The Big Job of Teaching Little People in Early Childhood Special Education
Providing special education services to early childhood students relies on knowing and practicing evidence-based practices. Below are some of the important best-practice areas of early childhood special education.
Understanding how Early Childhood relates to Early Childhood Special Education
Understanding What is Appropriate for the Age and Developmental Level of Each Child
Understanding the Basics of Child Development
The Practice of Individualizing Instruction so It Best Fits Each Student
Increasing Frequency, Duration or Intensity of Instruction to Promote Development
The “Down in the Trenches” of Running an Early Childhood Special Education Classroom
Keeping Student Orderly, Focused and Engaged
Daily Events That Occur in the Classroom
The Students Are Present – What the Best Thing to Teach Them?
Meeting Student Needs While Also Keeping that Preschool Magic
Ensuring that Preschool Standards are Taught and Met
Using Preschool Themes in an ECSE Classroom
How Special Education Principles Affect Daily Practices
IEP Meeting Basics and Best Practices in the Early Childhood Setting
Best-Practice Early Childhood Special education is a work of collaboration with meaningful input from each team member. Below are some Best PRactices of Building STrong teams in ECse.
collaborating with families
collaborating with General Education Teachers
Collaborating with Paraprofession-
als
Collaborating with Transition Teams
Collaborating with Service Providers
Expressing Appreciation to Your Team
Collecting, Storing, Analyzing and Utilizing Data is Crucial in any Education Setting, but Especially in Special Education. Below are some best Practices concerning Data.
The first step in data collection is know what to take data on
Understanding what setting is best for each type of data
Keeping data in your head is not enough: best ways to record data
data collection is a big job: a team approach helps
best ways to meaningfully share data with others
Efficient and Effective Ways to STore Data
Best-Practice Early Childhood Special education is a work of collaboration with meaningful input from each team member. Below are some Best PRactices of Building STrong teams in ECse.
