Does My Child Have a Developmental Delay?

Foreword Dr. Julie Rutland, Professor of Early Childhood Education, Morehead State University Preface Chapter 1: Noticing Differences *Developmental Milestones *What the Parent Notices *What the Teacher Notices Story #1 - Sydney's Story Chapter 2: Assessments and Conferences *The Purpose of Developmental Assessments *What is in Assessments? *How Teachers Share Information with Families Story #2 - Ty's Story Chapter 3: Referrals and Evaluations *What is a Referral? *Who Makes Referrals? *What is an Evaluation? *What Do Evaluation Results Mean? *What Options Do You Have After the Evaluation? Story #3 - Emily's Story Chapter 4: What is a Developmental Delay? *Terminology *What Conditions are Included? *Labels Story #4 - Preston's Story Chapter 5: The Burden on the Family *What is Chronic Sorrow? *Stages of Grief *Traits of Parents Raising Children with Special Needs *Being the Expert on Your Child Story #5 - Olivia's Story Chapter 6: Alphabet Soup: IDEA, IFSP, and IEP *IDEA *IFSP *IEP Story #6 - Samantha's Story and the Classroom Teacher's Perspective Chapter 7: The "New" Special Education *The Inclusive Model *See It, Do It, Teach It/ Peer Role Models *Team Approach *Therapy in the Classroom *The Natural Environment Story #7 - Melena's Story and The Therapist's Perspective Chapter 8: The Early Intervention Process *The Role of the Developmental Interventionist *The Role of the Classroom Teacher *The Role of the Therapists *The Role of the Family *Sharing Common Goals Story #8 - Holly's Story and The Developmental Interventionist's Perspective Chapter 10: The Parents' Roles as Advocates *What Does It Mean to be an Advocate? *What Does the World Need to Know About My Child? *Speaking Up without Turning People Off