Day Care and Early Education

, Volume 21, Issue 2, pp 9–12 | Cite as

Best practices for preschool programs: an update on inclusive settings

  • Chrissy Leister
  • Debra Koonce
  • Seal Nisbet
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Abstract

The trend in the curriculum design of programs for young children with developmental disabilities has been toward an approach which emphasizes everyday skills taught in regular routine activities. With the enactment of Public Law 99-457, the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), states were mandated to provide services for three-to five-year-old preschoolers with developmental disabilities.

Keywords

Young Child Developmental Disability Routine Activity Curriculum Design Inclusive Setting 
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© Human Sciences Press 1993

Authors and Affiliations

  • Chrissy Leister
    • 1
  • Debra Koonce
    • 1
  • Seal Nisbet
    • 2
  1. 1.Special Education at East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson CityUSA
  2. 2.Project Coach OutreachUniversity Affiliated Program, at the University of Southern MississippiUSA

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