Meaningful Inclusion in Early Childhood
How can a school meaningfully include students with disabilities in an early childhood program?
In moving interviews, parents in this video reveal the benefits for their children. Educators describe what they do and how they got there.
These stories come from the Sun Prairie (Wisconsin) Area School District, where inclusion is the norm for all early childhood programs supported by public dollars, whether offered in community or district settings.
More on early childhood special education: dpi.wi.gov/sped/early-childhood
Interviewees in order of appearance:
Hollie Whitney
Parent
Ramil and Vanessa Kilades
Parents
Elizabeth Knudten
SP4K Teacher and Sun Prairie Nursery School Program Director
Sun Prairie 4K Head Start
Jennifer Apodaca
Director of Student Services, Teaching, Learning & Equity
Sun Prairie Area School District
Lydia Krueger
Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
Gingerbread House Preschool
Barb Van Haren
Director, Special Education Team
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Suzie Kitson
Educator
Gingerbread House Preschool
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This is truly a wonderful video. I only hope that inclusion can be possible for children in higher grades and throughout high school in Wisconsin. Thank you to DPI for including this as their vision. Now it is time to make it a reality for all students in all districts.
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