Development and Learning
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Ready or Not? Early Childhood Teachers and Children with Disabilities
As an Early Childhood Teacher in my native Turkey and here in the United States, I did not feel I had enough knowledge about working with infants, toddlers, and young children with disabilities to include them in programming or be an effective teacher.
Categories: Development and Learning, Disability, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Early Childhood
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Facilitating Attuned Interactions (FAN) and Its Relevance to EI Services
Working with families in early intervention is a rewarding area of service provision. Working in collaboration with families requires service providers to develop meaningful relationships which can be smooth or not so smooth.
Categories: Development and Learning, Early Childhood, Intervention
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Italian Early Childhood Education Approaches: Montessori and Reggio Emilia
Europe has been a rich source of many influential educational ideas. In elementary and early childhood education, two of the best-known approaches with European origins are Montessori, and Reggio Emilia.
Categories: Development and Learning, Early Childhood, International
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Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Programs: US Policy Statements
When American society implements policies for inclusion of people with disabilities during early childhood, a tremendous growth will be seen in the social awareness and empathy of the next generation.
Categories: Development and Learning, Disability, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Early Childhood, Policy
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Letting “Homeless kids” just be “kids”: The role of play in alleviating toxic stress
Think back to when you were five years old. What was your home like? Where did you go to school? Who did you play with in your free time?
Categories: Development and Learning, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Early Childhood, Policy