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Book SynopsisInclusive Education in the Early Years is an essential resource that will help you to critically understand and actively engage with a rights-based approach to including all children in education.This new edition explains the importance of changing early years practices, language, and mindsets, encouraging and supporting teachers to develop skills, knowledge and confidence in creating inclusive early years learning environments.Builds on current research and engages with the field of Disability Studies in Education.All new case studies of personal accounts from children, parents, and teachers, which highlight the steps to inclusion.The Critical Reflection questions and activities help you reflect on your current practice and consider how to improve or develop a skill.The end of chapter For Further Reflection exercises encourage you to think about key themes of the book and ignite further discussion.
Table of ContentsSection 1: Why inclusive education? Centring children and families 1: For Peace and Power: Understanding inclusive education 2: Children as changemakers 3: Chronicles of 'Inclusion': Reflections on Graduation Day 4: Ableism, Disablism and the Early Years 5: Just words? Language and labelling for inclusive praxis 6: Legislation and Policy for inclusive education in Australia Section 2: Inclusive education for embracing human diversity 7: Oppositional Approaches Fostering True Inclusion and Full Belonging: The Cultural Nature of Teaching and learning 8: Gender Matters in the Early Years Classroom 9: Including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives 10: Navigating social class and Inequality 11: Supporting Children with Chronic Illness and Health Issues 12: 'Not just being Accepted, but Embraced': Family Perspectives Section 3: Strategies to Facilitate Inclusion 13: barriers to inclusion -- one small step after another 14: Inclusive Planning: Planning for Everyone 15: Universal and inclusive planning in implementing the curriculum 16: Play and Inclusion 17: Social emotional wellbeing in a turbulent world 18: Children's literature as a tool for inclusion 19: Representations of diversity in children's popular media Section 4: Working together for inclusive education 20: Communication Matters 21: Family-Centred Practice 22: Inter-professional Practice 23: Working betwixt and between ableist and equitable education: The role of Additional Educators Section 5: Equitable learning opportunities across the curriculum 24: Inclusive early literacy experiences 25: Inclusive Early Numeracy Experiences 26: Every child an artist: fostering identity and belonging in and through the arts 27: "I know about science and stuff": STEM in an inclusive classroom 28: Equity Education in action: Right from the start
