Six Steps to Inclusive Preschool Curriculum

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 todays most renowned names in early childhood education. Presenting the Children’s School Success (CSS ) framework, for building a UDL-based plan for inclusive preschool 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 equalize 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 success in kindergarten and beyond.

Learn How To:

Identify a developmentall appropriate scope and sequence for your students’ learning objectives
Ensure a coherent, engaging curriculum that continuously builds on the knowledge and skills your students acquire
Develop UDL-based activity plans that support every child’s learning
Use differentiation and individualization strategies for students who need extra supports
Select and implement successful progress monitoring strategies
Improve your teaching through a continuous loop of planning, instruction, and monitoring
Work and play well with your colleagues
Engage in partnership with families to support their children’s success

Practical Materials: You’ll get a wealth of downloadable online resources for implementing the framework, plus specific tips and strategies on addressing key topics such as behavior, classroom organization, and collaboration with families. You’ll also see the framework in action, with recurring vignettes in diverse early childhood settings, including a public preschool, a Head Start classroom, and an early childhood special education classroom.

Includes essential planning resources:

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guiding Questions checklist
Sample activities and assessments for academic content areas
Activity Plan Form to facilitate incorporation of UDL, differentiation, embedded learning opportunities, and progress monitoring
Curriculum Content Checklist
Decision-Making Checklist for Class-wide Progress Monitoring
Collaboration Planning Form
Family Feedback Form
and more

Author Biography

Dr Eva M. Horn is Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Kansas, USA. Dr. Horn focuses on the development of effective instructional approaches for infants and young children with developmental delays and disabilities. Her research examines how these effective strategies can be implemented within the context of ongoing routines and activities in inclusive environments. Dr. Horn is the editor of the journal Young Exceptional Children.

Joan Lieber, Ph.D., is Professor of Special Education in the College of Education at the University of Maryland, USA. Her research interests include inclusion and teachers beliefs and practices. She has 8 years of public school teaching experience. Dr. Lieber co-directs an early childhood special education model demonstration project that includes young children with disabilities in community-based programs.