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DAP and ECSE. EDCI 336 September 12, 2006. ECSE. ECE SPED Compensatory Education. Compensatory Ed. Head Start 1965 Economic Opportunity Act 1972 10% SPED requirement. Legislation. P.L. 94-142 (EHA 1975)
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DAP and ECSE EDCI 336 September 12, 2006
ECSE • ECE • SPED • Compensatory Education
Compensatory Ed • Head Start • 1965 • Economic Opportunity Act • 1972 10% SPED requirement
Legislation • P.L. 94-142 (EHA 1975) • Ages 6-21 IF state did not provide public educational programs for all children ages 3-5
Legislation • P.L. 99-457 • 1986 Part B (Preschool Grant Program) • Mandated programs for children ages 3-5
Legislation • P.L. 99-457 • Part H ( Handicapped Infants and Toddlers Program) • Voluntary program for birth to two
Legislation • Part H • System of coordinated, comprehensive, multidisciplinary, interagency collaboration • IFSP
Terms to know • Integration • Mainstreaming • LRE • Full inclusion
Integration Children with and without disabilities in the same program
Mainstreaming • Placement of children with disabilities in programs where majority of children do not have disabilities.
LRE • Least Restrictive Environment • Setting that is appropriate for the child and provides the most contact with nondisabled children.
Full Inclusion • Children with disabilities in regular classrooms with individualized , appropriate services in that setting.
Problems • Nondisabled children from birth to 5 do not receive services so there are no inclusion programs in some places.
Problems • Possible exclusion from remedial assistance • Emphasis on location rather than appropriateness • Children who are deaf
DEC’s Position • Supports full inclusion • Natural settings • Full access to all services that promote full participation in the community P. 51
DEC’s Position • Values diversity of families • Supports family guided process for determining services • P. 51
DEC’s Position • Development, evaluation, dissemination of full inclusion supports, services and systems • P. 51
DEC’s Position • Development of preservice and inservice training programs that prepare families, administrators, and service providers to develop and work within inclusive settings. P. 51
DEC’s Position • Collaboration among all key stakeholders to implement flexible fiscal and administrative procedures in support of inclusion
DEC’s Position • Research that contributes to our knowledge of state-of-the art services
DEC’s Position • The restructuring and unification of social, education, health, and intervention supports and services to make them more responsive to the needs of all children and families.
Trends in ECSE • Consultation and collaboration • Assessment • Authentic • Curriculum and Instructional methods