South Carolina Child Care Inclusion Collaborative

Head Start Information on Disabilities

Head Start. (n.d.). Disabilities. Retrieved from http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/teaching/Disabilities

This website from Head Start provides an overview of disabilities, as well as tips for accommodating children with special needs in the classroom

A Summary of Accessibility Guidelines for Play Areas

U.S. Access Board. (2007). A summary of accessibility guidelines for play areas. Retrieved from http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/buildings-and-sites

The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board developed accessibility guidelines for newly constructed and altered play areas

Pediatric Tube Feeding

Los Altos Feeding Clinic. (2011). Pediatric tube feeding. Retrieved from http://pediatricfeeding.com/tube-feeding/

Read this webpage and examine the diagrams to learn how tube feeding is used to help children and infants who are unable to orally ingest adequate nutrients.

Providing Nutrition Services for People with Developmental Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs

American Dietetic Association. (2010). Position of the American Dietetic Association: Providing nutrition services for people with developmental disabilities and special health care needs. Journal of American Dietetic Association, 110(2), 296-307. Retrieved from http://www.eatright.org/About/Content.aspx?id=8379

The American Dietetic Association explains in their position statement how nutrition services provided by registered dietitians are essential components of comprehensive care for all people with developmental disabilities and special health care needs

Early Childhood Transition Guidebook

PACER Center. (2010). Early childhood transition guidebook: What you need to know before your child's third birthday. Retrieved from http://www.pacer.org/parent/php/PHP-a40.pdf

This guide was created for parents of children turning three years old who have been receiving infant/toddler intervention services. This guide provides tips for the transition to early education programs

Accessible Instructional Materials: A Technical Guide for Families and Advocates

PACER Center & the National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials. (2011). Accessible instructional materials (AIM): A technical guide for families and advocates. Retrieved from http://www.pacer.org/stc/pubs/STC-22.pdf

This technical guide provides information about the need for accessible instructional materials for children with disabilities and how they can be acquired

Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA 2004)

IDEA Partnership. (n.d.). Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA 2004). Retrieved from http://www.ideapartnership.org/topics-database/idea-2004.html

This website provides the IDEA Public Law 108-446 in its entirety.

Caring for Children with Special Needs

National Network for Child Care. (n.d.). Caring for children with special needs. Retrieved from http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/pdfs/nc15.pdf

This handout provides a list of strategies to use when planning for the needs of children with physical differences in an early child care setting

Early Emergent Literacy

National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness. (n.d.). Early emergent literacy. Retrieved from https://nationaldb.org/

This multimedia website provides resources for teachers to enrich literacy experiences for children with vision and hearing loss

CSEFEL Training Kit 3: Helping Children Understand Routines and Classroom Schedules

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning. (2007). Helping children understand routines and classroom schedules. Retrieved from http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/kits/wwbtk3.pdf

This resource is a presentation, including detailed presenter notes, on helping children understand routines and schedules in an early childhood classroom

Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA 2004)

National Center for Learning Disabilities. (2007). Individuals with Disabilites Education Improvement Act. Retrieved from http://www.ideapartnership.org/topics-database/idea-2004.html

This webpage describes dyscalculia, a learning disability with mathematics. The authors describe its effects from early childhood to adulthood and provide ideas for treating dyscalculia

Math Learning Disabilities

LD Online. (2010). Math learning disabilities. Retrieved from http://www.ldonline.org/article/5896/

This webpage describes how math learning problems can vary, including difficulties with mathematical symbols, mastering basic number facts, challenges with the visual-spatial aspects of math, and more

Casa Vera Montessori School: Children with Special Needs

Casa Vera Montessori School. (n.d.). Children with special needs. Retrieved from http://www.casaverams.com/page.php?id=child

This website explains how Maria Montessori was influenced by children with special needs. At the bottom of the page, there are a series of links to a series of articles about how Montessori's methods works well with children who have special education needs

Creative Curriculum: Research Foundation for English- and Dual- Language Learners

Teaching Strategies System for Preschool. (2011). Research foundation: English- and dual- language learners. Retrieved from http://teachingstrategies.com/curriculum/research/

This resource provides a table listing what research says about English-and Dual-Language Learners and how components of the Creative Curriculum meets the recommendations from research

Camphill Special School: Waldorf Education

Camphill Special School. (2013). Waldorf education. Retrieved from http://www.camphillspecialschool.org/education/

Camphill Special School is the only private Waldorf school accredited by the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Celebrating Holidays in Early Childhood Programs

National Association for the Education of Young Children. (n.d.). Celebrating holidays in early childhood programs. Retrieved from http://oldweb.naeyc.org/ece/1996/18.asp

This article explains the NAEYC's view on celebrating holidays in early childhood programs and provides tips for appropriately celebrating holidays.

Anti-Bias Education: Holidays and Fairness

National Association for the Education of Young Children. (n.d.). Anti-bias education: Holidays and fairness. Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/content/anti-bias-guide-holidays

This website provides practical guidance to confronting and eliminating barriers of prejudice, misinformation, and bias while celebrating holidays in the classroom. There are links at the bottom of the article to holiday-specific guidelines for early childhood educators who have questions about how to approach the holidays in their classrooms.

How the High/Scope Approach Supports Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Visual Strategies

Rogers, L. & DeFoore, P. (2004). How the High/Scope approach supports children with autism spectrum disorders: Visual strategies. High/Scope ReSource, 23(1), 1-4. Retrieved from http://www.highscope.org/file/NewsandInformation/ReSourceReprints/Autism.pdf

This article details how the use of visual strategies in the High/Scope Approach helps students with autism and provides practical examples to use in the early childhood setting

Including the Child with Special Needs: Learning from Reggio Emilia

Gilman, S. (2007). Including the child with special needs: Learning from Reggio Emilia. Theory into Practice, 46(1), 23-31. doi: 10.1080/00405840709336545

The purpose of this article is to identify and illustrate key principles within the Reggio ideals that can foster new beliefs and attitudes regarding inclusion.