Blended Practices for Teaching Young Children in Inclusive Settings

This core early childhood curriculum textbook bridges the gap between early childhood education and early childhood special education. The book advocates a linked systems approach for developing curriculum that is composed of four independent program processes: assessment, curriculum & goal development, instruction & intervention, and monitoring. This early childhood curriculum textbook bridges the gap between early childhood education (ECE) and early childhood special education (ECSE). The book provides university students and early childhood professionals with an integrated approach to working with children with and without disabilities and their families.

Kristje Pretti-Frontczak is Associate Professor, Department of Educational Foundations and Special Services, Kent State University, Ohio. Mary Louise Hemmeter is Associate Professor, Department of Special Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Jennifer Grisham-Brown is Associate Professor, Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Kentucky, Lexington.