Early childhood special education involving the special needs child in learning centers

1994 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 43-44
Author(s):  
Barbara Huyett
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Early Childhood Special Education ◽  
Learning Centers

scholarly journals Importance of Toy Play in Special Education for young Children: Perspectives and Approaches

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 5218-5229
Author(s):  
Aditi Deshpande ◽  
Vaibhhavi Ranavaade
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Early Childhood Special Education ◽  
Curriculum Planning ◽  
Special Needs Children ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Toy Play

Special needs children have different needs compared to typically growing children in various aspects of life. Their learning is hampered due to the difficulties they face in the normal way of learning. Special education practices have been adopting various play-based methods to address special needs children's difficulties and needs. This research reviews toy play as a learning method and its importance in young special needs children's education. The paper takes different perspectives on play and how it is characterized. A study of Toy Play taxonomies is also presented from the perspective of the learning needs of special needs children. Three prominent special education approaches are studied, and a synthesis of how to play fits into these approaches is presented. The future of toy play and further research areas is discussed. Early childhood play is a normal phenomenon that has much use in early intervention, early childhood special education, and early childhood education. Among these areas, there are still many disagreements about how to characterize and use play. These tensions jeopardize evaluation, action, and curriculum planning practices, as well as their links to science and practice. This essay examines play in early learning, early childhood special education, early childhood education, and how play is viewed and used in these settings.

Legal Issues in Early Childhood Special Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 104420732110231
Author(s):  
Susan Larson Etscheidt ◽  
Stephanie L. Schmitz ◽  
Andi M. Edmister
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Due Process ◽  
Transition Planning ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Early Childhood Special Education ◽  
Educational Planning ◽  
Professional Collaboration ◽  
Education Act

Family and professional collaboration is beneficial to students, families, and educators. The importance of such collaboration was recognized for families of students with disabilities, resulting in provisions in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) which ensure parental participation in educational planning. Despite the benefits of family and professional collaboration and IDEA mandate, many parents disagree with the educational planning decisions provided to their children and request due process hearings. Parents perceive a lack of opportunity to provide input and/or to disagree with schools’ perspectives. Parents of early childhood students report significant concerns about their child’s readiness for the transition to kindergarten and their limited role in transition planning as their children prepared to enter preschool programs. The purpose of this article was to examine the issues identified in parental complaints in early childhood special education (ECSE) through a qualitative content analysis of recent court cases. The results revealed six themes related to current issues in ECSE programs. We conclude with several recommendations for state policy makers to improve services in ECSE based on the DEC Recommended Practices.

The DEC Recommended Practices in Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education: Social Validation

2002 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary E. McLean ◽  
Patricia Snyder ◽  
Barbara J. Smith ◽  
Susan R. Sandall
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Intervention ◽  
Early Childhood Special Education ◽  
Social Validation ◽  
Recommended Practices
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