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<p> [Dr. Sadao and Dr. Robinson's] experiences and knowledge of dealing with early childhood special education clearly shine in this book . . . I proudly place [this book] on my shelf in my library. I recommend it to every teacher, administrator, and consultant working with assistive technology, and to every parent. --John M. Williams Assistive Technology News (02/11/2011)

Implementing the innovative tools in this resource will help children overcome challenges and successfully enjoy experiences with their friends and family. --Deb Daulton, M.Ed.

[Dr. Sadao and Dr. Robinson's] experiences and knowledge of dealing with early childhood special education clearly shine in this book . . . I proudly place [this book] on my shelf in my library. I recommend it to every teacher, administrator, and consultant working with assistive technology, and to every parent. --John M. Williams Assistive Technology News (02/11/2011)

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Kathleen Curry Sadao, Ed.D., Program Specialist, Supporting Early Education Delivery Systems (SEEDS) Project, Sacramento County Office of Education, P.O. Box 269003, Sacramento, CA 95826. Dr. Sadao has been in the field of early childhood special education (ECSE) for more than 25 years. She received her doctorate in educational administration from University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1995. During the 1980s and 1990s she traveled the Pacific Islands providing training and technical assistance to newly developed ECSE programs as a Head Start Technical Assistance consultant and later a National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center coordinator. Her research focus has been on interagency collaboration, parent involvement, inclusive practices, and cross-cultural issues in education. In 2007, she coauthored a book with Dr. Nancy Robinson focused on interagency collaboration and evaluation. Since 1997, she has spent her time in California focused on preservice and in-service training programs in ECSE as a faculty member of the University of the Pacific, Gladys Benerd School of Education, and as an administrator of an early intervention program. Most recently, under the auspices of the Supporting Early Education Delivery Systems (SEEDS) Project at the Sacramento County Office of Education, she has worked as a program specialist developing training materials for the field and facilitating a state-level assistive technology (AT) work group creating web-based AT training products. Currently she and her SEEDS Workgroup on Early Education Technology (SWEET) team have been fieldtesting the AT training modules around the state of California. She has presented her work at the Council for Exceptional Children, Division on Early Childhood, conference and other state, national, and international conferences and has published several articles on the SWEET AT efforts.

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