Reviews
: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, September 2014 - September 24, 2014
“Addresses the nuts and bolts of achieving screening success.”
Martin Stein, Professor of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego - November 22, 2013
“A terrific book—detailed, well-researched, up-to-date, and practical for application to primary care practice.”
Paul Lipkin, Associate Professor, Pediatrics; Director, Center for Development and Learning, Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - November 6, 2012
“Explores opportunities for creating an integrated system for developmental screening involving the educational, therapeutic, and medical communities . . . fosters a collaborative effort aimed at improving the lives of the children.”
Barbara Howard, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; President, Total Child Health - November 6, 2012
“Provides a more in-depth description of screening tools, models of community systems for screening and referral and challenges to implementation than other sources have done.”
Marsha Gerdes, Senior Psychologist, PolicyLab, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - November 5, 2012
“As a comprehensive source of information for states, counties and communities who are trying to improve their Child Find efforts, this book will soon become the one guide everyone uses. Nowhere else can you find all the components critical to launching Child Find in one place.”
Mary McLean, Kellner Professor of Early Childhood Education, Department of Exceptional Education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - November 5, 2012
“Will be the definitive resource for those engaged in early detection/Child Find and those who are preparing for this work . . . This amazing resource will no doubt impact the quality of early detection/Child Find systems across our country.”
Stephen Bagnato, Professor of Psychology & Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh Schools of Education and Medicine, author of LINKing Authentic Assessment and Early Childhood Intervention: Best Measures for Best Practices (Brookes, 2010). - November 2, 2012
“A milestone guidebook on comprehensive early detection for a new era in integrated services. [This] clear, concise, and illustrated model for early detection frameworks advances a core dimension for comprehensive developmental support systems in natural community settings.”
Daniel Kessler, Director, Children's Developmental Center, Easter Seals/Southwest Human Development, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Arizona College of Medicine - November 2, 2012
“At a time when the need to maintain our productivity as a nation has never been so important, we are presented with a 'roadmap' prepared by experts in the field. The link between assessment and community services is critical to our future if we are to make use of our most important resource—the success of our youngest citizens.”