Including EveryoneAn Inclusive Approach to Early

Childhood Education

The Aims of the Workshop

To explore what makes an environment inclusive

To understand what inclusive education means for children with special needs

To formulate ways that we can provide a unique and supportive environment for children with special needs.

Real life Examples: Max Hannah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0jRiM4Rui8&feature=player_embedded

References

Corbett, J. (2001). Supporting inclusive education: A connective pedagogy. London: Routledge Falmer.

Dunn, L. (2008). Perceptions of inclusive early intervention. Parents, early childhood teachers, speech language therapists, early intervention teachers and education support workers describe their understandings and experience of their shared task. New Zealand Research In Early Childhood Education Journal , 17, 19-32.

Education review Office. (2012, December 11). Inclusion of children with special needs in Early Childhood Education.

Higgins, N., MacArthur, J., & Morton, M. (2008). Winding back the clock: the retreat of New Zealand inclusive education policy. New Zealand Annual Review of Education , 145‑166.

Nelson, Florence, Mann, & Tammy. (2011). Opportunities in Public Policy to Support Infants and Early Childhood Mental Health: Role of Psychologists and Policymakers. American Psychologist , 66 (2), 129-139.

Stark, R., Gordon Burns, D., Purdue, K., Rarere Briggs, B., & Turnock, K. (2011). Other parents’ perceptions of disability and inclusion in early childhood education: implications for the teachers’ role in creating inclusive communities. He Kupu The Word , 5.