As the only volume in the field to provide in-depth treatment of early childhood special education, this edited book offers broad-based coverage of all aspects of special education for the young from a theoretical-developmental perspective. The authors provide an exceptionally thorough discussion of how children develop and what can go wrong while giving future special education teachers a solid "knowledge-content-applications" approach from which to teach children with special needs from birth to 5 years old. Significant attention is paid to core issues-special education's historical foundations, the growth and development of the discipline, working with families, assessment and intervention, and the use of technology. For future special education teachers.