Development and Learning of Young Children with Disabilities : A Vygotskian Perspective / by Louise Bøttcher, Jesper Dammeyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bøttcher, Louise, Author.

Dammeyer, Jesper, Author.

Series:

International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development, 2468-8754 ; 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education.

School psychology.

Developmental psychology.

Sociology.

Social groups.

Early Childhood Education.

School Psychology.

Developmental Psychology.

Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.

Local Subjects:

Early Childhood Education.

School Psychology.

Developmental Psychology.

Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.

Summary:

This book introduces current theories and research on disability, and builds on the premise that disability has to be understood from the dialectical dynamics of biology, psychology, and culture over time. Based on the newest empirical research on children with disabilities, the book overcomes the limitations of the medical and social models of disability by arguing for a dialectical biopsychosocial model. The proposed model builds on Vygotsky’s cultural-historical ideas of developmental incongruence, implying that the disability emerges from the misfit between individual abilities and the cultural-historical activity settings in which the child with impairments participates. The book is a theoretical contribution to an updated understanding of disability from a psychological and educational perspective. It focuses on the first years of the life of the child with impairment, and travels through infancy, toddler, preschool and early school age, to track the developmental trajectories of disability through the dialectical processes of cultural, social, individual, and biological processes. It discusses a number of themes that are relevant for the early development and support for children with various types and degrees of disability through the lens of Vygotsky’s cultural-historical developmental theories. Some of the themes discussed are inclusion, mental health, communication, aids and family life.

Contents:

Part 1: Development With a Disability

1. Beyond a bio-medical and social model of disability: A cultural-historical approach

2. Early development (infant)

3. Toddler – preschool

4. School-age

Part 2: Developmental and Educational Themes during Early Childhood

5. Impairments in sensation and perception

6. Emotional development and mental and behavioural difficulties

7. Development and Learning with specific learning impairments or intellectual disability

8. The centrality of communication and language development

9. The use of aid’s

Part 3: Creating a Future Together

10. Family life

11. Assessment of children with disabilities

12. Conclusion. Parents and professionals working together to support the development of the child.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783319391144

3319391143