BOOKS

Medical Information

MED-1.0B Children with Disabilities: A Medical Primer, 1992, Mark L. Batshaw & Yvonne M. Perret
This easy-to-read book unravels the medical complexities of prenatal development; describes the characteristics of specific disabilities; and identifies contemporary societal issues affecting children and their families.

MED-1.1B Physicians' Guide to Rare Diseases, 1995 , Jess G. Thoene
A dictionary of rare diseases. Second Edition

MED-1.2B Sindrome de Down Problematica Biomedica, 1994 , Siegfried M. Pueschel & Jeanette Pueschel
Este Libro es Sindorme de Down. A book about Down Syndrome in Spanish.

MED-1.3B Medications for Attention Disorders and Related Medical Problems, 1995 , Edna Copeland & Stephen Copps

MED-1.4B Tourette Syndrome and Human Behavior, 1990 , David Comings

MED-1.5B Resources for People with Facial Difference, 1996, Betsy Wilson

This resource book is produced by "Let's Face It", an information and support network for people with facial difference, their families, friends and professionals.

MED-1.6B Born Substance Exposed, Educationally Vulnerable, 1991, Lisbeth Vincent, Marie Kanne Poulsen, Carol Cole, Geneva Woodruff & Dan Griffith
This book examines what is known about the long-term effects of exposure in utero to alcohol and other drugs, as well as the educational implications of those effects.

MED-1.7B Abuse and Neglect of Exceptional Children, 1991, Cynthia L. Warger, Stephenna Tewey & Marjorie Megivern
This book examines the role of the special educator in dealing with children who are abused and neglected and those with suspected abuse and neglect.

MED-1.8B Special Health Care in the School, 1991, Terry Heintz Caldwell, Barbara Sirvis, Ann Witt Todaro & Debbie Accouloumre
This book provides a broad-based definition of the population of students with special health care needs and discusses their unique educational needs.

MED-1.9B Alcohol and Other Drugs: Use, Abuse & Disabilities, 1991, Peter Leone
This book addresses the issues involved in working with children and adolescents who have disabilities and use alcohol and other drugs.

MED-2.0B Double Jeopardy: Pregnant and Parenting Youth in Special Education, 1991 , Lynne Muccigrosso, Marylou Scavarda, Ronda Simpson-Brown & Barbara Thalacker
This book addresses the plight of pregnant teenagers and teenage parents, especially those with disabilities.

MED-2.1B Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Guide for Families and Communities, 1997, Ann Streissguth

Multi-Cultural

MC-1.0B Alike and Different: Exploring Our Humanity with Young Children, 1992 , Bonnie Neugebauer
Collection of practical essays that will help you to integrate children with special needs and children with all sorts of backgrounds into your program.

MC-1.1B Anti-Bias Curriculum: Tools for Empowering Young Children, 1989 , Louise Derman-Sparks
An influential best-seller full of suggestions for helping staff and children respect each other as individuals and confronting, transcending, and eliminating barriers based on race, culture, gender, or ability.

MC-1.2B Developing Cross-Cultural Competence: A Guide for Working with Young Children and Their Families, 1992, Eleanor Lynch & Marci J. Hanson (2 Copies)

MC-1.3B Developing Roots & Wings: A Trainer's Guide to Affirming Culture in Early Childhood Programs, 1992 , Stacey York
Collection of proven training classes and techniques in the complex subject of multicultural education.

MC-1.4B Diversity and Developmentally Appropriate Practices: Challenges for Early Childhood Education, 1994, Bruce L. Mallory & Rebecca S. New
This book offers critiques of early childhood education, and seeks to expand the current definition of developmentally appropriate practices to include alternate, theoretical, and practical perspectives necessary for addressing the needs of young children with cultural and developmental differences.

MC-1.5B Roots and Wings: Affirming Culture in Early Childhood Programs, 1991 , Stacey York
Perspective on multicultural education and its influence on the lives of young children.

MC-1.6B Un Marco Abierto: A Guide for Teachers, Michael L. Hanes
English language volume giving specific strategies for incorporating Spanish language and culture into preschool classrooms.

MC-1.7B Understanding the Multicultural Experience in Early Childhood Education, 1983, Olivia N. Saracho & Bernard Spodek
This book incorporates the contributions of professionals concerned with the education of children with various cultural and ethnic groups.

MC-1.9B Special Education for Exceptional Bilingual Students: A Handbook for Educators, 1984 , Alba Ambert & Nancy Dew

MC-2.0B Valuing Diversity, 1993, Janet Brown McCracken

MC-2.1B Language Minority Students with Disabilities, 1991, Leonard Baca & Estella Almanza (2 copies)
This book discusses the preparation needed by schools and staff to meet the needs of limited-English proficient students with disabilities.

MC-2.2B Skilled Dialogue-Strategies for Responding to Cultural Diversity in Early Childhood, 2003, Isaura Barrera, Robert M. Corso with Dianne Macpherson
This book defines and describes how skilled dialogue - a model of using respectful, reciprocal, and responsive interactions - with families and others can strengthen relationships and lead to better outcomes for children.

MC-2.3B Special Education Considerations for English Language Learners, 2007, Else Hamayan, Barba Marler, Cristina Sanchez-Lopez, Jack Damico
This handbook is designed to guide teachers through the process of identifying specific difficulties that students encounter when learning English as a second language. The guide also helps teachers assess the difficulty and plan effective interventions.

MC-2.4B Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves, 2010, Louise Derman Sparks & Julie Olsen Edwards
This book presents a conceptual overview of anti-bias education, teacher tools for embedding anti-bias into the fabric of an early childhood classroom, and specific curriculum ideas that go along with anti-bias topics.

MC-2.5B Building Healthy Relationships with Families, 2005, Robert Coprso, Susan Fowler & Rosa Milagros Santos (Eds.)
This book explores the various factors that make successful, productive relationships between professionals and parents of
children with special needs.

MC-2.6B Working with Linguistically Diverse Families, 2005, Rosa Milagros Santos, Robert Corso & Susan Fowler (Eds.)
This book addresses the complexity and the importance of communication between parents and professionals in Early Intervention and Early childhood Special Education, especially when the parents and professionals speak different languages.
Recommended practices for professionals are described throughout the book.

MC-2.7B The Changing Face of the United States: The influence of culture on early child, 2008, Beth Maschinot
This book is the result of a review of research on the influenceof culture on child development. Culture is defined as a
"system of shared meaning". This book summarizes the key findings in research and provides resources for professionals. The 3 areas of study that are reviewed are cognitive development, language development, and socioemotional development.

Parenting Information

DD-3.9B Gifts - Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives, 2007, Kathryn Lynard Soper
In this book, 63 mothers describe the gifts of respect, strength, delight, perspective, and love their child with Down syndrome has brought into their lives. The stories are touching and powerful; they will touch your heart.

PAR-1.0B Answering your Questions about Spina Bifada, 1995, Catherine Shaer

PAR-1.1B Bridges to Reading Kit, Joseph Roberts, Gilbert Guerin, Marcia Henry & Lou Denti
This kit is designed for parents that want to increase their child's skills in reading

PAR-1.3B Celebrating Family Strengths: A Handbook for Families, 1993, Maisie Wolzon, Libby Peet, Deb Jones, Paula Goldberg & Marge Goldberg
Suggest ways for families (including single parent homes, step-families., etc.) to recognize their strengths and richness of family life. The questions that are included encourages families to think about life together and the special things they do to develop more ways of helping and encouraging each other.

PAR-1.4B Cerebral Palsy: A Complete Guide for Caregiving, 1995, Freeman Miller & Steven J. Bachrach
For family members and health care professionals.

PAR-1.5B The Child Who Never Grew, 1992, Pearl S. Buck
An interesting novel on mental retardation, set in the 1920's.

PAR-1.7B Children with Facial Difference: A Parents' Guide, 1996, Hope Charkins

PAR-1.8B Children with Mental Retardation: A Parents' Guide, 1993, Romayne Smith

PAR-1.9B Children with Tourette Syndrome: A Parents' Guide, 2007, Tracy Marsh (Ed.)
This classic guide, written by parents and professionals, provides a blend of professional expertise and empathetic advice. There is new information on the latest research and medical developments, education, legal rights, family life, daily care and emotional issues.

PAR-2.0B Go Ask Alice: A Guidebook for Parents Serving on State and Local Interagency Councils, Diane Gerst & Leah Holden, Cindy Norwood, Dennis Sykes
(3 Copies)

PAR-2.1B Coping with Cerebral Palsy: Answers to Questions Parents Often Ask, 1993, Jay Schleichkorn

PAR-2.2B Diabetes in Children: A Guide for the Family, 1996, Arlen Rosenbloom

PAR-2.3B Dictionary of Special Education & Rehabilitation, 1990, Glenna Vergason
Provides an understandable explanation of the terminology most commonly used by educators and rehabilitation workers.

PAR-2.4B Does Your Child Have Epilepsy? 1991, James Jan, Robert G. Ziegler, Guiseppe Erba

PAR-2.6B From the Heart: On Being the Mother of a Child with Special Needs, 1995, Jayne Marsh
This book is a collection of stories written by nine mothers of children with special needs. Their thoughts and insights and experiences cover the successes, setbacks, struggles and joys of parenting.

PAR-2.9B Head Injury and the Family: A Life and Living Perspective, 1994, Arthur Dell Orto & Paul W. Power
This book focuses on how the family can adjust and survive the trauma related to head injury.

PAR-3.1B Howie Helps Himself, 1975, Joan Fassler & Joe Lasker
This is a story about a child who is physically handicapped.

PAR-3.2B Into Our Lives: A Guidebook to the IFSP Process for Families, 1989, Mimi Hunt, et. al.

PAR-3.4B Loving Your Child is Not Enough: Positive Discipline That Works, 1987, Nancy Samalin & Martha Moraghan Jablow
Here is a succinct, straightforward approach to child raising that focuses on both the concerns of parents and the development of self-esteem in children.

PAR-3.5B Lee the Rabbit with Epilepsy, 1989, Deborah Moss
This delightful children's book tells the story of Lee and her family as they learn about and live with face epilepsy.

PAR-3.7B Parent Involvement Handbook, 1996, Susan Otterbourg & J. Lynn McBrien
An honest book on child care and school selection. Second Edition

PAR-4.0B Parents Speak Out: Then and Now, 1985, H. R. Turnbull III & Ann P. Turnbull
A collection of powerful stories that describe how those who sought help for persons with disabilities and their families, and those who tried to provide it, met with a mixture of success and failure.

PAR-4.1B A Parents’ Guide to Early Childhood Education, 1990, Diane Trister Dodge & Joanna Phinney
This handbook explains how school and home can help your child to acquire the skills, attitudes, and habits to do well in school and throughout life.

PAR-4.2B Planning for the Future: Providing a Meaningful Life for a Child with a Disability After Your Death, 1996L. Mark Russell, Arnold E. Grant, Suzanne M. Joseph & Richard W. Fee

PAR-4.3B Rainbow of Hope: A Guide for the Special Needs Child, 1992, Toby Levin

PAR-4.4B Reaching Out to Children with FAS/FAE, 1994, Diane Davis
A handbook for teachers, counselors, and parents who work with children affected by fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects.

PAR-4.5B Reading Too Soon: How to Understand and Help the Hyperlexic Child, Susan Martins Miller
This book offers information and insight for parents of children with hyperlexia. It offers practical strategies for helping children with hyperlexia achieve their full potential.

PAR-4.7B Some Just Clap Their Hands: Raising a Handicapped Child, 1985, Margaret Mantle
Offers an honest picture about what it is like to be the parent of a handicapped child.

PAR-4.8B Uncommon Fathers: Reflections on Raising a Child with a Disability, 1995, Donald J. Meyer
This book is a collection of essays written by fathers for fathers with children with special needs. Each father tells his story about parenting his child with a special need in an honest, open, and sometimes emotional perspective.

PAR-4.9B What About Me? Growing Up with a Developmentally Disabled Sibling, Bryna Siegel & Stuart Silverstein
Discusses the impact a child with developmental disorders may have on siblings.

PAR-5.0B When Bad Things Happen to Good People, 1989, Harold S. Kushner
This best-selling classic is written by a rabbi, whose child, at the age of three is diagnosed with a rare and fatal disease. It has touched the hearts of millions of people who have endured grief and loss.

PAR-5.1B When Your Child Goes to School After an Injury, 1992, Marilyn Lash
This guide helps parents prepare for their child's entry or return to school after a serious injury.

PAR-5.5B Nobody's Perfect: Living and Growing with Children Who Have Special Needs, 1994, Nancy Miller
2 copies

PAR-5.6B It's Nobody's Fault: New Hope and Help for Difficult Children and Their Parents, 1996, Harold Koplewicz
This resource features the latest treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, school phobia, eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorders.

PAR-5.7B Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, or Energetic, 1991, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

PAR-5.8B The Parent-to-Parent Program: Community Self-Help, High/Scope

PAR-6.0B Seizures and Epilepsy in Childhood: A Guide for Parents, 1997, John Freeman, Eileen Vining & Diana Pillas
This book is a resource for parents or professionals that need comprehensive information about their child with epilepsy. It covers medical needs, treatments, diets and routine health care.

PAR-6.1B Understanding and Locating Information on Disability,
(2 Copies)

PAR-6.3B The Park-Davis Manual On Epilepsy: Useful Tips That Help You Get the Best Out of Life, 1993, Solomon Moshe, John Pellock & Matthew Salon
This book provides information on epilepsy, how to work with doctors, how to work with teachers, and explaining epilepsy to children.

PAR-6.4B The Special Needs Reading List: An Annotated Guide to the Best Publications for Parents and Professionals, 1998, Wilma Sweeney
This book provides short reviews and recommendations of the best books, journals, newsletters, organizations, and other information sources about children with disabilities.

PAR-6.6B Parenting Young Children - Systematic Training for Effective Parenting of Children Under Six, 1997, Don Dinkmeyer, et al
This book provides real-life examples and information that address the challenges of parenting children under the age of 6 years. It discusses: understanding young children and their behavior, building self-esteem, listening and talking to your child; cooperation; discipline; and social and emotional development.

PAR-6.7B Sleep Better! A Guide to Improving Sleep for Children with Special Needs, 1998, V. Mark Durand
This book offers parents and professionals step-by-step instructions for addressing a variety of sleep problems.

PAR-6.8B Early Use of Total Communication: An Introductory Guide for Parents, 1995, Betsy Gibbs and Ann Springer

PAR-6.9B It Takes Two to Talk: A Parent's Guide to Helping Children Communicate, 1992, Ayala Manolson

PAR-7.0B Guiandose por la Intrincada Senda de la Educacion Especial: Una Guia para Padres y Maestros, 1997, Winifred Anderson, Stephen Chitwood, Dedire Hayden
(English Translation of Title: Negotiating the Special Education Maze: A Guide for Parents and Teachers, third Edition) This expanded and revised edition helps parents, teachers, and school administrators understand the special education system and how to make it work for individual families. Second copy of book at LAW-2.6B.

PAR-7.1B Your Child has a Disability: A Complete Sourcebook of Daily and Medical Care, 1991, Mark Batshaw
This comprehensive volume provides expert advice on a wide range of medical and educational issues for children with special needs. Chapters explore treatment approaches, behavior management, nutrition and dentistry, physical therapy, occupational therapy and medicines.

PAR-7.2B The Explosive Child, 1998, Ross W. Greene
This book offers a different approach to understanding and parenting children that are easily frustrated, explosive, inflexible, and hard to manage. Through the use of case studies and family stories, the author shares information on understanding and coping with challenging behaviors.

PAR-7.3B Learning and Growing Together: Understanding and Supporting Your Child's Development, 2000, Claire Lerner & Amy Dombro
This book is written primarily for parents with young children, birth to three years of age, and their professionals. It provides information on how infants and toddlers grow and develop, how to read your child's signals, and how to take care of yourself as the parent. This book provides information and tools on understanding and parenting your

PAR-7.5B Getting it Right with Children - Discipline for Life,1998, Madelyn Swift
This book is meant for parents and teachers that want to learn the skills, strategies, and the words to use to help children use better behaviors and make better choices at home or at school. The book provides practical, helpful techniques for teaching children appropriate ways of behaving and making decisions.

PAR-7.6B The Parent to Parent Handbook: Connecting Families of Children with Special Needs, 2001, Betsy Santelli, Florence Stewart Poyadue & Jane Leora Young
This book was written by parents for other parents and professionals. Using personal vignettes and stories, the book explores the emotions and the needs of parents when they learn that their child has special needs. It also gives valuable information and resources on how to find parent-to-parent support and how to create parent-to-parent connections in your own community.

PAR-7.7B Why Don't They Like Me? Helping Your Child Make and Keep Friends, 1998, Susan M. Sheridan
This book offers a practical, fun approach that parents can use to support their child in developing appropriate social and play skills. Skills such as starting conversations, joining in, cooperating, expressing feelings, controlling anger, accepting "no", and solving problems are illustrated.

PAR-7.8B Understanding Your Special Needs Grandchild, 2001, Clare Jones
This book, especially for grandparents of children with special needs, is a guide full of easy to understand and compassionate descriptions of a variety of childhood developmental disorders. Grandparents will feel enriched by the practical strategies for helping grandchildren and their parents.

PAR-8.0B Special Children, Challenged Parents - The Struggles and Rewards of Raising a Child with a Disability, 2001, Robert Naseef
This book is written by the father of a son with autism. Robert Naseef is also a psychologist. This book covers the story of Robert and his son and a personal and professional perspective on the feelings parents of children with disabilities experience; the differences between how mothers and fathers adjust to their child's abilities and disabilities; coping with challenging behaviors; and understanding the impact the child with a disability has on the family. The book will take any reader, parent or professional, on a journey toward understanding.

PAR-8.1B You Will Dream New Dreams: Inspiring Personal Stories by Parents of Children with Disabilities, 2001, Stanley Klein & Kim Schive
This compassionate, deeply felt collection of writings shares the first-hand stories of parents as they learn about their child's diagnosis, grow to learn from and love their child, and discover new dreams as they let go of past dreams. The messages of encouragement and hope will benefit any parent or professional whose life is touched by a child with a disability.

PAR-8.2B Possibilities: A Financial Resource Book for Parents of Children with Disabilities, 2001
This guide provides simple, straightforward information on money management, financial resources and insurance matters targeted for the family with a child with special needs. Chapters cover topics including organizing your information and resources, insurance, future planning, other resources.

PAR-8.3B For Parents, By Parents - A Resource Guide, 2001
This resource guide has been compiled by parents, for parents to help them locate the assistance and information they seek for their children. It provides information on educational, medical, nutritional, and other interventions for young children with communication, learning, and social-relating disorders.

PAR-8.4B Helping Your Preschool Child (No Child Left Behind), 2002, U.S. Department of Educatio

PAR-8.5B In Time and With Love - Caring for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs (Second Edition), 2001, Marilyn Segal, Wendy Masi & Roni Leiderman
This book is written for parents that have a young child with special needs. It is filled with photos, advice on feeding, dressing, behavior, teaching, and assisting young children with special needs. The book also has information for parents on maintaining healthy relationships, dealing with family and friends, working with your doctor, and taking charge of your child's medical care.

PAR-8.6B Parenting the Strong-Willed Child, 2002, Rex Forehand & Nicholas Long
This book is a helpful guide to parents that want to learn how to help their strong-willed child learn better ways of behaving. It presents information, descriptions and family stories that illustrate an effective and research-based behavior program. It helps parents understand their child's behavior and learn effective parenting skills.

PAR-8.7B Changed by a Child: Companion Notes for Parents of a Child with a Disability, 1997, Barbara Gill
This book is a collection of short stories, sayings, reflections and meditations written by parents of children with disabilities for anyone who is a parent or a professional serving parents and children.

PAR-8.8B Special Siblings, 2003, Mary McHugh
This book weaves together a lifetime of memories and reflections, relevant research, and interviews with more than 100 other siblings and experts to capture the joys and challenges of having and being a "special sibling".

PAR-8.9B Fathers of Children with Special Needs: New Horizons, 2002, James May
This booklet shares information and insight about fathers of children with special needs. Through stories and research, James May discusses the role of fathers, the needs of fathers, effective service delivery, father involvement and father support.

PAR-9.0B Believe in My Child with Special Needs! Helping Children Achieve their Potential in School, 2005, Mary Falvey
This upbeat and reassuring book provides parents and professionals with information and insight in how to celebrate each child's abilities and recognize possibilities. While talking about celebrating abilities, this book also helps parents become advocates for their child.

PAR-9.1B More Than A Mom: Living a Full and Balanced Life When Your Child has Special Needs, 2006, Amy Baskin and Heather Fawcett
This book offers a lifeline of information and advice for mothers of children with special needs. The book is based on parents' stories, research, and the author's personal experiences.

PAR-9.2B It's So Much Work to be Your Friend, 2005, Richard Lavoie
This book is for any parent, teacher, therapist or caregiver that knows a child with a learning disability. It offers practical stategies to help children with learning disabilities, ages 6-17 yrs., use appropriate social skills in home, school , and community settings.

PAR-9.3B The Special Needs Planning Guide- How to Preparefor Every Stage of Your Child's Life, 2007, John Nadworny, Cynthia Haddad
This book is designed to help parents plan for the financial future of their children with special needs. Parents will get comprehansive advice and strategies for alleviating the confusion and anxiety of planning through every stage of their child's life. The book comes with a useful CD-ROM that contains a planning timeline and a Letter of

PAR-9.4B Helping Your Child with Selective Mutism - Practical Steps to Overcome a Fear of Speaking, 2005, Angela McHolm & Charles Cunningham
This book offers an overview of selective mutism and advice for parents in finding and managing treatment. The techniques focus on encouraging children with selective mutism to speak more in social situtations while helping the child to feel safe and comfortable in settings and situations outside of home.

PAR-9.5B Dear Gabriel - A letter from a father, 2006, Halfdan Freihow
This is a touching memoir written from a father to his son with autism. It encompasses the development of their relationship through conversations, adventures, struggles and achievements.

PAR-9.6B Supportive parenting - Becoming an advocate for your child with special needs,
The author uses her experiences as an educator, developmental psychologist and parent of cildren with special needs to guide other parents on many of the practical and emotional issues they face.

PAR-9.8B Disability is Natural (Second Edition) Revolutionary Common Sense For Raising Successful Children With Disabilities-Creating New Lives for Children and Their Families, 2005, Kathie Snow
This book is written by a parent for parents and professionals to challenge preconceived notions about what children with special needs can and can not do and how we can all work together when ability and disability are viewed as natural.

Sensory Integration

SI-1.1B A Parent's Guide to Understanding Sensory Integration, 1991, Sensory Integration International
This booklet provides information on understanding sensory integration and activities for parents to foster and nurture their child's growth and development.

SI-1.2B Unlocking the Mysteries of Sensory Dysfunction, 1996 , Elizabeth Anderson & Pauline Emmons
This book was written by two parents of children with sensory integration challenges. It describes and defines what sensory integration dysfunction can look like and feel like, the process of getting diagnosis, and various treatment strategies. The authors write from their personal experiences and all of the information they gathered in their search for answers.

SI-1.3B The Out-of-Sync Child - Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder, Revised Edition, 2005,Carol Stock Kranowitz
This book is for parents and professionals who want information on recognizing and coping with the observable behaviors of a child experiencing sensory processing disorders.

SI-1.4B Sensabilities: Understanding Sensory Integration, 1993, Maryann Colby Trott, Marci Laurel & Susan Windeck
Parents and teachers will understand the impact of sensory integration on children's development and learning. Ideas are provided for home and school settings.

SI-1.5B An Introduction to "How Does Your Engine Run"? The Alert Program for Self-Regulation, 1996 , Mary Sue Williams & Sherry Shellenberger
This booklet provides an introduction to the vocabulary and the background to the concept of regulating arousal states. It describes the goals, the eight underlying concepts, and the various stages of the Alert Program.

SI-1.6B "How Does Your Engine Run"? A Leaders Guide to the Alert Program for Self-Regulation, 1996, Mary Sue Williams & Sherry Shellenberger
This book provides parents, teachers and therapists with a guide for helping teach children about self regulation of arousal states. It provides an easily understood way for children and adults to monitor the signals of readiness to work, play, relax and calm. It provides the background information about the Alert Program, sequences of activities and materials.

SI-1.7B Sensory Defensiveness in Children Aged 2-12: An Intervention Guide for Parents and Other Caretakers, 1991, Patricia Wilbarger & Julia Leigh Wilbarger (2 copies)
This guide presents a description of sensory defensiveness and an overview of its treatment. The information is useful for parents and professionals that want to understand a diagnosis of sensory defensiveness. The specific treatment activities are intended to only be used with the supervision of a trained Physical or Occupational Therapist.

SI-1.8B The Out-of-Sync Child has Fun - Activities for Kinds with Sensory Integration Dysfunction, 2003 , Carol Stock Kranowitz
This book features more than 100 playful activities that follow SAFE: Sensory-Motor, Approopriate, Fun and Easy. The activities are designed to help develop and organize the way a child receives and acts on sensory information.

SI-1.9B Preschool SENSE - Preschool Sensory Scan for Educators, 2005, Carol Kranowitz
This book describes how "Preschool SENSE" can be used by early childhood teachers as they observe how children learn in classroom and outdoor settings. The observation tool is designed to help early childhood educators, occupational therapists, and speech-language therapists share observations based on everyday sensory experiences in an early childhood setting.

SI-2.0B Parenting a Child with Sensory Processing Disorder: A Family Guide to Understanding & Supporting Your Sensory -Sensitive Child, 2006, Christopher Auer & Susan Blumberg
This book describes sensory processing disorder and offers a range of activities that help families understand how the symptoms of sensory processing disorder can impact children. The book offers many illustrative stories based on family experiences and many useful resources.

SI-2.1B Starting Sensory Integration Therapy: Fun Activities That Won't Destroy Your Home or Classroom! , 2007, Bonnie Arnwine
This book provides descriptions of activities that are appropriate for use in home or preschool settings to meet the sensory needs of young children.

Training Manuals

Illinois Early Learning Standards for Children 3 to 5 Participants Manual, 2006 , ISBE: Division of Early Childhood Education-Illinois Resource Center: Early Childhood Professional Development , Funding DHS-Illinois Dept of Human Services.

The Creative Curriculum For Infants, Toddlers & Twos: Developmental Continuum Assessment System Teacher's Guide, 2006 , Teaching Strategies

Vision Impairment

VI-1.0B Can't Your Child See? A Guide for Parents and Professionals About Young Children Who Are Visually Impaired, 1995, Eileen, Scott, James Jan, & Roger, Freeman

VI-1.1B A Cane in Her Hand, 1997 , Ada B. Litchfield
Valerie's story is about a positive attitude toward visual impairment.

VI-1.2B Children with Visual Impairments: A Parents' Guide, 2006 , M. Cay Holbrook
This revised and espanded edition is an essential resource for parents of children who are blind, legally blind, or have low vision. Topics covered include diagnosis, child development, family life, early intervention and special education.

VI-1.3B Helping Young Children with Visual Impairments Make Use of Their Vision, 1993 , June Downing & Brent Bailey
The purpose of this manual is to help parents understand the role vision plays in the learning process of their child with a severe visual impairment.

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