Publisher's Synopsis
Filled with tips, tools, and strategies, this book is the comprehensive, practical toolbox preschool administrators need to implement early childhood inclusion through systems-level change.
Inclusion is clearly linked with better outcomes for young children - but recent reports from the US Department of Education show the practice has grown by just 5% over the past 27 years. This is the how-to book preschool administrators, school leaders, and child care directors need to step up the progress of early childhood inclusion through big-picture, systems-level change. Shaped by feedback from a nationwide survey of IDEA Part B Coordinators who shared their real-life inclusion challenges, this is your comprehensive toolbox of problem-solving tips, evidence-based practices, and practical checklists and handouts. You'll learn how to overcome the challenges to a high-quality inclusive program, and you'll create a solid action plan for building and maintaining a successful program where all children learn and grow.
GET THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO:
- solve common challenges to inclusion through new policies and procedures
- establish a strong inclusion team to make collaborative decisions
- implement an action plan for inclusion - and measure its effects
- increase access, participation, and supports for children with disabilities
- help teachers use evidence-based practices like RTI and differentiated instruction
- develop effective teacher professional development practices
- make sound decisions about placement for each individual child
PRACTICAL MATERIALS: Reproducible planning forms and tools (see sidebar); more than 100 PowerPoint slides (available online) to help structure professional development events; tips and lessons from effective school reform efforts across the country; application and reflection questions for independent study and coursework.
With helpful forms and tools:
- Inclusion Self-Checklist
- Checklist of Steps to Preschool Inclusion
- Action Plan Template and Sample
- Public Policy 101 Handout
- Menu of Preschool Inclusion Policy and Procedure Solutions
- Coaching Performance-Based Feedback Form
- Placement Consideration Planning Form for Preschool Inclusion
- and more!
