We don’t know yet what school will look like after summer break, but Brookes authors Paula Kluth, Jen Alexander, Loui Lord Nelson, Nicole Eredics, Elizabeth Potts, and Jennifer Mahdavi have shared some great parent engagement tips you can use no matter what learning plan is adopted in your district this fall. Read More
Supporting executive function skills in early childhood is an important part of a child's overall development. These tips and ideas, adapted from Building Blocks for Teaching Preschoolers with Special Needs, Third Edition, can help you to support the executive function skills of all young children. Read More
In this webinar, Project Approach and Special Education experts Drs. Sallee Beneke and Michaelene Ostrosky, will share insights into the potential of the Project Approach to support young learners in inclusive classrooms. They will review strategies and share examples and resources for meeting the educational needs of young children with diverse abilities through the Project Approach. Read More
The new edition of Building Blocks for Teaching Preschoolers with Special Needs includes access to seven comprehensive training modules designed to reinforce key topics in the book. View this presentation from Module 1 to get a better sense of how to use the Building Blocks framework. Read More
Read this excerpt from Launching a Career in Special Education, Your Action Plan for Success to get a preview of the first chapter: Getting Started Read More
Read this excerpt from Picture Inclusion! Snapshots of Successful Diverse Classrooms for an introduction and Chapter 1: Inclusion From Theory to Practice. Read More
This handout is an adapted article written by author and inclusion expert, Paula Kluth, Ph.D. Dr. Kluth shares her top 10 tips for teachers who support students with autism in their inclusive classroom. Read More
This handout explains what the Project Approach and the three phases through which a teacher can implement this approach in their classroom. Read More
How can programs measure the quality of their inclusive classrooms? This session from the 2018 QRIS BUILD Conference focused on the efforts of local communities to determine the quality of inclusive practices at QRIS sites using The Inclusive Classroom Profile (ICP). Participants were provided an overview of the pilot projects used and resources for utilizing the ICP at their own sites. Read More
Read this excerpt from Effective Early Intervention to get an overview of the book and an introduction to the Developmental Systems Approach. Read More
