How to Build and Lead a High-Quality Program
The Preschool Inclusion Toolbox
Early Childhood

Early childhood inclusion is a national priority—but how can preschool programs step up the progress of inclusion and ensure that all young children learn and grow together? Big-picture change is the answer, and this new edition of a trusted bestseller offers programs, communities, and states a clear path forward.

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Early childhood inclusion is a national priority—but how can preschool programs step up the progress of inclusion and ensure that all young children learn and grow together? Big-picture change is the answer, and this new edition of a trusted bestseller offers programs, communities, and states a clear path forward.

Written by top inclusion experts and updated with timely new topics and tools, this comprehensive resource will help readers develop program-level policies for implementing and sustaining full-scale preschool inclusion. School leaders and administrators will learn how to overcome today’s challenges to high-quality inclusion, establish a strong collaborative team, create a solid action plan for building an inclusive program, and monitor how well the plan works. This how-to guide also includes a wealth of practical tools and resources for creating supportive policies, procedures, and practices.

Great for use as a self-directed professional learning resource or as a textbook in early childhood administration courses, this toolbox of ready-to-use guidance will help program leaders promote access, participation, and belonging for all young children.

WHAT’S NEW

  • Increased focus on equity
  • More guidelines and materials on coaching for preschool inclusion
  • New and expanded chapters on identifying program challenges, creating new policies and procedures, establishing effective professional development systems, and using evidence-based practices
  • Updates on current policy statements and challenges related to inclusion
  • New examples of implementation strategies
  • Updated practical tools for supporting preschool inclusion teams
  • Resources on facilitating an action plan for a successful inclusive program

PRACTICAL MATERIALS: To enhance independent study or coursework, this book includes fact sheets, templates, infographics, checklists, sample materials, problem-solving tips, and reflection questions. Forms and appendixes are reproducible and available on the Brookes Download Hub.

 

About the Downloads

About the Authors

About the Contributors

Foreword

 

Introduction

Appendix IA: Fact Sheet of Research on Preschool Inclusion

Appendix IB: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Provisions Supporting Preschool Inclusion

Appendix IC: DEC/NAEYC Joint Position Statement on Inclusion

Appendix ID: Our Family’s Story: Relearning Inclusion through Love

 

I Laying the Groundwork for Preschool Inclusion

Chapter 1: What is Quality Inclusion?

Chapter 2: Preschool Inclusion Challenges and Solutions

Chapter 3: Creating Policies and Procedures that Support Preschool Inclusion

Barbara J. Smith, Elizabeth A. Steed, and Jaclyn D. Joseph

 

II Evidence-Based Practices that Support Preschool Inclusion

Chapter 4: Supporting Preschool Inclusion Through Teaming and Action Planning

Appendix 4A What is Discourse and How Can we Use it to Advance High-Quality Preschool Inclusion?

Chapter 5: Supporting Preschool Inclusion Through High-Quality Professional Development

Brandy M. Locchetta, Barbara J. Smith, and Elizabeth A. Steed

 

III Making Preschool Inclusion Happen

Chapter 6: Financing High-Quality Preschool Inclusion

Chapter 7: Administrative Support to Support High-Quality Preschool Inclusion

Chapter 8: Models of Preschool Inclusion

Chapter 9: Making Individualized Child Placement Decisions

Erin E. Barton, Debbie Cate, and Katy McCullough

Chapter 10: Bringing it All Together

 

References

Resources

Index

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