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Coming Soon!
The Program Administrator's Guide to Early Childhood Special Education
Leadership, Development, and Supervision
Edited by Janeen McCracken Taylor, Ph.D., James McGowan, Ph.D., & Toni Linder, Ed.D.



As more and more people become leaders in early childhood special education—often without training on staff development, budgets, proposal writing, and other crucial issues—they need a single resource that tells them everything they need to know. This is the only book that brings it all together! Equally useful as a text for preservice professionals and a trusted go-to resource for new administrators, this research-based book helps readers provide strong leadership across every key aspect of program development for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

The first book of its kind to address both early childhood and special education, this comprehensive resource guides administrators and supervisors through all the challenges they’ll face as they lead high-quality programs. Readers will discover how to

  • work toward a coordinated, family-centered system of early intervention services
  • ensure accurate screening and evaluation of young children
  • create and manage a budget using the basics of accounting
  • develop a comprehensive professional development program consistent with current best practices
  • improve staff performance through systematic, planned supervision of professionals, paraprofessionals, and volunteers
  • integrate cost-effective instructional and assistive technology that will have a significant positive impact on learning
  • ease children's transitions between settings and types of services
  • address legal issues and liabilities related to ECSE program management
  • support the health and safety of children with and without disabilities

To help them design and manage successful special education programs for young children, readers will also get sample forms for creating IFSPs and IEPs, planning transitions, evaluating staff, and assessing the program as a whole. The ultimate professional development resource for anyone who is or plans to be an early childhood special education administrator, this book uncovers the secrets to effective services, highly qualified staff, and better outcomes for children with special needs.

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ORDERING INFO
ISBN 978-1-55766-805-9
Paperback
approx. 368 pages
7 x 10
October 2008 / $39.95
Stock# 68059


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Tentative Table of Contents

1) Something Old, Something Newer
Janeen McCracken Taylor, Toni Linder, & Margaret Gossner

2) Effective Leadership
Frank J. Masci & James R. McGowan

3) Interagency Collaboration
Carol Ann Baglin

4) Screening and Evaluating in Early Childhood Special Education
Mary Hendricks & Janeen McCracken Taylor

5) Program Planning and Implementation for Infants and Toddlers and their Families
Anne Hickey

6) Program Planning for Preschoolers
Amy Aloi

7) Administrative Issues for Integrating Technology into Early Childhood Settings
John Castellani & Linda Tsantis

8) Transitions and Service Coordination
Brenda Hussey-Gardner & Haidee Kaye Bernstein

9) Professional Development and Mentoring
Cynthia A. Johnson

10) Supervision of Professionals, Paraprofessionals, and Volunteers
Frank J. Masci & James R. McGowan

11) Health Issues in Settings for Young Children with or without Disabilities
W. Scott Taylor & Janeen McCracken Taylor

12) Budget and Finance of Early Childhood Programs
Kevin J. McCracken

13) Proposal Writing, Submission, and Grant Management
Naomi Chowdhuri Tyler

14) Legal Issues for Establishing and Managing an Early Childhood Special Education Program
Andrew W. Nussbaum

15) Early Childhood Program Evaluation
Deborah T. Carran

16) Safety Issues
Sheldon Greenberg

Appendix—Sample Forms
Sample IFSP
Sample IEP
Sample Transition Plan
Sample Staff Evaluation Forms
Sample Program Evaluation Forms



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