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Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and Care (Birth-5): ECCWC201A Exceptional Children: Early Intervention

Prescribed and Recommended Texts

Early intervention every day! : embedding activities in daily routines for young children and their families (2014) - eBook and book by Merle J. Crawford; Barbara Weber
The exceptional child : inclusion in early childhood education (2022) - eBook and book by K. Eileen Allen; Glynnis E. Cowdery
Mary Sheridan's from birth to five years : children's developmental progress (2022) - eBook and book by Ajay Sharma; Helen Cockerill; Lucy Sanctuary

The book below is used in the weekly readings:

The out-of-sync child (2022) - Book by Carol Kranowitz

Readings

Alper, R., & McGregor, K. (2015). Agency as a construct for guiding the establishment of communication-friendly classrooms.
Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 31(3), 337-346. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265659015589120
Australian Government. (n.d.). The people of Australia: Australia's multicultural policy.
https://apo.org.au/sites/default/files/resource-files/2011-02/apo-nid27232.pdf
Cooney, J., Young III, J., Luckner, J., & Ferrell, K. (2015). Learning what works in sensory disabilities: Establishing causal inference. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 109(6), 469-486.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0145482X1510900605
Disability Discrimination Act 1992 as amended 2018 (Cth).
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2018C00125
Early Childhood Intervention Australia. (2016). The national guidelines for best practice in early childhood.
https://www.eciavic.org.au/documents/item/1419
Forlin, C., Chambers, D., Loreman, T., Deppeler, J., & Sharma, U. (n.d.). Inclusive education for students with disability: A review of the best evidence in relation to theory and practice.
Australian Research Alliance for Children & Youth (ARACY). https://www.aracy.org.au/publications-resources/command/download_file/id/246/filename/Inclusive_education_for_students_with_disability_-_A_review_of_the_best_evidence_in_relation_to_theory_and_practice.pdf

Kah Yan Loo, J., & Agbenyega, J. (2015). A critical analysis of the Australian ECEC policy reform: An opportunity for transforming educators into pedagogical leaders?
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 40(2), 127-131. https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911504000215
Kranowitz, C. S. (2022). The out-of-sync child: Recognizing and coping with sensory processing disorder. Penguin Group.
Goldfeld, S., O'Connor, M., & Metcalfe, E. (2014). Helping children with additional needs to succeed at school. Every Child, 20(3), 24-25.

Mackenzie, M., Cologon, K., & Fenech, M. (2016). 'Embracing everybody': Approaching the inclusive early childhood education of a child labelled with autism from a social relational understanding of disability.
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 41(2), 4-12.
https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911604100202
National Disability Insurance Scheme. (2013, October 2). Teamwork in early childhood intervention services: Recommended practices. Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne.
https://www.rch.org.au/uploadedFiles/Main/Content/ccchdev/CCCH-Teamwork-in-ECI-Services-NDIS-version.pdf
National Health and Medical Research Council. (2012). Clinical practice points on the diagnosis, assessment and management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in children and adolescents. Australian Government.
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/sites/default/files/images/clinical-practice-points-diagnosis-assessment.pdf
Rutan Mcafferty, K. (2016, June 17). Autism's gifts. Exceptional Parent, 46(6), 53.
http://www.eparent.com/special-needs/autism/autisms-gifts/
Synapse. (2016). Acquired brain injury: The facts: The practical guide to understanding and responding to acquired brain injury and challenging behaviours (5th ed.).
https://synapse.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ABI_-The-Facts-2016.pdf
UNESCO. & UNICEF. (n.d.). Beyond 2015: The education we want. UNESCO [Flyer].
https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000231043?posInSet=1&queryId=9cfd8c50-b220-4b9f-9e43-82d69516e2a1
UNESCO. (2000). The Dakar framework for action: Education for all: Meeting our collective commitments [Programme and meeting document]. World Education Forum, Dakar. 2000.
https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000121147
United Nations. (1959). Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959). The Circumcision Reference Library.
http://www.cirp.org/library/ethics/UN-declaration/