2011 Summer Institute - Track 6

The Inclusion of Children with Special Needs into the Head Start/ECEAP Classroom

For some children, providing a high-quality early childhood program may not be enough for them to effectively learn.   We will discuss and provide information and examples of educational practices that support the inclusion of young children with disabilities in community-based and Head Start programs.  Specifically we will learn about making changes to classroom activities to maximize the participation of all children, we will learn about increasing learning by using planned teaching in the usual classroom routines, and finally we will learn about explicit strategies for children who may need more support in their learning. 

Presenters:        Barbara Matlock, M.Ed. and Crista Scott, M.Ed.

Barbara Matlock and Crista Scott are curriculum specialists with the brand new National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning at the University of Washington, and Barbara is also on the staff of the Experimental Education Unit at the University of Washington. 

Thank you to our Summer Institute Sponsors!


We're looking for a few good trainers!


WSA is trying to put together a trainer notebook. We are trying to find the best trainers you use and any recommendations for good trainers for our conferences. We hope to share the completed notebook with all our members so that your local program can use the notebook to find the best available trainers as well. Please send the names and contacts for trainers to Katy at katy@wsaheadstarteceap.com