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Inclusive Practices in Early Childhood Programs

Curricula

The following links may be of interest as you search the world wide web for information on inclusive child care and other related topics. Many of the sites listed below are good starting points for additional links. The descriptions come from the sites themselves and are not offered with any official Map to Inclusive Child Care or WestEd endorsement.*

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Child Care+ Curriculum on Inclusion: Practical Strategies for Early Childhood Programs.	The approach taken by this curriculum is unique: it suggests that by providing high-quality care, young children of all abilities will grow and learn successfully. Through 12 chapters, information is offered that ranges from the history of inclusion to building partnerships with families and arranging the environment for learning. Activities, examples and forms are provided throughout. Rural Institute on Disabilities. Missoula, MT: (1999)

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SpecialQuest Multimedia Training Library: Supporting Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and their Families in Inclusive Settings.	Multimedia Training Library These training materials focus on providing services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families in early care and education programs, in partnership with early intervention. The materials include facilitator guides, training scripts, videos in English and Spanish, handouts, and a CD-ROM with supporting materials in English and Spanish. These training materials are designed to be used by early childhood educators, families, child care and service providers, inclusion specialists, early interventionists, and college and university professors. Hilton/Early Head Start Training Program at California Institute on Human Services, Sonoma State University.
Strategies for Preschool Intervention in Everyday Settings (SPIES): A Video-assisted Program for Educators and Families.	The SPIES curriculum is designed to introduce intervention strategies that can be used with children who have disabilities, special health needs, or are at risk for the development of a disability. Using everyday settings as the context for intervention, these very thorough materials introduce strategies that can be used to help children master IEP or IFSP objectives. While the primary age range targeted is preschool (3–5), there is also content specific to infants and toddlers (0–2). The curriculum is divided into six modules (Creating Teaching Opportunities, Providing Help, Incidental Teaching, Tracking Progress, Prior to Preschool, and Planning Intervention across the Day), each of which includes facilitator materials, participant materials (handouts) and a companion videotape. A CD-ROM version is also available. Rule, S., & Lancelot, B. Center for Persons with Disabilities, Logan, UT: Utah State University.

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