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Informationen zum Autor Robin McWilliam is the originator of the Routines-Based Model, implemented in 10 countries and many states in the U.S. He is a professor of special education at The University of Alabama, where he founded and directs the Evidence-based International Early Intervention Office (EIEIO). He is also the founder and leader of the RAM Group, an international community of practice fostering the Routines-Based Model. He has formerly been a professor of pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a senior scientist at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, and a professor of education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. McWilliam's research centers on infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with and without disabilities, with a specific focus on child engagement, service delivery models, and collaboration with families. He has provided consultation, training, and technical assistance across the United States and in some countries overseas on providing early intervention in natural environments and on the Engagement Classroom Model. His Routines-Based Interview (RBI) is a widely used method of assessing families' needs and developing individualized family service plan (IFSP) outcomes and individualized education program (IEP) goals. Ms. Casey is the Project Coordinator for two engagement grants, Improving Engagement in Preschoolers With Disabilities and The Engagement Classroom: Developing a Model for Inclusion, at the Vanderbilt Center for Child Development at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She trains preschool teachers on developing classroom schedules, using incidental teaching, and rating children's engagement. Klappentext Preschool teachers can increase children's active engagement and prevent behavior problems by making some key adjustments to their early learning environments. They'll discover which adjustments to make and how to make them in this practical! accessible book. This evidence-based approach to promoting engagement--field tested in more than 30 preschools--will help educators - reduce wasted time and misbehavior during down time and transitioning from one thing to another - make the most of natural learning opportunities and encourage developmental goals - maximize classroom efficiency and engagement with included diagrams of classroom set-up suggestions - assess child functioning in daily routines to ensure progress - write functional classroom goals with tips and problem-solving suggestions for implementing interventions - integrate therapy into classroom routines so teachers and therapists can learn from each other Zusammenfassung A practical guide for early childhood teachers using five research-based strategies for improving class-wide engagement. They are Zone Defense Scheduling! Incidental Teaching! Data Collection! Writing Functional Classroom Goals! and Integrating Therapy into Classroom Routines. It provides explanations of each strategy. ...
