Least Restrictive Environment

Strategies for Teachers and Service Providers

TATS and FIN Designing Learning Strategies in Early Childhood  magazine – a collaborative project of TATS and FIN

Sections of TATS and FIN Talk about Designing Strategies:

• Volume 1: Focus on Early Childhood
• Volume 2: Overview of Strategies in Early Childhood
• Volume 3: Applying Strategies in Early Childhood
• Volume 4: Providing Individualized Services 
• Volume 5: Progress Monitoring

Resources from Head Start:

• Educator Resources - Tools and Supports (Head Start)
• Classroom Visuals and Instructional Supports

Supporting Integrated Therapy: 

• Integrated Therapy – TATS Talks to Professionals
• Data Sheet – includes setting and level of supports
• Tip Sheets from Head Start

Resources for Professional Learning

BEESS Portal to Professional Learning Alternatives Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Pre-K Settings - This course provides early childhood educators with information and instructional practices that support young children with special needs in the least restrictive environment. Florida Department of Education (FL DOE), Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services (BEESS)

Quality Matters – Recommendations for Professional Learning from National Professional Development on Inclusion, Frank Porter Graham Center at University of North Carolina

Best Practices in Early Childhood Education (BPIECE) from Florida Division of Early Learning

BPIECE Spanish: Mejores Practicas en Educacion Infantil Version para Educadores from Florida Division of Early Learning (DEL). Esta herramienta de autoevaluación ha sido desarrollada para educadores de aprendizaje temprano.