A. The Early Learning Environment

Required Reading 1:

Chapter 3 in Inclusion Works! (pp. 11-18)

Creating Inclusive Child Care Settings

Factors for Success

Daily Success

Common Modifications, Adaptations, and Support

Required Reading 2:

National Association for the Education of Young Children (2009). Key messages of the position statement. Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/KeyMessages.pdf

Required Readings 3-7:

Key elements of the early learning environment: http://www.seedsofpartnership.org/hqele/HQELEoverview.html#keyElements

Home page: http://seedsofpartnership.org/hqele/index.html

How to use this tool: http://seedsofpartnership.org/hqele/HQELEoverview.html#howToUse

Explore the panorama: http://seedsofpartnership.org/hqele/main.html

Related resources: http://seedsofpartnership.org/hqele/HQELEoverview.html#download

Required Reading 9:

Environments that inspire: http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200505/04Friedman.pdf

Required Reading 10:

Meeting the sensory needs of young children: https://www.naeyc.org/yc/files/yc/file/201305/Meeting_Sensory_Needs_Thompson_0513.pdf

Required Video 1:

Edpublicschools (2012, September 25). Beacon Heights School,

early education program: Play based learning [Video file].

Retrieved from https://youtu.be/4zHTRJPmQsk

Required Videos 4-7:

HQELE: Academics: http://seedsofpartnership.org/hqele/video/routines_academics.html

HQELE: Routines: http://seedsofpartnership.org/hqele/video/routines_laura.html

HQELE: Routines: http://seedsofpartnership.org/hqele/video/routines_sara.html

HQELE: Furnishings: http://seedsofpartnership.org/hqele/video/furnishings_overview.html

Optional Example 1:

Sample daily routine: http://www.miracosta.edu/instruction/childdevelopmentcenter/downloads/4.5SampleDailyClassroomRoutine.pdf

Optional Environment Assessment 1:

Questions to consider in UDL observations: http://www.miracosta.edu/instruction/childdevelopmentcenter/downloads/5.6UDLforPreschoolEnvironments.pdf

Optional Environment Assessment 2:

Preschool Environment Checklist (Based on ECERS-r): http://www.miracosta.edu/instruction/childdevelopmentcenter/downloads/5.2PreschoolEnvironmentChecklist.pdf

Optional Program self-assessment 1:

Including children- is your program ready (checklist): http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200903/BTJWatson.pdf

Optional Resource 1:

HQELE Spaces: http://seedsofpartnership.org/hqele/spaces.html

Optional Resource 2:

HQELE Furnishings: http://seedsofpartnership.org/hqele/furnishings.html

Optional Reading 1:

National Association for the Education of Young Children (2015). Developmentally

appropriate practice and the common core state standards: Framing the

issues. Research brief. Washington, DC: NAEYC.

White paper: https://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/15_Developmentally%20Appropriate%20Practice%20and%20the%20Common%20Core%20State%20Standards.pdf

Optional Video 1:

NAEYC (2015, April 20). DAP and the Common Core State Standards: Framing the issues [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/F27zP6CURTk

Optional Video 2:

http://www.seedsofpartnership.org/hqele/video/hqele_overview.html