The Inclusive Early Childhood Classroom: Easy Ways to Adapt Learning Centers for All Children - Paperback

by Patti Gould (Author), Joyce Sullivan (Author)

All children require nurturing and stimulating learning environments, but many early childhood classrooms needs to be modified for children with special needs. Each chapter focuses on a learning center or a time of day, such as snack time or dismissal, with activities to help children with special needs be successful. By modifying the classroom and activities, all children will be actively engaged.

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All children require nurturing and stimulating learning environments, but typical early childhood classrooms should be modified for children with special needs. The Inclusive Early Childhood Classroom is written to help teachers look at classroom design in a new way and suggests different ways of approaching activities to help children with special needs become successful. By modifying the classroom and activities, all children will be actively engaged. Each chapter focuses on either a learning center, such as art or science, or a time of the day, such as snack time or dismissal, with particular attention to the needs of children who are developmentally delayed, orthopedically impaired, have autism/Pervasive Development Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, behavioral issues, motor planning problems, or visual impairments.

Author Biography

Patti Gould is an occupational therapist who currently works with the children from birth to 3 year-olds as an early intervention occupational therapist. She has worked as a clinical and consulting occupational therapist in public schools and childcare centers. Patti has presented teacher training workshops in a variety of settings. Joyce Sullivan has worked for 32 years as an occupational therapist with children in a variety of educational settings, including a public school setting with preschool-aged children. She currently works in the Weymouth Public Schools, Weymouth, MA. Joyce has a master's degree in developmental and educational psychology.