Rezension: Michael J. Guralnick, Effective Early Intervention. The Developmental Systems Approach

An Overview of the Developmental Systems Model for Early Intervention

The recent history of early intervention services for children who are vulnerable and their families in the United States has certainly been one of progressive expansion and refinement. The model projects operating in select communities or university settings and the beginnings of more widespread programs in the 1960s and 1970s have been transformed into a vibrant and visible national program p...

Early Intervention in Developmental Disabilities

The developmental period of a child has critical importance for learning and it is even more so in case of a disabled child. The earlier the disability is detected, the easier it is to effectively help the child both medically and educationally. The present paper is an attempt to define and describe developmental disability both as a concept and as a practical program of intervention. The main ...

Michael J. Ryan

Michael J. Ryan is the Clark Hubbs Regents Professor in Zoology in the Section of Integrative Biology, University of Texas, Austin, USA, and a Research Fellow at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. His main research has been on sexual selection and communication and his 1985 book The Túngara Frog: A Study of Sexual Selection and Communication has become a classic in that fiel...

Early Intervention for Children with Developmental Disabilities

Developmental dysfluency: early intervention is key.