Reaching toward individualization in planning for children with special needs

Päivi Selina Kovanen

doi:10.1080/15017410209510791

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Reaching toward individualization in planning for children with special needs

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Päivi Selina Kovanen

University of Jyväskylä, Department of Special Education

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Integrating young children with special needs into programs for typically developing children is a current trend. Yet, integration may threaten a teacher's ability to meet the needs of an individual child. The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of the teachers’ orientation in early intervention/early childhood special education. Data from thirteen early childhood generic educators/early childhood special educators were collected to provide a qualitative description of their assessment and planning practices. Findings indicated that generic early childhood/early childhood special educators’ assessment, planning, and programming for meeting the needs of individual children were not clearly established. There was incongruence between the teachers’ actual practice and the positively ‐valued guideline of child‐centeredness, social aspects of learning and naturalistic teaching strategies.

How to Cite: Kovanen, P.S., 2009. Reaching toward individualization in planning for children with special needs. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 4(2), pp.190–202. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/15017410209510791

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[CIT0008] File , N. (1994). . Children's play, teacher‐child interactions, and teacher beliefs in integrated early childhood programs. . Early Childhood Quarterly , 9: : 223.–.

[CIT0009] Glaser , B. G. and Strauss , A. L. (1967). . The discovery of grounded theory: Strategies for qualitative research. , [city: Chicago], [state: IL]: : Aldine. .

[CIT0010] Hanson , M. J. and Lynch , E. W. (1989). . Early intervention: Implementing child and family services for infants and toddlers who are at‐risk or disabled. , [city: Austin], [state: TX]: : PRO‐ED. .

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[CIT0014] Noonan , M. and McCormick , L. (1993). . Early intervention in natural environments. , [city: Pacific Grove], [state: CA]: : Brookes/Cole. .

[CIT0015] Odom , S. L. and McEvoy , M. (1988). . “Integration of young children with handicaps. ”. In Early intervention for infants and children with handicaps: An empirical base. , Edited by: Odom , S. L. and Karnes , M. B. : 241.–. [city: Baltimore], [state: MD]: : Paul H. Brookes. .

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[CIT0019] Strain , P. S. (1990). . LRE for preschool children with handicaps: What we know, what we should be doing. . Journal of Early Intervention , 14: : 291.–.

[CIT0020] Viitala , R. (1999). . “[Integration. How do early childhood teachers evaluate success of integration?]. ”. In Integraatio ja sen toimivuus lastentarhanopettajien arvioimana._. , [city: Finland]: : University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä. . Unpublished licentiate's dissertation,.

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[CIT0022] Wolery , M. , Strain , P. S. and Bailey , D. B. Jr. (1993). . “Reaching potentials of children with special needs. ”. In Reaching potentials: Appropriate curriculum and assessment for young children. , 3^rd , Edited by: Bredekamp , S. and Rosegrant , T. : 92.–. [city: Washington, DC]: : National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). .

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Reaching toward individualization in planning for children with special needs

Author:

Päivi Selina Kovanen

University of Jyväskylä, Department of Special Education

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