Inclusive Practice
Links to information, tools, websites and other resources that support the development, management and sustainability of inclusive practices in early care and education settings are found in this area.
Seeds of Partnership
Seeds of Partnership provides assistance on behalf of the California Department of Education (CDE) to support the direction, initiatives and focused goals related to requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities…
Sesame Street and Autism: See Amazing in All Children
Sesame Street’s new website includes tips for parents and siblings, as well as guides to help kids on the spectrum learn everyday basics like brushing teeth and going to the…
Sesame Street & Autism (Videos)
Sesame Workshop created Sesame Street and Autism: See Amazing in All Children, a nationwide initiative aimed at communities with children ages 2 to 5. Developed with input from parents, people…
Setting Up a Disability-Inclusive Curriculum: Six strategies for making people with disabilities a part of your students’ diverse learning experiences
“As a person with a disability, I (Nikhil) have grown up surrounded by nondisabled figures in the media and in my daily life. As I get closer to reaching adulthood,…
Sibling Support Project
Founded in 1990, the Sibling Support Project is the first national program dedicated to the life-long and ever-changing concerns of millions of brothers and sisters of people with special health,…
“Special needs” is an ineffective euphemism, Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications
(Excerpt from Abstract) Although euphemisms are intended to put a more positive spin on the words they replace, some euphemisms are ineffective. Our study examined the effectiveness of a popular…
SpecialQuest Multimedia Training Library
The SpecialQuest Multimedia Training Library is an easy–to–use, comprehensive training curriculum for individuals working with young children who have disabilities, birth–five, and their families. The Library is designed for use…
Spread the Word: Inclusion
Co-founders of Spread the Word, Soeren Palumbo and Tim Shriver, Jr. talk about the growth of Spread the Word to a global effort for inclusion. Spread the Word: Inclusion (Video)…
STEMIE: A Guide to Adaptations (PDF)
At STEMIE, we use adaptations to ensure each and every child, including young children with disabilities can fully participate and engage in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) learning opportunities…
STEMIE: A Guide to Teaching Practices (PDF)
In this document, we define and describe evidence-based teaching strategies, as well as provide examples of each teaching strategy that adults may use to ensure young children with disabilities can…
STEMIE FEST
The STEM Innovation for Inclusion in Early Education (STEMI2E2) Center aims to: Develop and enhance the knowledge base on engagement in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning opportunities for…
STEMIE Learning Trajectories
STEMIE (Innovations for Inclusion in Early Education) and Learning and Teaching with Learning Trajectories collaborated with early STEM incubators to develop and refine the learning trajectories for science, technology, engineering,…
