Resource Manual: Handicapped Children Birth to Five. Part 1

The resource manual, in two parts, provides a compilation of methods for enhancing the development of handicapped children from birth to 5 years in the areas of motor, communication, cognition, self help, and social skills. The manual is intended to aid in (1) assessing and identifying target behaviors to be achieved, (2) identifying methods for teaching and stimulating behaviors, (3) identifying methods for the refinement of target behaviors, and (4) identifying steps to achieve target behaviors. The introductory section contains special considerations in using the manual, and a sample daily plan schedule with target behaviors coded to the manual. The next section provides a review of child development for the five areas of the curriculum. The section on teaching strategies includes subsections on the developmental approach, structuring the environment, enhancing self concept, prescriptive teaching and task analysis, types of aid, behavior mangement procedures, and individualization. A brief chapter on assessment includes a sample criterion and prerequisite list and recording sheet. Also included is a glossary and a bibliography. (DB)