Inclusion

TATS and FIN Talk about Universal Design in Early Childhood 

Presentations and Resources from Collaborative Inclusion Conference October 27-29, 2020

ECTA – Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center – Resources for Improving Systems, Practices and Outcomes

NAEYC new Position Statement on Developmentally Appropriate Practices

Supporting Inclusive Practices: Professional Development Resources

Inclusion in Early Childhood Programs-Webinar Series Kickoff  The U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services invite you to join them via Google Hangout for a discussion about inclusion in early childhood programs and why it matters to states, early childhood programs, families, and young children with and without disabilities.

Foundations of Inclusion Training Curriculum  This 4-hour training curriculum is designed to be used by professional development / technical assistance providers in a face to face facilitated workshop for early childhood professionals. The curriculum includes a facilitation guide, the Foundations of Inclusion-Birth to Five video and PDF documents of all the handouts. The documents can be printed or saved for your use and there is also a link to the video that you can download. This excellent resource is free of charge.

The Head Start Center for Inclusion  Supplies training materials, teacher tools, videos, and print resources.

Including Children with Special Needs NAEYC article that includes suggestions for preschool and kindergarten strategies

National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders One priority for this center is to generate resources for families and professionals on evidence-based practices for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and on early identification and diagnosis of ASD. To support this priority, the Center has identified and created briefs on 24 evidence-based practices. Instructional modules and resources for an online survey course are also available to download.

SpecialQuest:   Birth – Five: Head Start/Media Library:  Support Inclusive Early Childhood Services  The project’s website features the SpecialQuest Multi-media Training Library where visitors can view or request instructional modules, videos/DVDs and other resources, all of which are available at no cost.

University of Maine – Maine’s Expanding Inclusive Opportunities Inclusion Toolkit  Early Childhood Settings Inclusion Toolkit  provides videos and print resources.

The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning  offers learning modules, training kits, practical strategies, and videos for early childhood providers and families.

Individualizing Instruction in Preschool Classrooms   Published in Dimensions of Early Childhood, the article describes suggestions and specific strategies for inclusive settings.

TATS Talks to Professionals – Integrated Therapy Model   What is integrated therapy? Why should we use it? Where does it happen? This TATS Talks describes the key elements of the integrated therapy model used in a Pre-K classroom and the roles of the teacher, therapist, family, and administrator in providing IEP-based instruction and therapy during regular classroom activities and routines. A companion training is being developed to go along with this TATS Talks to support therapists and teachers in this inclusive practice.

National Professional Development Center on Inclusion at FPG Child Development Institute   offers a list of resources and discussions on early childhood inclusion, including a national inclusion position statement, blogs, presentations and other related materials.