{"product_id":"delayed-or-unprepared-a-parents-field-guide-to-developmental-screening-9798197587404","title":"Delayed or Unprepared?: A Parent's Field Guide to Developmental Screening","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mira Halverson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Parenting - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYour child isn't behind. Nobody told you what was on the test.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe morning of the screening, you grab the Velcro shoes. You've been grabbing them since she was two. Then her preschool runs a kindergarten readiness screening, one of the items is \"ties shoelaces,\" and the screener marks it below expected. She isn't behind on shoe-tying. She has never once been asked to tie a shoe. You taught her exactly the wrong thing to know on the day it counted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat's the Velcro Trap. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe screening tools most U.S. preschools and pediatricians use - BRIGANCE Screens III, ASQ-3, Denver-II, DIAL-4, PEDS, and FAST Star Early Literacy - test for more than two hundred specific skills. The items are not mysterious. They are not subjective. But parents are not given the list. You fill out the questionnaire, sit through the appointment, get a result in language like \"monitoring zone\" or \"below cutoff,\" and never learn what was actually measured. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is the list. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery skill the major early-childhood screens are looking for, ages 2 to 5, organized into seven developmental domains: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Gross Motor - running, hopping, balance, ball skills \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Fine Motor - pencil grasp, scissors, buttoning, shoe-tying \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Language \u0026amp; Communication - vocabulary, sentence length, narrative \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Cognitive - colors, shapes, counting, patterns, memory \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Self-Help \u0026amp; Adaptive - utensils, dressing, hygiene \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Social-Emotional - separation, sharing, peer play, rules \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Test-Taking \u0026amp; Interface - sitting, headphones, tablet gestures \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach skill gets the same five-part field-guide entry: \u003cb\u003ewhat they'll ask\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ewhy it matters\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ehow to teach it\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ewhat \"got it\" looks like\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003ewhat to do if you've practiced and it isn't coming\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat else is in the book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- An escalation guide for when practice isn't closing the gap \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- A specialist map (pediatrician, developmental-behavioral pediatrician, SLP, OT, PT, BCBA, audiologist) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- A free-services guide covering IDEA Part C (Early Intervention) and Part B (school-age special education) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- A 90-Day Practice Tracker \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- A what-to-bring checklist for any evaluation appointment \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- A complete skills index, by domain and alphabetical \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho this is for\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParents of children ages 2 to 5 who want to prepare for a developmental screening, who have just received a flagged result and need a reference written in plain language, or who want one book on the shelf that covers what schools and pediatricians actually test before kindergarten. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a parent's reference, not medical advice. If a screen flags your child, the right next step is evaluation by a qualified professional - and this book is how you walk in informed.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47891412746391,"sku":"9798197587404","price":1292.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798197587404.webp?v=1781183627","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/delayed-or-unprepared-a-parents-field-guide-to-developmental-screening-9798197587404","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}