ERIC Number: EJ1161920
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Dec
Pages: 12
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Teaching Children with down Syndrome in the Early Years of School
McFadden, Amanda; Tangen, Donna; Spooner-Lane, Rebecca; Mergler, Amanda
Australasian Journal of Special Education, v41 n2 p89-100 Dec 2017
We explored 3 general classroom teachers' experiences of including a child with Down syndrome in their early years classrooms. Located at 3 different Australian school settings, 1 teacher was the head of a Preparatory class, 1 was a Year 3 teacher, and the third was a teacher of a split Preparatory/Year 1 class. Interview data were drawn from a larger study, in which data were gathered over a 5-month period through class observations and teacher interviews. The fndings indicate that although there were highly inclusive experiences identifed in the school sites, the school context played an important role in the inclusion of the child. Teachers indicated that receiving targeted information about Down syndrome and collaborative support from parents, teaching colleagues, and their wider school enabled them to work more inclusively with their student with Down syndrome in their classroom.
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Teaching Experience, Interviews, Classroom Observation Techniques, Inclusion, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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