Teaching Young Children with Disabilities in Natural Environments 2 Teaching Young Children with Disabilities in Natural Environments Second Edition by Mary Jo Noonan, Ph.D. College of Education University of Hawai’i at Mañoa Honolulu, Hawai’i 3 and Linda McCormick, Ph.D. College of Education University of Hawai’i at Mañoa Honolulu, Hawai’i Baltimore • London • Sydney 4 Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. Post Office Box 10624 Baltimore, Maryland 21285-0624 USA www.brookespublishing.com Copyright © 2014 by Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Previous edition copyright © 2006. “Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.” is a registered trademark of Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., Inc. Purchasers of Teaching Young Children with Disabilities in Natural Environments, Second Edition, are granted permission to download, print, and/or photocopy Appendix 10.1 for educational purposes. This may not be reproduced to generate revenue for any program or individual. Unauthorized use beyond this privilege is prosecutable under federal law. You will see the copyright protection notice at the bottom of the form. The cases described in this book are fictionalized accounts based on the authors’ clinical and research experience that do not represent the lives of specific individuals, and no implications should be inferred. All identities/names have been masked. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Noonan, Mary Jo. [Early Intervention in Natural Environments] Teaching young children with disabilities in natural environments / by Mary Jo Noonan, Ph.D., and Linda McCormick, Ph.D. — Second edition. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-59857-256-8 (alk. paper) — ISBN 1-59857-256-3 (alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-59857-440-1 (EPUB) ISBN 978-1-59857-879-9 (Kindle) 1. Children with disabilities—Education (Preschool) 2. Children with disabilities—Rehabilitation. 3. Children with disabilities—Services for. I. McCormick, Linda. LC4019.3.M66 2013 371.9—dc23 2013018058 British Library Cataloguing in Publication data are available from the British Library Version 1.0 5 6 Contents List of Figures List of Tables About the Downloadable Materials About the Authors Foreword Mary Beth Bruder, Ph.D. Preface 1. Perspectives, Policies, and Practices Linda McCormick, Ph.D. 2. Culture, Teaming, and Partnerships Linda McCormick, Ph.D. 3. Assessment and Planning: The Individualized Family Service Plan and Individualized Education Program Linda McCormick, Ph.D. 4. Naturalistic Curriculum Model Mary Jo Noonan, Ph.D. 5. Planning and Monitoring Linda McCormick, Ph.D. 6. Instructional Procedures Mary Jo Noonan, Ph.D. 7. Specialized Instructional Strategies Linda McCormick, Ph.D. 8. Designing Culturally Relevant Instruction Mary Jo Noonan, Ph.D. 9. Teaching Children with Autism Mary Jo Noonan, Ph.D. 10. Challenging Behavior 7 Mary Jo Noonan, Ph.D. 11. Small-Group Instruction Mary Jo Noonan, Ph.D. 12. Interventions to Promote Peer Interactions Linda McCormick, Ph.D. 13. Environmental Arrangements, Adaptations, and Assistive Technologies Mary Jo Noonan, Ph.D. 14. Transitions Linda McCormick, Ph.D. Index 8 List of Figures Figure 4.1 Figure 4.2 Figure 5.1 Figure 5.2 Figure 5.3 Figure 6.1 Figure 6.2 Figure 6.3 Figure 6.4 Figure 6.5 Figure 6.6 Figure 6.7 Figure 10.1 Figure 10.2 Figure 11.1 Figure 11.2 Figure 13.1 Figure 13.2 Figure 13.3 Figure 13.4 Figure 13.5 9 List of Tables Table 1.1 Table 1.2 Table 3.1 Table 3.2 Table 3.3 Table 3.4 Table 3.5 Table 3.6 Table 4.1 Table 5.1 Table 5.2 Table 5.3 Table 6.1 Table 7.1 Table 7.2 Table 7.3 Table 7.4 Table 7.5 Table 8.1 Table 8.2 Table 10.1 Table 10.2 Table 10.3 Table 11.1 Table 12.1 Table 13.1 Table 13.2 Table 13.3 10