Children with special needs: lessons for early childhood professionals

1. Starting the Conversation: Working with Children Who Have Special Needs

2. Andrew: Absorbed with the Particulars

3. Rosie: The Girl with the Million-Dollar Smile

4. Sara: "A Person's a Person, No Matter How Small"

5. Marcus: Gifted and Challenging

6. Irina: Learning to Have a Good Day

7. Sam: A Complex Child

8. Brian: "Just Bursting to Communicate"

9. Daniel: Supported by a Team

10. Katherine Mary: The Once-Upon-a-Time Girl

11. Concluding Our Conversation: Reflections

App. A. Individual Education Program Process

App. B. Contents of an Individual Education Program for Young Children.