Head Start ECLKC: Children with Disabilities

URL: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/children-disabilities

Young children vary in their skills, knowledge, backgrounds, and abilities. Effective teaching requires individualized teaching and chances to learn for all children to access, participate, and thrive in early learning settings. Individualizing for children who need more support helps ensure effective teaching for children with disabilities and other special needs across all the Head Start Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center (ECLKC) Learning Outcomes Framework domains. Using children’s Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) and Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals is part of effective teaching, individualizing, and creating inclusive environments to support children’s positive outcomes.

• Highly Individualized Teaching and Learning
  • Activity Matrix: Organizing Learning Throughout the Day Aug 2019 This in-service suite introduces the activity matrix as an effective tool for teachers to organize learning opportunities for children who need additional support during daily classroom activities and routines.
• Infographic: Young Children with Special Needs Oct 2018
  • Spanish Translation – Infographic: Young Children with Special Needs Aug 2019
• Special Quest Multimedia Training Library Oct 2018
• Resources for Supporting Individualization
• High Quality Inclusion Webinar Series