Inclusion Quality Executive Summary and Recommendations in English and French - free PDFs
 
Inclusion Quality:
Children with Disabilities
in Early Learning and Child Care in Canada
by Sharon Hope Irwin and Donna S. Lero
This book, Inclusion Quality, is an urgent report
about where Canada is today with respect to the inclusion
of children with disabilities in early learning and child
care. While the federal government’s current Multilateral
Framework on Early Learning and Child Care addresses
many factors essential to the development of a strong national
system of early learning and child care in Canada, it does
not focus sufficiently on inclusion quality for children
with disabilities. Without this focus, these children, and
their families, will get left behind.
Inclusion Quality presents a thoughtful analysis of the recent work of SpeciaLink—the results of observations using the SpeciaLink Early Childhood Inclusion Quality Scale, in over 65 early learning and child care centres across Canada, and provides essential recommendations toward improving the quality of care for children with disabilities.
Also available in paper edition. Price $40.00
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Early Childhood Inclusion Quality Scale
by Sharon Hope Irwin
This workbook is the tool for assessing inclusion quality in
early childhood centres and for helping centres move toward
higher quality inclusion. The Scale provides a picture of sustainable
and evolving inclusion quality—an emerging issue as more children
with special needs attend community-based centres and as inclusion
pioneers leave their centres and a new generation of directors
and early childhood educators take on the inclusion challenges.
Price $18.95
ISBN 1-895415-91-8
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How to Measure Inclusion Quality
in Child Care
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A SpeciaLink Training DVD for the inclusion Scales
In this DVD, director Sharon Hope Irwin trains viewers in the use of The SpeciaLink Early Child Care Inclusion Quality Scale. The Scale is the critical tool for assessing inclusion quality in child care centres—a major issue as more and more child care centres commit to including all children with special needs.
DVD format. Price: $40.00
Available in English and French.
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This book is an inspiring, readable picture of Canada's inclusion journey, told by ten child care directors. They speak to us directly and without flinching. They provide warnings, guidance and encouragement. A remarkable portrait and a tool we are fortunate to have.
Price: $20.00
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The Mainstream is the Right Stream
On the Road to Mainstream Daycare.
5 Short stories in one powerful DVD!
These five stories can each stand alone, and they can be shown in any order. They are excellent for training, staff development, public education and parent guidance. As a good start for discussions, they are a significant tool for advocates of Mainstream Daycare.
DVD format. Price: $40.00
Available in English and French.
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INCLUSION: The Next Generation provides a snapshot of current inclusion practices in child care in Canada. This book investigates what makes inclusion work, what makes quality child care for children with special needs a reality. Inclusion: The Next Generation focuses on critical roles and resources that sustain existing inclusive programs and that encourage more centres to enroll children with special needs.
Copies of the complete 278-page research report INCLUSION: The Next Generation of Child Care in Canada can be ordered from Breton Books. $40.00
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A sourcebook about current strategies and innovations on the front lines of Canadian child care. Built on the findings of SpeciaLink's cross-Canada Roundtable meetings, and of the national SpeciaLink Institute, the examples throughout this book come from parents, researchers and practitioners.
178 pages. Quality paperback. Available in English and French. $25.00
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, Donna S. Lero & Kathleen Brophy
Based on the front-line experiences of pioneer child care staff and directors, this book identifies what must be done to fully include children with special needs in all Canadian child care programs.
"Children with special needs still do not have the right to attend child care programs with their non-disabled peers. These children must no longer be excluded and segregated. This is a matter of urgency..."
211 pages, with photos. Quality paperback. Available in English and French. $25.00
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A unique study in which the Canadian Union of Postal Workers explores barriers experienced by parents of children with special needs. It shows the extraordinary struggle these parents face in juggling work, family and child care. Of value to unions, policy makers and researchers, its conclusions have a powerful message for CUPW members and other workers facing similar challenges
148 pages. Quality paperback. Available in English and French. $25.00
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The story of our road to the principles of full mainstream child care, and of the SpeciaLink Symposium which made those principles the national agenda for mainstream advocates. "The Mainstream is the Right Stream" is the battle cry. Achieving full mainstream child care for every child is the goal. The SpeciaLink Book also includes reprints of the first six SpeciaLink Newsletters, a Canadian directory of mainstream child care advocates, a list of further readings, information about joining SpeciaLink, and order forms for future SpeciaLink newsletters and videos.
186 pages, with photos. Quality paperback. Available in English and French. $25.00
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A record of the proceedings of the SpeciaLink National Early Intervention Symposium, which refined and reconfirmed E.I.'s commitment to family-centred principles and practices - a three-day symposium that was focused, practical, passionate and well-informed.
From Dana Brynelsen's careful definitions of the work and responsibilities of Early Intervention to Alan Mirabelli's recognition of the new shapes of family to Debra Martell's informed-parent perspective, and Kofi Marfo's compassionate presentation of the state-of-the-research in Early Intervention - this national symposium provided a combination of speeches and workshops and face-to-face conversations of fundamental importance to the field.
114 pages, with photos. Quality paperback. $25.00
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