Young children vary in their skills, knowledge, backgrounds, and abilities. Effective teaching requires individualized teaching and chances to learn for all children to access, participate, and thrive in early learning settings. Individualizing for children who need more support helps ensure effective teaching for children with disabilities and other special needs across all the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework domains. Using children’s Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) and Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals is part of effective teaching, individualizing, and creating environments to support children’s positive outcomes.
Explore the importance of strong partnerships between Early Head Start and Part C providers. Learn effective strategies to leverage these partnerships to improve the services and care offered to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.
Use Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) practices to ensure the full and effective participation of children with disabilities or suspected delays. Learn how coaches can support specific inclusive practices in their work.
This in-service suite gives an overview of eight types of curriculum modifications. Teachers can use these simple changes to classroom activities to increase a child’s engagement and learning.
Use these methods to break down a learning goal into smaller steps. Breaking down a goal into easier objectives helps a child to make steady progress in mastering a skill.
This in-service suite introduces the activity matrix as an effective tool for teachers to organize learning opportunities for children who need additional support during daily classroom activities and routines.
Discover how to use a teaching practice called the Teaching Loop to provide individualized instruction to children.
Learn about the role of each attendee at a typical Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting.
Watch as a facilitator recaps an Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting highlights. The next step is to have all attendees sign the IEP document.
In this video clip, a family support specialist closes a Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting. She gives parents the chance to provide feedback and ask questions.