Environment
Subtitle: promoting meaningful access, participation and inclusion
By: editiors, Tricia Catalino, Touro University Nevada, and Lori E. Meyer, University of Vermont
Contributors: Council for Exceptional Children. Division for Early Childhood
Series: DEC recommended practices monograph series -- no. 2; DEC recommended practices monograph series -- no. 2.
Publisher: Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9780990512813
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Child care services; Day care centers; Children with disabilities; Education (Early childhood); Education (Preschool); Learning disabled; Inclusive education; Special education; Social integration; Classroom management; Classroom environment
Description: The DEC recommended practices provide guidance to families and professionals about the most effective ways to improve learning outcomes and promote development of young children, birth through age 5, who have, or are at-risk for, developmental delays or disabilities. Environment: Promoting Meaningful Access, Participation and Inclusion is the second edition of the DEC Recommended Practices Monograph Series, and it offers professionals and families multiple ways to implement the environment practices across the settings in which children grow and learn.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Solutions and strategies to support access to natural and inclusive environments for all children  -- Erin E. Barton, Elizabeth A. Steed, and Barbara J. Smith -- The international classification of functioning, disability, and health (ICF) : focusing on the environment / -- Lynn Jeffries and Alyssa Fiss; title: Optimizing accessibility through universal design for learning  -- Serra De Arment, Yaoying Xu, and Heather Coleman; title: Role of universal design for learning and differentiation in inclusive preschools  -- Eva Horn, Jean Kang, Audra Classen, Gretchen Butera, Susan Palmer, Joan Lieber, Amber Friesen, and Alina Mihai; title: Practitioners as architects : constructing high-quality environments for physical activity in inclusive early childhood settings  -- Lorelei E. Pisha and Karen H. Spencer; title: Creating inclusive playground environments following the principles of universal design : collaborative strategies to promote family participation in the design and development process  -- Tina L. Stanton-Chapman and Eric L. Schmidt; title: Home-based care : an opportunity for promoting high-quality inclusive environments for young children with disabilities  -- Rena Hallam and Alison Hooper; title: "Where are the kids like me?" : Classroom environments that help create a sense of belonging  -- Seonyeong Yu, Michaelene M. Ostrosky, Paddy C. Favazza, and Lori E. Meyer; title: Pick, present, play : promoting young children's communication  -- Hedda Meadan and Maureen Angell; title: Using modified ride-on toy cars to provide accessible, early social mobility  -- Kendra Gagnon, Susan Hohenadel, Andrina Sabet, Jennifer Tucker, and James Cole Galloway; title: Resources to support environmental practices -- Camille Catlett.