Page 1 Toilet Training Presented by: Brittain Coleman, MA, BCBA Tracy Palm, MS, BCBA.
Building Blocks for Supporting Children in Inclusive Preschool Programs Ilene Schwartz, Ph.D.,...
-
Upload
domenic-mathews -
Category
Documents
-
view
220 -
download
5
Transcript of Building Blocks for Supporting Children in Inclusive Preschool Programs Ilene Schwartz, Ph.D.,...
Building Blocks for Supporting Children in Inclusive Preschool Programs
Ilene Schwartz, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Five take home messages:
• Children with challenging behaviors are children first• Early intervention, including participation in inclusive
programming, can result in remarkable, lifelong developmental changes
• Support participation through environmental arrangement• Children with disabilities may need different levels of
support in different developmental domains and in different activities
• Improve outcomes through explicit instruction
Think, Pair, Share• What is your experience with inclusive
early childhood education?
• What is your experience working with children with disabilities?
• What do you want to get out of this session?
• Share with your neighbor
The Building Blocks model provides a set of educational practices
designed to help teachers do a more effective job of including and
teaching young children with disabilities and other special
needs in early childhood classrooms and settings.
Objectives
• To introduce the Building Block Framework
• To discuss strategies to implement intentional instruction in inclusive practices
• To introduce strategies to plan for inclusive instruction
• What does inclusion mean?
• What does it mean for a young child to be successful in an early childhood classroom?
• What does inclusion mean?– Individuals define
inclusion differently.– Inclusion is about
belonging and participating in a diverse society.
• What does it mean for a young child to be successful in an early childhood classroom?– Sense of belonging– Genuine child
learning– Opportunities to build
friendships
Inclusion is not a set of strategies or a placement issue. Inclusion is about belonging to a community – a group of friends, a school community,
or a neighborhood. (Allen & Schwartz, p.4)
“Inclusion is a right, not a privilege for a select few” (Oberti v. Board of Education in Clementon
School District, 1993).
Skills
Membership Relationships
Community of PracticeParticipation in valued routines, rituals and activities
Using the Building Blocks model can help all children
participate, learn, and thrive in their preschool classrooms.
The goal is to meet children where they are and help them make meaningful progress to
important outcomes.
Three important questions
•What are you going to teach?
•How are you going to teach those skills and behaviors?
•How will you know that your teaching has been effective?
Quality Early Childhood Program
Curriculum modifications & adaptations
Embedded Learning Opportunities
Child-focused Instructional Strategies
The foundation
Quality Early Childhood Program
• Safe• Engaging• Responsive• Culturally and
linguistically relevant
Quality Early Childhood Program
Curriculum Modifications & Adaptations
What is curriculum modification?
A change to the ongoing classroom activity or materials in order to facilitate or maximize a child’s participation in planned
activities, interactions, and routines.
— Sandall & Schwartz, 2008
““