Full Description
Inclusion is a difficult, complex issue for which there are no off-the-shelf answers. To be an effective practitioner it is necessary to identify what makes each situation and circumstance unique and use this knowledge to develop strategies and approaches that are appropriate. This timely new text examines the key perceptions, perspectives and concepts around inclusion in the Early Years. Drawing on real-life experiences of practitioners, it considers the questions practitioners are likely to come across in their professional lives and how they might genuinely go about meeting the needs of all the children in their care.
The book covers all aspects of inclusion including special educational needs, gender and sexuality, multiculturalism, multilingualism, Roma and traveller communities and economic wellbeing. Each chapter features:
Case studies to develop reflective thinking
Boxed examples to illustrate key points
Questions to promote discussion and debate
Annotated further reading lists
With case studies drawn from current research and thinking points which encourage reflective practice, this book will be essential reading for students on early childhood studies programmes and early years foundation degrees that wish to become reflective and critically aware practitioners.
Contents
1. Children, Young People, Inclusion and Social Policy 2. Documenting & assessing: including the voice of the child 3. Creating an Inclusive Environment for Supporting Children with English as an Additional Language 4. Accent, Dialect and Phonics: Encouraging Inclusion 5. A family's perspective of Special Educational Needs and Inclusion 6. Re-thinking Children's Wellbeing and Inclusion in Practice 7. Practitioner's Flexibility: including Gypsy, Roma and Travelling Families 8. Gender and Sexuality: the experiences of families/carers and Early Years practitioners 9. Challenging the assumptions of multiculturalism inclusion 10. Using research to develop inclusive practice in the Early Years 11. Some practical steps towards a more inclusive practice Index
