Just the Facts, Ma’am: An Inclusion Quiz

Please indicate whether you think each statement is true or false.

1.High quality inclusive programs adhere to a single national standard. True False

2.Families of young children with disabilities can find inclusive programs in their community if they look hard enough.

TrueFalse

3.Inclusion can benefit children with and without disabilities, particularly the area of social development.

TrueFalse

4.A variety of factors (policies, resources, beliefs) influence the implementation of inclusion. True False

5.Partners with specialized knowledge and skill are not an important component of quality inclusive programs.

TrueFalse

6.Collaboration among parents, teachers, and specialists is a cornerstone of inclusion. True False

7.The quality of early childhood programs is negatively impacted when they include children with disabilities.

TrueFalse

8.Most teachers feel comfortable and confident about including young children with disabilities.

TrueFalse

9. There is no national definition of inclusion.TrueFalse

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A Child Might View Inclusion As . . .

Do I usually feel welcome rather than captured?

Do I feel that I belong or am I just one of the crowd?

Am I usually addressed seriously and respectfully, rather than as someone who is "precious" or "cute"?

Do I find most of the activities engaging, absorbing, and challenging rather than just entertaining or exciting?

Do I find most of the experiences meaningful, rather than frivolous or boring?

Am I usually glad to be here, rather than eager to leave?

Resources

Just the Facts, Ma’am /
  • DEC-NAEYC Definition and Position Statement on Early Childhood Inclusion

  • National Professional Development Center on Inclusion. (2009). Research synthesis points on early childhood inclusion. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina, FPG Child Development Institute, Author.

Read All About It /
  • How inclusion is benefitting one child without disabilities: Dillon’s story

See for Yourself /
  • A-B-C In Everyday Activities
  • Ask a Friend to Play
  • Bus Stop Tours of Inclusive Classrooms with Assistive Technology

  • Edelman, L. (Producer) (2001). Just being kids: Supports and services for infants and toddlers and their families in everyday routines, activities, and places (video). Denver: Western Media Products.
  • Facilitating Membership in Head Start Classrooms

  • Rolling with Friends from CONNECT Module 1
  • Shane’s Inspiration
  • SpecialQuest Multi-Media Training Library

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  • Strategies for including children with disabilities in classroom activities

Find It Online /
  • Embedded Learning Opportunities (content, handouts, videos in English and Spanish)

  • Handouts on EBP that Support Inclusion
  • Head Start Center for Inclusion
  • Inclusion in Least Restrictive Environments
  • Inclusion Matters podcast series
  • Planned Instructional Sequences (content, handouts, videos)

  • Providing Inclusive Child Care (brochure from Georgia Quest for Quality Inclusion)

  • Tots-n-Tech Research Institute

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Stop and Reflect

Please provide a response to each question in the space provided. By February 11, please email your completed form to Jacqui Carr Gouveia ().

QUESTION / RESPONSE
What’s one new idea or resource you got from the February 6 presentation (Inclusion: It’s Everyone’s Job)?
How will you use the definition of inclusion statement and position statement in your work?
A close friend has the opportunity for her 4-year old to be in a high quality, inclusive PreK Counts classroom. She has asked you if you think this is a good idea. What would you tell her? Why?

EVALUATION FORM

Please rate the following statements using the rating scale. Place an “x” in the box under your rating.

  1. I have increased my understanding of the national definition of inclusion.

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2.I have increased my knowledge of key concepts related to access, participation, and supports.

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3.I have increased my knowledge of the evidence base for quality inclusion.

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4.The information shared was of high quality.

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5.The information shared was relevant.

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6.The information shared was useful.

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7.Overall, this session was very beneficial.

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Other comments or reactions? (please use the back of this form for extra space)

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