This short video provides an overview of inclusion legal and policy foundations and inclusion research, as well as a definition, the desired results…
Jackie, a teacher in a community-based childcare program shares a dilemma about including Luke, a 3 year old boy with developmental delays, in her…
Christine, the mother of Luke, a 3 year old boy with developmental delays shares her view on a dilemma to include her son in a childcare program (…
A mother takes a normal everyday routine like changing a diaper and turns it into a learning opportunity by adding a game of peek-a-boo (running time…
A mother encourages social learning by giving her daughter an opportunity to speak to a relative on the phone (running time: 51 sec.).
Jalisa, a toddler with multiple disabilities has joined a newly inclusive child care setting. A practitioner helps Jalisa get into her special chair…
A teacher facilitates a game of peek-a-boo between two boys with special needs. She embeds learning by encouraging communication with signs. She also…
A speech therapist works with a toddler in a child care facility. The therapist models appropriate communication orally, using signs, and using a…
Luke is able to participate in a family trip to the grocery store with the use of special equipment. He uses some sign language to communicate, but…
Austin’s occupational therapist has created a picture template to simplify building a block structure. Austin is able to place the blocks…
A classmate, Ava, is paired with Luke to introduce him to a new activity in water play. With the prompting of the teacher, Ava takes Luke’s…
Jack watches and imitates a classmate making motions during a song. He has the opportunity to play a game with a friend and to work on motor skills…
A physical therapist is working on developing Jake’s motor skills, particularly his ability to roll, surrounded by a roomful of classmates….
A sister leads and plays with her brother around a community park. Often the best peers to provide support are siblings (running time: 1 min. 19 sec…
Austin first uses a communication board posted on the wall to decide what he wants to build. Then his therapist introduces a template to assist in…
Luke and a friend, Kirsten, are at home playing with a Mr. Potato Head®. Watch for embedded interventions as Luke’s mother facilitates the…
A teacher combines several embedded interventions into circle time to support Jacob’s learning and participation (running time: 1 min. 24 sec…
Jack, a preschooler, plays a game of red light green light with his classmates. He starts off sitting on his teacher’s lap in the top left of…
A therapist shows the use of video as an effective strategy for communication between families and practitioners. The therapist video tapes a mother…
Luke participates in singing a favorite song with the facilitation of his speech therapist. She encourages peer interaction and has Luke choose which…
Luke uses a communication device to comment and make requests at mealtime. His teacher encourages and praises him (running time: 2 min. 02 sec.).
This performance is part of the Penguin Project that matches peer mentors with children with disabilities through community-based theater productions…
Today, most families of young children use and move between different types of early childhood services — like Head Start, private child care,…
Melanie A., a teacher in a community-based childcare program shares a dilemma about the transition of Tamiya, a two year old girl turning three with…
Rosemary, the mother of Tamiya, a two year old girl turning three with developmental delays shares her view on the upcoming transition of her…
A home visit by a receiving teacher before the child starts preschool to build rapport, gather information and share information about what the first…
A teacher welcomes a new student into her classroom by showing him and his mother around the classroom. She also reads a book to him with pictures of…
Shawanda, a teacher in a community-based childcare program shares a dilemma about collaborating with a speech therapist to address the learning goals…
Ashley, a speech therapist shares her view on collaborating with a teacher in a community-based childcare program to address the goals of David, a 4-…
Andi, a Head Start teacher, and LeeMarie, a speech therapist, have a conversation about collaborating to address the learning goals of a 4-year-old…
Andi, a Head Start teacher, and LeeMarie, a speech therapist, have a conversation about collaborating to address the learning goals of a 4-year-old…
Andi, a Head Start teacher, and LeeMarie, a speech therapist, have a conversation about collaborating to address the learning goals of a 4-year-old…
China, a teacher in a large, full-day child care center shares a dilemma about how to express her concerns about little Aaron, a 4-year-old boy in…
Aaron, the father of little Aaron, a 4-year-old boy in a preschool classroom, shares his story and goals for his family’s future. (running time…
Dr. Ann Turnbull, Distinguished Professor, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Beach Center on Disability, describes the family-professional…
Clara, a practitioner, makes an initial home visit with a mother and describes how to begin a family-professional partnership, especially working…
Libby, a teacher in a child care center, and Kim, a parent of a 4-year-old girl (Ella), have a conversation about working together and learning from…
Libby, a teacher in a child care center, and Kim, a parent of a 4-year-old girl (Ella), have a conversation about working together and learning from…
Libby, a teacher in a child care center, and Kim, a parent of a 4-year-old girl (Ella), have a conversation about working together and learning from…
Maggie, a teacher in a child care center, and Latesha, a parent of a 4-year-old boy (Cameron), have a conversation about working together and…
Maggie, a teacher in a child care center, and Latesha, a parent of a 4-year-old boy (Cameron), have a conversation about working together and…
Maggie, a teacher in a child care center, and Latesha, a parent of a 4-year-old boy (Cameron), have a conversation about working together and…
This short video provides an overview of inclusion legal and policy foundations and inclusion research, as well as a definition, the desired results…
Ms. Mary, a family child care provider, shares a dilemma about her concerns of using communication boards with Sophie, a 2-year-old girl in her…
Holly, Sophie’s mother, shares her dilemma about sending Sophie to a family child care provider who does not have experience working with…
Dr. Philippa Campbell, a professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Thomas Jefferson University, and Program Director of the Child and…
An adult uses two adaptations, a switch device and a box to all a preschool aged child to participate in a game with another child (running time 3…
An adult helps a child use a walker to get from the classroom to the playground (running 2 min. 19 sec.).
An adult adapts a tricycle with a belt and foot pedals to help a child participate in riding bikes with other children on the playground and also to…
An adult uses a child’s communication board to show him how to ask for more cereal at breakfast (running time: 46 sec.).
A teacher works with a child during morning sign-in as he uses voice output buttons to communicate what letters would like to write (running time 2…
A preschool aged child uses pictures and symbols to communicate with a teacher about the clothes and toys she wants in the dramatic play area (…
A therapist shows a mother how to use and adapt everyday household items to help her child who has physical delays (running time 1 min. 33 sec.).
A therapist shows a mother how to use a communication board with her daughter to ask for what to eat at a restaurant (running time: 42 sec.).
Tenisha, a pre-K teacher, shares a dilemma about wanting to maximize the benefits of storybook reading for the children in her class. (running time:…
Dr. Christopher Lonigan, a professor of psychology at Florida State University, talks about research on dialogic reading. (running time: 2 min. 01…
Dr. Christopher Lonigan, a professor of psychology at Florida State University, talks about dialogic reading and how it is different from other…
Dr. Christopher Lonigan, a professor of psychology at Florida State University, talks about how you can use the CROWD prompts depending on the…
A teacher shows how to prepare a book for dialogic reading using the CROWD prompts and sticky notes. (running time: 1 min. 48 sec.)
An instructor shows a class how to read a book to a group of children using the CROWD prompts and dialogic reading practices. (running time 3 min. 6…
A teacher introduces a book to a group of young children using dialogic reading practices. (running time: 2 min. 50 sec.)
A teacher reads to a group of young children using dialogic reading practices. (running time: 3 min. 33 sec.)
After finishing a book, a teacher closes the book with some questions for the children to keep them engaged. (running time: 0 min. 55 sec.)
A teacher reads to a group of children using dialogic reading practices. (running time: 4 min. 14 sec.)
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Emily, a pre-K teacher, shares a dilemma about whether to use tiered instruction to promote children’s social emotional development and address…
Michelle, a child care teacher, shares a dilemma about whether to use tiered instruction to improve children’s academic learning in language…
Dr. Virginia Buysse discusses the key features of the early childhood Response to Intervention (RTI) model (running time: 2 min. 09 sec.).
A teacher conducts a formative assessment by observing and recording information about children in her classroom during center time (running time: 1…
A teacher conducts a formative assessment with a child on her knowledge of parts of words (running time: 1 min. 19 sec.).
A framework for tiered instruction that can be used in early childhood settings is discussed (running time: 1 min., 57 sec.).
This video clip is of a child with disabilities and describes how the adults in his life build positive relationships with him and each other (…
This video shows examples of classroom environments and how they are organized and arranged to help children feel connected and safe (running time: 2…
This video shows an example of a classroom environment and how it is organized and arranged to help children feel connected and safe (running time: 1…
A teacher reviews the classroom rules with the children during whole group time (running time: 2 min. 27 sec.).
A teacher reads a book to a group of children to review different types of emotion to enhance their emotional literacy skills (running time: 2 min….
After seeing some children arguing while putting on a puppet show, a teacher helps children use a technique called the Turtle Technique as a way to…
A teacher uses a series of picture cards on the wall to help the children solve their conflict in the block area (running time: 1 min. 12 sec.).
A teacher uses an incentive system with a child who needs some additional behavior support (running time: 1 min. 59 sec.).
A teacher reads to a group of young children using dialogic reading practices. (running time: 3 min. 33 sec.)
A teacher works with a small group of children to reinforce the concept of words that rhyme using a rolling ball game (running time: 1 min. 20 sec.).
A teacher uses an embedded learning activity during center time with a small group of children to help them learn to identify letters (running time:…
A teacher uses a series of pictures to help scaffold a child’s learning during an activity in the dramatic play area (running time: 1 min. 54…
A teacher is playing a game of Bingo with some children and encourages the children to help one another (running time: 0 min. 45 sec.).
Dr. Lydia Carlis, the Director of Education at AppleTree Institute, talks about the importance of RTI in early childhood programs (running time: 2…
Dr. Jim Lesko, the Director of Early Development and Learning Resources for the Delaware Department of Education, discusses the differences between…