ERIC Number: EJ998154
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-May
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-1214
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Foundations for Self-Determination in Early Childhood: An Inclusive Model for Children with Disabilities
Palmer, Susan B.; Summers, Jean Ann; Brotherson, Mary Jane; Erwin, Elizabeth J.; Maude, Susan P.; Stroup-Rentier, Vera; Wu, Hsiang-Yi; Peck, Nancy F.; Zheng, Yuzhu; Weigel, Cindy J.; Chu, Szu-Yin; McGrath, Greg S.; Haines, Shana J.
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v33 n1 p38-47 May 2013
This article introduces the Early Childhood Foundations Model for Self-Determination and provides a rationale for the need to consider the foundations of self-determination behavior that begin early in life. This model is based on the premise that young children with disabilities benefit from a collaborative partnership between important adults in the lives of children to provide a supportive, stimulating, and coordinated environment between inclusive classrooms and home settings. Within partnership, the Foundations Model establishes the proposition that the basic foundational skills for developing self-determination in later life require young children with disabilities to gain skills in (a) choice-making and problem solving, (b) self-regulation, and (c) engagement. In this position paper, the authors review literature related to these three foundational constructs and present a rationale for use of the Foundations Model as a guide to developing systematic interventions to start young students with disabilities on the road to building a foundation for self-determination. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Young Children, Inclusion, Models, Self Determination, Early Childhood Education, Partnerships in Education, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Skill Development, Self Control, Learner Engagement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A090267