The Preschool Inclusion Toolbox

Watch the webinar! Inclusion is clearly related to better outcomes for young children—but reports from the US Department of Education show the practice has grown by just 5% over the past 27 years. This is the how-to book preschool administrators, school district leaders, child care directors, and faculty need to step up the progress of early childhood inclusion through big-picture, systems-level change. Shaped by feedback from a nationwide survey of IDEA Part B Preschool Coordinators and local school district leaders who shared their real-life inclusion challenges, this is your comprehensive toolbox of problem-solving tips, evidence-based practices, and practical checklists and handouts. You'll learn how to overcome the challenges to a high-quality inclusive preschool program, and you'll create a solid action plan for building and maintaining a successful program where all children learn and grow together. GET THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO: solve common challenges to inclusion through new policies and procedures establish a strong inclusion team to make collaborative decisions implement an action plan for inclusion—and measure its effects increase access, participation, and supports for children with disabilities help teachers use evidence-based practices like RTI and differentiated instruction develop effective teacher professional development practices make sound decisions about placement for each individual child PRACTICAL MATERIALS:Reproducible planning forms and tools;more than 100 PowerPoint slides to help structure professional development events; tips and lessons from effective school reform efforts across the country; application and reflection questions for independent study and coursework. A featured book in our Successful Early Childhood Inclusion Kit! Watch a webinar to get an inside look?