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Hitting The Switch: ¡Sí Se Puede!, Stephanie Alberto, Andrea Fonseca, Sandra J. Stein
Hitting The Switch: ¡Sí Se Puede!, Stephanie Alberto, Andrea Fonseca, Sandra J. Stein
Occasional Paper Series
Takes us into the lifeworld of first-grader Jason at Castle Bridge Elementary School, a public, dual-language school in New York City. Written by Jason’s teachers Stephanie and Andrea in conjunction with his mother Sandra, this essay puts forward the ethos ¡Sí se puede! (Yes, you can!), which relies on children’s empathy and calls for a collective response to inclusion. “Hitting the Switch” concludes with practical suggestions for creating an inclusive space for children who use assistive communicative devices so that they can become meaningful participants in the classroom community.
Classroom Readiness For Successful Inclusion: Teacher Factors And Preschool Children’S Experience With And Attitudes Toward Peers With Disabilities, Kyong-Ah Kwon, Soo-Young Hong, Hyun-Joo Jeon
Classroom Readiness For Successful Inclusion: Teacher Factors And Preschool Children’S Experience With And Attitudes Toward Peers With Disabilities, Kyong-Ah Kwon, Soo-Young Hong, Hyun-Joo Jeon
Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies: Faculty Publications
The current study examined (1) associations among teachers’ experiences regarding children with disabilities (i.e., education, specialized training, years of work experience), their attitudes toward disabilities, and their classroom practices in relation to inclusion and (2) associations among children’s attitudes toward peers with disabilities and child and teacher factors. Ninety-one 4- and 5-year-old children participated in an interview, and their teachers completed a survey. Teachers’ specialized training and bachelor’s degree in early childhood education (ECE) were positively associated with their inclusive practices in the classroom; teachers’ bachelor’s degree in ECE and experiences working with children with disabilities were positively associated with …
Adapting Literacy Learning Practices For Young Children With Disabilities, Carl J. Dunst, Carol M. Trivette
Adapting Literacy Learning Practices For Young Children With Disabilities, Carl J. Dunst, Carol M. Trivette
Carol M. Trivette
No abstract provided.
Center For Early Literacy Learning (Cell): Achieving Adoption And Use Of Evidence-Based Early Literacy Learning Practice With Young Children With Disabilities, Carol M. Trivette, Carl J. Dunst
Center For Early Literacy Learning (Cell): Achieving Adoption And Use Of Evidence-Based Early Literacy Learning Practice With Young Children With Disabilities, Carol M. Trivette, Carl J. Dunst
Carol M. Trivette
No abstract provided.
Ichthyosis: A Teacher's Manual, Deborah Brewster Vilas
Ichthyosis: A Teacher's Manual, Deborah Brewster Vilas
Graduate Student Independent Studies
"Ichthyosis: A manual For Teachers" addresses the needs of children born with a rare, congenital skin disorder. Not unlike children with cancer, asthma or diabetes, children with ichthyosis have special needs regarding their physical comfort and safety in the educational setting. This manual addresses these needs along the developmental continuum. Using Erik Erikson's eight stages of man as a guideline, this manual addresses the physical, medical and psychosocial needs of the ichthyotic child from infancy through adolescence.
Included in this manual is an explanation of the disorder, it's symptoms and treatments. Practical tips for day care workers, teachers, school nurses …
Child's-Eye View, Roberta H. Harris
Child's-Eye View, Roberta H. Harris
Graduate Student Independent Studies
No abstract provided.