow); "Current Issues in Early Childhood Development and Some Implications for Teacher Training" (F. Horowitz); "Cognitive and Perceptual Development in Children" (W. Rohwer, Jr.); "Some Limitations Upon Spoken and Written Language Learning and Use" (F. Smith); "Early Childhood Social and Emotional Development--Relationships and Task Orientation" (C. Heinicke); "Prevention and Remediation of Learning Disorders through Early Childhood Compensatory Education" (H. Spicker); "Preschool Intervention for the Disadvantaged Child--A Challenge for Special Education" (D. Weikart); "Early Childhood Special Education for Hearing Handicapped Children" (D. Moores); "Implications from Education of the Visually Handicapped for Early Childhood Education" (C. Nolan); and "Early Childhood and Special Education for Children with Social and Emotional Disturbances" (F. Garfunkel). Each paper is preceded by an introduction. (SBH)