Building Blocks for Teaching Preschoolers with Special Needs, Second Edition (Sandall & Schwartz)

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Building Blocks for Teaching Preschoolers with Special Needs, Second Edition
By Susan R. Sandall, Ph.D., & Ilene S. Schwartz, Ph.D.

"An invaluable resource for students who are learning to be educators of young children ... will assist them in providing differentiated instruction to young students with all types of special needs in home-based, community-based, and inclusive center-based programs." —Martha A. York, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Special Services and Leadership Students, Pittsburg State University

"A teacher-friendly book that fits inclusive preschool classrooms very well ... include[s] many handy forms and instruction examples that are ready to use." —Sunhwa Jung, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Education Department, Otterbein College

Updated for today's educators—especially those new to inclusion—the second edition of this bestselling guide is the lifeline preschool teachers need to fully include children with disabilities in their classrooms.

Easy to use with any existing curriculum, including Creative Curriculum and HighScope, Building Blocks gives educators three types of practical, research-based inclusion strategies that promote progress in critical areas like behavior, emergent literacy, and peer relationships. A must for professional development, this revised edition helps teachers thrive in the era of accountability with NEW material that reflects the six years of changes in early education since the first edition. Teachers will

discover how the Building Blocks approach aligns with OSEP outcomes to help teachers meet the federal requirements for special education
learn everything they need to know about evidence-based practice and how to apply it in their classrooms
print more than a dozen helpful forms—including classroom assessments, planning worksheets, and child evaluation forms—with the convenient NEW CD-ROM

Through clear and instructive vignettes woven throughout the book, teachers will also meet four young children from diverse backgrounds and learn from their teachers' examples of successful interventions. A perfect training tool for teachers and an ideal textbook for college and university courses, this revised bestseller will help today's preschool educators start all their students on the road to lasting school success.

Promote inclusion and improve child outcomes through

curriculum modifications that allow all children to participate
embedded learning opportunities used in typical classroom activities
child-focused instructional strategies that help students with individual learning objectives

ORDERING INFO
ISBN 978-1-55766-967-4
Paperback with CD-ROM
256 pages
8½ x 11
2008 / $34.95
Stock# 69674

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Table of Contents

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About the Authors
Foreword
Mary Louise Hemmeter
Acknowledgments

Section I. Using the Building Blocks Framework

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Evidence-Based Practice and the Building Blocks Framework

Chapter 3: Keys to Collaboration

Chapter 4: Getting Started

Section II. Teaching Strategies

Chapter 5: Curriculum Modifications

Chapter 6: Embedded Learning Opportunities

Chapter 7: Child-Focused Instructional Strategies

Section III. Important Topics Related to the Building Blocks Framework

Chapter 8: Becoming More Independent

Chapter 9: Acquiring and Using Knowledge Including Language and Early Literacy

Chapter 10: Friendships and Social Relationships

Chapter 11: Developmentally Appropriate Classroom Behavior

Chapter 12: Concluding Thoughts

References
Appendix A: Blank Forms
Appendix B: Additional Readings
Index