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Creating Inclusive Learning Environments for Young Children
What to Do on Monday Morning
- Clarissa Willis - Associate Professor of Special Education, University of Southern Indiana
September 2008 | 240 pages | Corwin
This accessible, reader-friendly resource provides important information and helpful strategies for preschool & kindergarten teachers in inclusive environments who have little or no training in special education and assisting students with special needs. A true introductory guide to inclusive early education, Creating Inclusive Learning Environments for Young Children explains relevant terminology, illustrates how to create appropriate environments, covers building relationships among peers with and without disabilities, and explores how children with disabilities respond to stressful circumstances such as divorce or death. Additional chapters focus on working positively and productively with both families and colleagues who can offer help and support. Each chapter offers a glossary of terms and recommended books.
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
Part I. Children With Special Needs in the Inclusive Classroom
1. Working With Children With Special Needs
2. Blending the World of Special Education With General Education Services
Part II. Who Are the Children With Special Needs?
3. Children With Vision Impairments
4. Children With Hearing Loss
5. Children With Cognitive Challenges
6. Children With Atypical Motor Development
7. Children With Communication Delays
8. Children With Emotional/Behavior Disorders
9. Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
10. Children With Sensory Integration Disorder
11. Children At Risk for School Failure
Part III. Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom
12. Preparing the Children
13. Preparing the Environment
14. The Curriculum
15. Handling Challenging Behaviors
16. Building Communication
Suggested Reading
Appendix
Children's Books That Feature Dynamic Characters With Special Needs
Resources for Special Needs Products
Index
"Invites teachers to apply appropriate strategies in classroom environments for young children with special needs, setting the stage for future school success!”
“A blend of theory, research, and best practices, wrapped up with a bow that celebrates the diversity of our children with special needs. This book helps teachers better understand specific disabilities and intentional support mechanisms that encourage ALL children to learn and grow in inclusive early childhood environments. It is a resource that I will use for years to come!"
Project Enlightenment, Wake County Public Schools, NC
practitioners and students will find this book useful
School of Education, Chester University
June 2, 2015
The book is easy to read and understand by the students. The chapters 12,13,14 and 15 were very useful in my preparation for lectures and tutorials. A must read for teachers who are teaching about Inclusion.
School of Humanities, Ngee Ann Polytechnic
February 16, 2012