Inclusive Inclusive PreschoolPreschool

Dir. of Special Education: Bonni Rubin-SugarmanDir. of Special Education: Bonni Rubin-Sugarman

Principal: Gino R. PrioloPrincipal: Gino R. Priolo

Teachers: Kim Gardine, Sheri Takakjy, Jennifer EpsteinTeachers: Kim Gardine, Sheri Takakjy, Jennifer Epstein

http://www.haddonfield.k12.nj.ushttp://www.haddonfield.k12.nj.us

HADDONFIELD PUBLIC HADDONFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLSSCHOOLS

AgendaAgendaI.I. WelcomeWelcome

II.II. Program History/OverviewProgram History/Overview

III.III. Curriculum Curriculum

IV.IV. A Day in the Life A Day in the Life

V.V. Questions/Answers Questions/Answers

Program History: Program History: IDEAIDEA

– Initially passed in 1975 as P.L.94-142 Initially passed in 1975 as P.L.94-142 (The Education for All Handicapped (The Education for All Handicapped Children Act)Children Act)

– Re-authorized in 1991 to include Re-authorized in 1991 to include preschool age childrenpreschool age children

– Challenged early interventionists to Challenged early interventionists to seek less exclusionary and seek less exclusionary and segregated placements for preschool segregated placements for preschool children with disabilities.children with disabilities.

Haddonfield’s Haddonfield’s Inclusive PreschoolInclusive Preschool

– 2002-2003: One half-day section 2002-2003: One half-day section – 2007-2008: Five half-day sections2007-2008: Five half-day sections

Haddonfield’s Inclusive Haddonfield’s Inclusive PreschoolPreschool

Children who will be three years old on or before Oct. 1, 2008 are eligible to attend.

This is a half-day program five days a week for 2.5 hours a day.

Tuition for the program is $2000.00 for the year.

Applications are being accepted on a first come, first serve basis until all spaces are filled. If you are interested in having your child become part of this remarkable preschool experience please complete the application and return it The Child Study Team Office at Haddonfield Memorial High School.

Inclusive Preschool Inclusive Preschool Benefits EveryoneBenefits Everyone

– Educational:Educational: Every preschool class is staffed Every preschool class is staffed with an experienced preschool teacher who is with an experienced preschool teacher who is special education certified, two experienced special education certified, two experienced Educational Assistants, and therapists who Educational Assistants, and therapists who spend considerable time in the classroom spend considerable time in the classroom providing integrated OT, PT and Speech providing integrated OT, PT and Speech services. This staff has a remarkable skill-set services. This staff has a remarkable skill-set to differentiate instruction for ALL children. to differentiate instruction for ALL children.

– Social/Emotional:Social/Emotional: Enable children with and Enable children with and without disabilities to form friendships and to without disabilities to form friendships and to develop respect and understanding as they develop respect and understanding as they begin their school experiences together.begin their school experiences together.

– Moral/Philosophical:Moral/Philosophical: Early interaction with Early interaction with children with disabilities serves to allay fears children with disabilities serves to allay fears and clarify information about the strengths and clarify information about the strengths and needs of all individuals.and needs of all individuals.

Program OverviewProgram Overview

Half-Day Programs, Monday-FridayHalf-Day Programs, Monday-Friday– 8:45-11:158:45-11:15– 12:45-3:1512:45-3:15– Transportation is NOT providedTransportation is NOT provided

Multi-Age ClassesMulti-Age Classes– Approximately 15 students per classApproximately 15 students per class– 8 typically developing children, 7 children with 8 typically developing children, 7 children with

special needsspecial needs– Taught by a certified teacherTaught by a certified teacher– 2 educational assistants2 educational assistants

Program Overview: Program Overview: The CurriculumThe Curriculum

For young children, meaningful and long-lasting learning requires active thinking For young children, meaningful and long-lasting learning requires active thinking and experimenting to find out how things work. This is best accomplished and experimenting to find out how things work. This is best accomplished through purposeful play facilitated by highly intentional teaching practices.through purposeful play facilitated by highly intentional teaching practices.

With an understanding of content and how children learn it, our teachers expand With an understanding of content and how children learn it, our teachers expand the opportunities they offer children to acquire knowledge and understand the opportunities they offer children to acquire knowledge and understand concepts. They make links between the preschool curriculum and what children concepts. They make links between the preschool curriculum and what children will learn in elementary school. will learn in elementary school.

Research supports that when the content of the curriculum is taught with Research supports that when the content of the curriculum is taught with children's developmental stages in mind, children are more likely to be successful children's developmental stages in mind, children are more likely to be successful learners who feel excited about and challenged by what they are learning.learners who feel excited about and challenged by what they are learning.

Program Overview: The Program Overview: The CurriculumCurriculum

Addresses all areas of development: Addresses all areas of development: social/emotional, physical, cognitive, and language. social/emotional, physical, cognitive, and language. Content in the following areas are also addressed:Content in the following areas are also addressed:

– Literacy:Literacy: vocabulary and language, phonological awareness, vocabulary and language, phonological awareness, letters, words, print, comprehension, books, and other textsletters, words, print, comprehension, books, and other texts

– Math:Math: numbers, patterns and relationships, geometry and numbers, patterns and relationships, geometry and spatial awareness, measurement, and data collection, spatial awareness, measurement, and data collection, organization, and representationorganization, and representation

– Science:Science: the physical properties of objects, living things, the the physical properties of objects, living things, the earth and the environmentearth and the environment

– Social Studies:Social Studies: how people live, work, get along with how people live, work, get along with others, shape, and are shaped by their surroundingsothers, shape, and are shaped by their surroundings

– The Arts:The Arts: dance, music, dramatic play, drawing and paintingdance, music, dramatic play, drawing and painting – Technology:Technology: tools and their basic operations and usestools and their basic operations and uses – Process Skills:Process Skills: observing and exploring; problem solving; observing and exploring; problem solving;

and connecting, organizing, communicating, and and connecting, organizing, communicating, and representing information.representing information.

A Day in the LifeA Day in the Life

Center ActivitiesCenter Activities Circle TimeCircle Time Gross Motor ActivitiesGross Motor Activities SnackSnack Manipulative PlayManipulative Play Closing CircleClosing Circle

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For More For More InformationInformation

Bonni Rubin-Sugarman, Bonni Rubin-Sugarman, Dir. Of Spec. Dir. Of Spec. Ed.Ed.

– brubin@haddonfield.k12.nj.usbrubin@haddonfield.k12.nj.us– 856-429-4985 ext. 149856-429-4985 ext. 149

Gino R. Priolo, Gino R. Priolo, PrincipalPrincipal

– gpriolo@haddonfield.k12.nj.usgpriolo@haddonfield.k12.nj.us– 856-429-0902856-429-0902