Widening the Circle: Including Children with Disabilities in Preschool Programs (Early Childhood Education Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807741728 ISBN 13: 9780807741726

Publisher: Teachers College Press, 2001

Synopsis

In this book, a distinguished group of early childhood special educators and researchers explores the barriers to and influences on inclusive education settings for young children. Chapters cover such timely topics as individualized instruction, social relationships of children with disabilities, collaborative relationships among adults, family perceptions of inclusion, classroom ecology and child participation, community participation, social policy, and cultural and linguistic diversity. Expert contributors, addressing each of these topics, draw useful implications for practitioners―providing helpful suggestions for modifying activities, materials, environmental supports, and teaching strategies. Based on a groundbreaking 5-year research study conducted by the Early Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion, Widening the Circle is a must read for all professionals working in inclusive settings.

About this title

About the Author

Samuel L. Odom is Otting Professor of Special Education at Indiana University. He previously held faculty positions in special education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807741728
• ISBN 13: 9780807741726
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Odom Samuel L.