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.
Head Start ECLKC: Early Learning Outcomes Framework
The Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five (ELOF) presents five broad areas of early learning, referred to as central domains. The framework is designed to show…
Head Start ECLKC: Exploring Joan Talks – A Resource Guide for Training and Technical Assistance Providers
This resource guide helps regional TA specialists and other professional development providers use Joan Talks about the Big 5 to help Head Start and child care programs implement a planned…
Head Start ECLKC: Universal Design for Learning
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework for increasing access to education environments and opportunities, including in infant and toddler settings. Learning environments, materials, and activities are planned ahead…
Here’s What Can Be Gained When Students With Disabilities Are Included in Classrooms
Students with certain disabilities are often excluded from general education classrooms. Two children with Down syndrome show what can be gained from more inclusion.
High Quality IEP’s Project
The High Quality IEPs Project (HQ IEPs) is excited to serve families and Local Education Agencies (LEAs) across California by providing training and resources to support meaningful engagement in the…
How People’s Misconceptions Of Disability Lead To Toxic Microaggressions
Feb 2019 In general, society and the media have two extremely polarizing views on people with disabilities. They are viewed as either remarkable and heroic or victims and pitiful. Since…
How to Find A Place of Kids to Play During the Pandemic
…we can, and we are, translating play online, adapting games, even with young kids, so they can move and laugh and interact over video. And when schools reopen, we have…
How to Include Students with Disabilities in General Education in 4 Easy Steps
“After I learned about the practical nuts-and-bolts of inclusive education (what it looked like), I found that the biggest barrier wasn’t that people didn’t know how to include students with…
How to Make A One Page Profile
In this blog post a mom of a preschooler with Down Syndrome explains how to make a one page info-graphic that displays her daughter’s strength’s, what works and what doesn’t…
How to Nurture a Sense of Belonging for Students with Disabilities
School should be an environment in which all individuals feel a sense of belonging. However, this has not consistently been the experience for students with disabilities, as the education system…
How We Do School (Video Series)
An initiative of the Lien Foundation, How We Do School is a nine episode series of short films that explores how Finnish and British Columbia schools address the increasingly diverse…
IDEA: Building the Legacy of IDEA 2004
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation. IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special…
