Video 5.9: Dress up time 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 (running time 1 min. 11 sec.). View TranscriptTeacher: What do you want to put on Gabriella? Shoes? Narrator: We have a housekeeping area,…
Video 5.6: Using an adapted tricycle 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 help with physical delays (running time 3 min. 18 sec.). View TranscriptNarrator: With children with any kind of gross…
Video 5.5 Max using a walker An adult helps a child use a walker to get from the classroom to the playground (running 2 min. 19 sec.). View TranscriptNarrator: OK, we’re going outside and the goal here is to have the child walk with the walker from the classroom to the playground. We’re…
Video 5.4: Perl using a switch and stander 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 min. 20 sec). View TranscriptChloe: I want to do that. Teacher: All right, let’s do it then.…
Video 1.2: The family’s viewpoint 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 (running time: 2 min. 20 sec.). View TranscriptChristine: When we first thought about enrolling Luke in a childcare program, we were nervous…
Video 1.1: The teacher’s viewpoint 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 classroom (running time: 1 min. 50 sec.). View TranscriptJackie: My program has just become more inclusive, and they’ve placed a child with significant disabilities into…
Foundations of Inclusion Birth to Five This short video provides an overview of inclusion legal and policy foundations and inclusion research, as well as a definition, the desired results and defining features of inclusion in early childhood. The video was produced by CONNECT: The Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge (running time: 12 min. 53 sec.). Handouts Policy Advisory…
Handout 1.4: Policy Advisory – The Law on Inclusive Education Resource Type: Handout In this handout, learners will view a summary of the laws related to inclusion specifically the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or IDEA and the mandates of least restrictive and natural environments. Note: This handout was updated in March 2013. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Handout-1-4.pdf
Activity 1.12a: Consider the unique contexts Resource Type: Activity In this activity, learners listen to or read perspectives to Luke’s story and consider the unique contexts of the dilemma from these different perspectives. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Activity-1-12a.pdf
Activity 1.1a: Describe the dilemma Resource Type: Activity In this activity, learners watch two video clips that present a dilemma about a child’s participation in an inclusive setting viewed through the eyes of both the teacher and the family. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Activity-1-1a.pdf