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Promoting Play in Early Childhood Programs for Children with ASD: Strategies for Educators and Practitioners
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Chang, Ya-Chih; Shire, Stephanie – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2019
This article provides practitioners with a guide to (1) understand the developmental emergence of play skills in young children to inform developmentally appropriate instructional decisions (e.g., toy choices); (2) set up the play space to support social play; and (3) use key strategies from an evidence-based intervention for young children with…
Descriptors: Play, Evidence Based Practice, Intervention, Autism
Preschool: A New Beginning for Children and Parents.
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Hadden, Sarah; Fowler, Susan A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1997
Discusses the importance of communication between preschool providers and parents of children with disabilities who are transitioning from early intervention programs to preschool programs. Communication needs before, during, and after the transition are addressed. A sample questionnaire for families of new students and a communication schedule…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Interpersonal Communication
Using Assistive Technology to Foster Speech and Language Skills at Home and in Preschool
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Skau, Lauren; Cascella, Paul W. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2006
Many young children have speech or language disorders or delays that require the coordinated services of a preschool intervention team. Young children with delayed talking skills benefit when their parents and their preschool teachers collaborate to include assistive technology in home and preschool routines. Assistive technology for communication…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Language Impairments, Young Children, Educational Technology
Dyads and Data in Peer Coaching: Early Childhood Educators in Action.
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Vail, Cynthia O.; Tschantz, Jennifer M.; Bevill, Alicia – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1997
Describes the use of peer coaching to provide inservice teacher education to early childhood special educators in two communities. One approach used a combination expert/reciprocal peer coaching method with Head Start teachers. The second used an expert model with teachers in preschool programs. Emphasis in both models is on development of…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Early Childhood Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Peer Coaching
Parents + Children + Reading Activities = Emergent Literacy.
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Saint-Laurent, Lise; Giasson, Jocelyne; Couture, Carole – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1997
Describes a program for parents and preschool teachers that has produced positive results in emergent reading behaviors in young children with developmental disabilities. Essential program elements include parents as literacy role models, frequent and regular exploration of print, interactions with adults in reading situations, and family…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Developmental Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy
Duck, Duck--Colors and Words: Early Childhood Inclusion.
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Hoyson, Marilyn; Jamieson, Bonnie V.; Strain, Phillip S.; Smith, Barbara J. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1998
Describes a five-step process by which preschool teachers can meet the individual needs of all children, including those with disabilities, while maintaining a group instructional format. The process links assessment to curriculum, has planned teacher-directed individualized group instruction, implements behavior management techniques, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Data Collection