- Is Your Early Childhood Program Ready for Inclusion? Part 1
In First Steps to Preschool Inclusion, Sarika Gupta and contributors William Henninger & Megan Vinh include a practical planning tool for assessing 7 physical characteristics of your classroom. You can grab it below! While you’re filling it out, here are a few guiding questions (adapted from Gupta’s excellent book) you might consider for each area. - Is Your Early Childhood Program Ready for Inclusion? Part 2
In First Steps to Preschool Inclusion, Sarika Gupta and her colleagues lay out the features of classrooms ready to support the social development of all children. The form below is an easy way to assess your classroom’s current social supports. The article introduces you to the self-assessment tool with some key questions to consider. 
Also from First Steps to Preschool Inclusion by Sarika Gupta and her colleagues is a free chapter on “How Children Benefit from Inclusion” (PDF)
and an infographic, “First Steps to Preschool Inclusion, How it Helps and Where to Start” (PDF)
- Additional Resources from Brookes Publishing: The Inclusion Lab
- Beyond Yes and No Tips on Helping Students with Severe Disabilities Expand Their Communication Skills, July 30, 2019
- Is Your Early Childhood Program Ready for Inclusion (Part 1-Physical Characteristics) June 16, 2019 This post which includes a handy printable form–will give you a starting point for gauging inclusion readiness by assessing your classroom’s physical characteristics.
- Is Your Early Childhood Program Ready for Inclusion (Part 2-Social Characteristics) June 18, 2019 This follow-up post to the June 16th post also includes a printable form and helps you to assess the social characteristics of your classroom
- 7 Clarifying Questions for IEP Meetings (PDF) May 2019
- Inclusion Beyond the Classroom May 2019
- 10 Tip Sheets on Inclusive Education May 2019
- 10 Steps to Starting Inclusion November 2018, Cheryl Jorgensen May 2019
- 10 IEP Tip Sheets Dec 2018
- 6 Ways to Create an Inclusive Culture Inside and Outside Your Classroom Dec 2018
- Reading Readiness Calendar Dec 2018
- 15 Tips on Supporting Emotional Regulation for Young Children with (and Without) Autism Sept 2018
- Technology Tools for Students with Autism (PDF) Sept 2018
- Is Your School Inclusive? Checklist (PDF) Sept 2018
- Inclusive Education 2018-2019 Calendar (PDF) Sept 2018
- Your Inclusion Transition Checklist: How to Support Students New to Inclusive Classrooms July 2018
- Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 4 Great Resources for Free Teacher Tips July 2018
- edWeb Webinars: July 2018
- Infographic: Preschool Inclusion: How it Help Where to Start Added: July 2018
- 12 Key Practices for High-Quality Early Childhood Inclusion
Taken from the Inclusive Practice Profile (ICP Manual) - Babbles to Books (PDF)
(Free book with section supporting children with disabilities) - 2018 Social and Emotional Calendar
- Laying the Groundwork for Inclusion (PDF)
- Inclusive Classroom Profile (ICP) Webinar
Dr. Elena Soukakou, author of the ICP, explains how the ICP measures the quality of inclusive practices in early childhood settings. It is a structured observation rating scale designed to assess the quality of daily classroom practice that supports developmental needs of children 2 to 5 years of age with disabilities in early childhood settings. - 2017-2018 Inclusion Heros Calendar
- Taking Care of Them, Taking Care of You Guide
Gain tips, ideas and advice to help stressed-out teachers and students with the free “Taking Care of Them, Taking Care of You” strategies for student support and teacher self-care. For teachers, the guide includes ideas for practicing mindfulness, tips for conflict resolution, and ways to build a support network. For students, there are activities for reducing stress in the classroom and techniques for countering bullying. - 2017 Free Booklet: 10 Authors Share Strategies for Student Support and Teacher Self-Care
- Top 10 Free Resources for Inclusive Schools Week
- High Quality Preschool Inclusion: A few basics to help you get started
- Differentiated Instruction Tips
- Growing Strong 2017 Calendar Supporting Social and Emotional Development
- Fair Is Not Always Equal Poster
- Inclusion Success Story
- Ten Tips On Creating an Effective Inclusion Team
- Inclusion Resolutions: 10 Things to Do to Include All Students in the New Year
- Best Inclusion Resources
- 7 Key Features of Quality Inclusion (PDF) Infographic developed from the Preschool Inclusion Toolbox
- Eight Ways to Make Your Small Group Activities More Inclusive
- UDL Resources
- 6 Things Your Students with Disabilities Want You to Do –Poster
- 5 Types of Adaptations for your Inclusive Classroom