Preschool Inclusion Conference for Parents

Have you been wondering if your child with disabilities can be included in a typical early childhood classroom? If so, then register now for this FREE event!

AGENDA:
8:30 9:00 AM: Sign in & registration, Welcome from NJCIE, Coffee, & Interest Caf Tables. 9:00 AM: Legal Primer on Preschool Inclusion: Just What Parents Need to Know Paula Lieb, JD 10:00 AM: Including Children of all Abilities in the Preschool Classroom: What it looks like! Teachers from Asbury Parks inclusive preschool classrooms share how they plan and deliver instruction in a multi-ability preschool classroom. 11:00 AM: Parent Panel and Q&A Parents & district staff who have collaborated to include children in preschool/ kindergarten classrooms share their thoughts on making it work! 11:30 AM: Interest Caf Tables and Open Q&A. An opportunity for parents to obtain information & meet informally with presenters & other NJ experts.

This training is supported by the NJ Council on Developmental Disabilities under contract #10ML3C and supported by the NJ Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, IDEA, Part B Funds. Free Registration / RSVPs will be processed through NJCIE at 732-613-0400

Saturday, March 2, 2013 8:30am12:00noon

LOCATION: Learning Resource Center South at ERIC South Jersey Technology Park, Samuel H. Jones Innovation Center, Suite 200, 107 Gilbreth Parkway, Mullica Hill, NJ 08062
DIRECTIONS: http://www.eirc.org/website/programs-services /learning-resource-center-south-lrc REGISTER IN ONE OF THREE WAYS: SCAN & EMAIL THIS FORM TO NJCIE@NJCIE.NET FAX THIS FORM TO 732-390-7696 MAIL THIS FORM TO: NJCIE, INC. 9 AUER COURT, SUITE H, EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ 08816

Did You Know That

Today, developmental psychology increasingly focuses on the importance of peer interaction, on the cognitive and social / emotional development of children. Development does not unfold as a flower but as a result of careful and purposeful exposure to an optimal learning environment which includes the opportunity to learn and interact with other children. From the developmental viewpoint, access to typically developing peers is essential for children with disabilities as it provides more learning opportunities than segregated environments. Research has shown that preschool classrooms with 80% typically developing children result in twice the opportunities for social interaction than a preschool disabled classroom. (Cavallaro and Heney, 1999) Inclusive education happens when children with and without disabilities participate and learn together in the same classes.

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For in-depth information about this conference contact MaryAnn Comparetto, Director of Parent Programs, NJCIE: 732-613-0400