Eva M Horn, Susan B Palmer, Gretchen D Butera, Joan A Lieber
How can inclusive early educators plan and deliver challenging instructions to help all young learners succeed in kindergarten? This guide has authoritative answers from some of today's most renowned names in early childhood education. Presenting the Children's School Success+ (CSS+) framework, for building a UDL-based plan for inclusive pre-school instruction, this book is a powerful tool for using your existing curriculum to address each child's unique learning needs. Through practical, evidence-based strategies and guidelines, you'll discover how to equalise access to curriculum content while giving learners multiple ways to access and possess new knowledge. Keep this resource at your fingertips to guide your curriculum and instruction—so all young children have the skills they need to succeed in kindergarten and beyond.
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Practical Materials:
About the Authors
About the Contributors
Foreword
Sam Odom, Karen Diamond, and Marci Hanson
Preface
I. Laying the Foundation
II. Implementation: Key Elements for Supporting Childrens’ School Success
References
Index
"Horn and her colleagues provide a detailed framework to meet the needs of every child and to guide the planning and teaching of every teacher. They build on a strong foundation and incorporate research-informed teaching practices to help children engage with and master a challenging early childhood curriculum."
- Susan Sandall, Professor, University of Washington
"This book is an indispensable roadmap for individuals seeking to provide an evidence-based approach for designing curriculum, ensuring that it meets the needs of all learners, and monitoring children’s progress."
- Judith Carta, Senior Scientist and Professor, Institute for Life-Span Studies/Department of Special Education, University of Kansas
"The book offers an approach that should be helpful to teachers working in inclusive preschool classrooms. The planning forms will be particularly useful to preschool teachers, as they consider how to follow the principles of UDL, differentiate instruction, and design embedded learning opportunities for young children."
- Dr. Jennifer Grisham-Brown, Professor, Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education, Director, University of Kentucky Early Childhood Laboratory
"A valuable evidence-based resource that demystifies individualized planning and provides teachers with a step-by-step framework to ensure each and every child’s success."
- Sarika Gupta, Johns Hopkins University
"A wonderful, evidence-based resource that will help all early educators provide high-quality, inclusive learning environments for each and every child with whom they work."
- Laurie Dinnebeil, University of Toledo; Editor, Journal of Early Intervention