Strategies for including children with special needs in early childhood settings - Cook, Ruth E.; Richardson-Gibbs, Anne Marie; Nielsen, Laurie; Klein, M. Diane (Boston, MA Cengage Learning, 2018)
Part 1. Special education foundations : understanding special needs and universal instructional strategies. The origin and dimensions of quality inclusion -- Instructional strategies supporting the inclusion of young children with special needs -- Adaptations for children with specific disabilities -- Arranging the physical environment to support the inclusion of children with special needs --Preventing and managing challenging behaviors . Part 2. Adapting daily activities in inclusive early childhood settings . Monitoring individual child progress -- Managing arrival, departure and other transitions -- Engaging children with special needs in free play -- Circle time, including music and rhythm activities -- Tabletop activities -- Outside play -- Mealtimes --Supporting language and emergent literacy in children with special needs. Part 3. Working with the early childhood special education team. Communicating and collaborating with families -- Collaborating with disability specialists and paraprofessionals.
Previous edition's author was M. Diane Klein.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Children with disabilities -- Education (Early childhood) -- United States; Inclusive education -- United States