An Activity-Based Approach to Early Intervention

The third edition of An Activity-Based Approach to Early Intervention is a comprehensive 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.

Table of Contents:
About the Authors; Acknowledgements; Activity-Based Intervention: An Overview and History; An Overview of Activity-Based Intervention; Activity-Based Intervention and a Linked System; Appendix to Chapter 3 Linking Assessment and Goal Development; Organizational Structure of an Activity-Based Approach; Appendix to Chapter 4 Examples of Organizational Structure; Application of Activity-Based Intervention; Activity-Based Intervention and the Team; Issues Associated with the Use of an Activity-Based Approach; Conceptual Foundations for an Activity-Based Approach; The Empirical Bases for an Activity-Based Approach; Into the Future

Review :
"[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" (04/26/2006) "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" (04/27/2006) "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" (04/27/2006) "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" (04/27/2006) "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" (04/27/2006) "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" (04/27/2006) "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" (04/27/2006) "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" (04/27/2006)