An Activity-Based Approach to Early Intervention - Hardcover

Diane Bricker; Kristie Pretti-Frontczak; Natalya McComas

9781557663511: An Activity-Based Approach to Early Intervention

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1557663513 ISBN 13: 9781557663511

Publisher: Paul H Brookes Pub Co, 1998

The third edition of An Activity-Based Approach to Early Intervention is a comprehensive, user-friendly guide to understanding and implementing a naturalistic, coordinated, well-grounded approach to intervention with children from birth to age five. Activity-based intervention (ABI) is designed to help children reach their individual learning and developmental goals and objectives through daily routines and play activities. It links the assessment, goal development, intervention, and evaluation processes and offers a proven, systematic method that enables professionals to effectively use children's own motivations and initiations to individualize instruction and identify meaningful instructional activities. The book offers the conceptual foundation as well as the practical information needed to implement ABI.

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About the Author:

Dr. Pretti-Frontczak is Professor in the School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences at Kent State University, Ohio. She received her doctorate in early intervention from the University of Oregon and has extensive experience in preparing preservice and in-service personnel in recommended practices for working with young children and their families.

She directs the Early Childhood Intervention Specialist Program at Kent State University, where she is responsible for preparing preservice teachers to work with children with disabilities from birth to age 8. Her lines of research center on using authentic assessment practices for accountability and programming, specifically on the utility of the Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System for Infants and Children, 2nd Edition (AEPS�), effective approaches to working with young children in inclusive settings (specifically regarding the efficacy of an activity-based approach and the application of universal design for learning principles), and the link between assessment, individualized goals, and quality curriculum.

Dr. Bricker is the former director of the Early Intervention Program at the University of Oregon and a key developer of the ASQ and AEPS� systems. She has focused her professional career on the development and study of assessment systems and intervention approaches for young children with disabilities and those at risk for developing disabilities.

Dr. Bricker has been instrumental in the development of graduate-level personnel preparation programs that have produced professionals who are delivering quality services to thousands of young children and their families. She has published extensively in the field of early intervention.

Review:

"Easy to follow and comprehend . . . I believe wholeheartedly in ABI and am glad to see there is a thorough source for professionals to use when teaching and using the approach." (Denise M. Barr, Ph.D. Kent State University 2006-04-27)

"The work of these authors has shaped my research and teaching career. With each new edition of An Activity-Based Approach to Early Intervention, the authors continue to set the direction of early childhood special education." (Jennifer Grisham-Brown, Ed.D. University of Kentucky 2006-04-27)

"[This book] provides a wealth of practical, user-friendly information for service providers as they plan and implement instruction to address children's individual goals . . . an invaluable resource for students, teachers, therapists, and other service providers supporting young children with disabilities and their families." (Robyn Ridgley, M.Ed. University of Kentucky 2006-04-26)

"The authors have successfully integrated the foundational information on theory and research with the guidance and practical tools that professionals will need. . . . This book will be instrumental in moving the field forward." (Mary Louise Hemmeter, Ph.D. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 2006-04-27)

"A must-have resource! The authors elegantly weave the research base underlying the effectiveness of activity-based intervention with professional tools designed to help children reach their educational and developmental goals." (Marisa Macy University of Oregon 2006-04-27)

"While the first two editions provided us with a thoughtful integration of research and practices, this volume adds to that foundation with even more actual day-to-day practices and strategies." (Eva M. Horn, Ph.D. University of Kansas, and Editor, Young Exceptional Children 2006-04-27)

"Provides solid theoretical underpinnings of the ABI approach with the addition of an up-to-date discussion of the empirical support for its use." (Alise Paillard, Ph.D. University of Oregon 2006-04-27)

"The third edition provides even more concrete material [and] has many applications that help to provide both an effective and meaningful experience for children. . . . Essential reading for any interventionist." (Debra Janas, Ph.D. Baldwin-Wallace College 2006-04-27) --Essential reading for any interventionist

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