Revised edition of: Time to begin. c1982. Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-247).
Contents:
Appendix C. National Resources List for Down Syndrome. Origin -- School -- 1. How a Child Grows: The First 2 Years -- Four Main Areas of Development -- Assessment Tools -- Developmental Milestones -- Parent-Infant Interaction -- Individual Personalities of Babies -- Baby's Interaction -- 2. Infant and Child with Down Syndrome -- Typical Versus Delayed Development -- What Is Early Intervention? -- Strengths of Children with Down Syndrome -- Problems and Concerns -- Health-Related Problems -- Preventive Medical Care -- 3. Mental, Language, and Social Development -- Mental Ability -- Language and Communication -- Cognitive and Academic Skills -- Social and Self-Care Skills -- Weaknesses and Special Needs -- 4. Emotional Impact -- Fight Behaviors -- Flight Behaviors -- Fathers Hurt Too -- Part II. Introduction to Early Intervention -- 5. Exercises and Goals: The First 2 Years -- Down Syndrome: Physical Types -- How Behavior Is Learned -- 6. Gross Motor Development: Birth to 3 Months -- Lying-on-the-Back Exercises -- Simultaneous Arm and Hand Exercises -- Exercises Lying Face Down -- 7. Gross Motor Development: 3 to 6 Months -- Learning To Sit -- Rolling Over from Back to Stomach -- Bearing Weight -- Scooting -- Propped Sitting -- Therapy-Ball Exercises -- 8. Gross Motor Development: 6 to 12 Months -- Self-Supported Sitting -- Protective Extensions and Righting Reactions -- Trunk Rotation -- Independent Sitting -- Crawl Position -- Prone to Sit -- Pull to Stand -- 9. Gross Motor Development: 12 to 24 Months -- Kneeling -- Kneel to Stand -- Standing -- Cruising -- Walking with Support -- Independent Walking -- Board Walking -- Advanced Exercises -- Exercise with Equipment -- 10. Fine Motor/Cognitive Social Development: Birth to 6 Months -- Exercises for Visual Responsiveness -- Exercises for Auditory Acuity -- 11. Fine Motor/Cognitive Social Development: 5 to 12 Months -- Learning Principles and Techniques -- Beginning Eye-Hand Coordination Exercises -- 12. Fine Motor/Cognitive Social Development: 12 to 24 Months -- Preparation -- Intermediate Eye-Hand Coordination Exercises -- Future Exercises and Activities -- 13. Cognitive Development and Discrimination Learning -- Early Discrimination Learning -- Materials -- Matching and Selecting: Level 1 -- Matching and Selecting: Level 2 -- 14. Early Intervention for Language Development -- Mother-Child Verbal Interaction -- Babbling as a Prerequisite Skill -- Visual Reinforcement of Babbling -- Total Communication -- 15. Importance of Imitation -- Imitation -- Level 1: 8 to 18 Months -- Imitation -- Level 2: 18 to 36 Months -- Imitation -- Level 3: 24 to 48 Months -- Sequence of Imitation Skills -- 16. Development of Eating Skills -- Feeding Problems -- Spoon-Feeding -- Finger-Feeding -- Solid Food and Chewing -- Tongue Protrusion -- Part III. Toddlerhood and Beyond: Social and Behavioral Competence -- 17. Process of Socialization -- Appearance and Good Manners -- Achievements in Academics, Art, Music, and Sports -- 18. Toddler and Social Development: 18 to 36 Months -- Toilet Training -- Play Skills and Social Development -- 19. Playmates and Social Development -- Teaching Social Interaction Between Young Children -- Planning for Playtime with a Playmate -- 20. Understanding and Managing Problem Behaviors -- Understanding Behavior -- ABC of Behavior -- Universal Needs and Goals -- Modifying Undesirable Behaviors -- 21. Common Behavior Problems: Birth to 6 Years -- Poor Health -- Other Common Problems -- Their Possible Causes and Solutions: 18 Months to 5 Years -- 22. Inclusion in Early Childhood Education -- Inclusion: Goals and Philosophy -- Parent Involvement -- Administration and Teacher Involvement -- Problems in School: Age 5 and Beyond -- Parental Advocacy and Achievement -- Appendix A. Records of Development -- Appendix B. What Should a Parent Look for in a Classroom? -- Appendix C. National Resources List for Down Syndrome.
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