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Implementing the Creative Curriculum for All Children

Implementing the Creative Curriculum for All Children. Terri Colasacco, Evie Hirdning and Molly Shively June 26, 2013. Including All Children. Creative Curriculum’s Approach to Inclusion - See each child as a child – the whole child.

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Implementing the Creative Curriculum for All Children

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  1. Implementing the Creative Curriculum for All Children Terri Colasacco, Evie Hirdning and Molly Shively June 26, 2013

  2. Including All Children • Creative Curriculum’s Approach to Inclusion - See each child as a child – the whole child. - Having a disability is only one characteristic • Elements of Inclusion - It’s about belonging & participating - Programs, not children, need to be ready for inclusion - Collaboration is the cornerstone - Specialized instruction an important component - Adequate support is necessary to make inclusive environments work. - Inclusion can benefit children with and without disabilities

  3. Background to the Collaboration • NMCAA Head Start/WMISD collaboration - 5 years and counting - getting ready - understanding and meeting each agency’s rules and regulations - communication is key • Description of the classrooms

  4. The Process • Get to know the children. Include the parents • What are their needs to be successful? • Looking at the environment - Check traffic patterns and aisles - Tables allow accommodate adaptive equipment - Chairs allow for child’s feet to touch floor - Range of materials – puzzles • CC Implementation Checklist • Head Start Center for Inclusion Checklist • Developing a school family

  5. Planning • Utilizing information at hand - data, observation, anecdotal information, work samples. • Differentiation and Individualization for all children • Keeping staff in the loop • Small Group Activity

  6. Resources Used • Head Start Center for Inclusion • Promoting Positive Outcomes for Children with Disabilities: Recommendations for Curriculum, Assessment, and Program Evaluation Developed by the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children – Endorsed by NAYC, March 2007 • Building Blocks for Teaching Preschoolers with Special Needs, Susan R. Sandall and Ilene S Schwartz • An Administrator's Guide to Preschool Inclusion – Ruth Ashworth Wolery and Samuel L Odom

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