Building Blocks for Teaching Preschoolers With Special Needs

by Sandall, Susan R.

• ISBN13: 9781557665768
• ISBN10: 1557665761
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-02-01
• Publisher: PAUL H BROOKES PUB CO

Summary

In an inclusive early childhood classroom, the everyday challenges teachers face can seem overwhelming - especially if they have little experience working with children who have disabilities. This easy-to-use guidebook throws them a lifeline, offering strategies for teaching children with special needs, tailoring activities to individual needs, and working on a child's IEP goals. At the heart of the book is the authors' Building Blocks model, three practical methods teachers can use to include young children with disabilities in the classroom: curriculum modifications that allow all children to participate, embedded learning opportunities that are used within typical classroom activities, and child-focused instructional strategies that help students achieve individual learning objectives. To help them use this model, this guide gives teachers detailed chapters for each building block, including instructions on when to use each method, everyday examples of each, and pr

Author Biography

Dr. Susan Sandall is Assistant Professor of Special Education and Dr. Ilene Schwartz is Professor of Special Education in the College of Education, Experimental Education Unit, at the University of Washington

Table of Contents

About the Authors	vii
Foreword	xi
Mary Louise Hemmeter
Acknowledgments	xv
Section I Using the Model
Introduction	3	(6)
The Building Blocks Model	9	(6)
Keys to Collaboration	15	(6)
Getting Started	21	(24)
Section II Teaching Strategies
Curriculum Modifications	45	(84)
Embedded Learning Opportunities	129	(12)
Child-Focused Instructional Strategies	141	(12)
Section III Four Important Topics
Independent Classroom Behavior	153	(6)
Developmentally Appropriate Classroom Behavior	159	(8)
Emergent Literacy in the Early Childhood Classroom	167	(10)
Friendships and Social Relationships	177	(6)
Concluding Thoughts	183	(2)
References	185	(4)
Appendix A Blank Forms	189	(14)
Appendix B Additional Readings	203	(6)
Index	209