Blended Practices for Teaching Young Children in Inclusive Settings

Prepare early educators to help all children thrive in inclusive settings with the third edition of this widely adopted text, now updated to align with today’s critical topics in early childhood education. Bridging the gap between early childhood education and early childhood special education, this textbook blends today’s best practices for teaching young children with and without disabilities into one proven, comprehensive approach.

Now with expanded recommendations on implementing multitiered systems of support (MTSS), this trusted text gives readers both the foundational lens and the practical strategies they need to teach all children from ages 2 to 6. Teachers will get clear, explicit guidance on:

• Using a four-element curriculum framework to support instructional planning in blended classrooms
• Designing an MTSS that addresses the needs of all children in inclusive settings through universal, focused, and systematic strategies
• Embedding learning opportunities that address children’s goals
• Blending practices to boost social-emotional, language/literacy, and math/science outcomes, and to support children who are multilingual
• Teaming with families and professionals from a range of disciplines
• Creating systems-level support for implementing blended practices

Ideal for a range of undergraduate and graduate courses—and a valuable resource for administrators who train staff—this book will get early educators ready to deliver effective instruction to all children in high-quality inclusive settings.

 What’s New

• More on using an MTSS framework in early childhood education
• New chapter on systems-level supports and funding for blended programs
• Expanded chapter on using blended practices principles to teach STEM
• Information on how national policies, recommendations, and models relate to the Blended Practices model
• Trusted author team enhanced with the fresh perspectives of new co-authors Adrienne K. Golden and Sarah Hawkins-Lear
• Expanded faculty materials, including new chapter PowerPoints, learning activities, and appendixes