Increasing High Quality Inclusive Practices in Early Childhood

The learning package contains 6 topics that explore key ideas about inclusion of children with disabilities in early childhood. The package covers a range of topics from defining inclusion to understanding the benefits of advocating for inclusion.
In each module topic, a topic guide is available for reflecting and applying what you learn to your own experience. The learning package also includes additional resources to explore each topic further.
 
Participant Outcomes:
 
Participants will be able to define the 3 key features of inclusion
Participants will learn how to promote a growth mindset by using the definition of inclusion from the NAEYC/DEC Joint Position Statement.
Participants will learn about laws, policies, and practices that support inclusion of children with disabilities.
Participants will take away many different resources that can be used in their own early childhood professional settings.
 
Presenters: Talin Tokat, MS, and Tammy Wrobbel, MS, CIMI

Talin Tokat, MS is an Inclusion Specialist for Early CHOICES. Talin has a master’s degree from Erikson Institute in Child Development with a specialization in Children’s Law/Policy. She has worked as an early childhood educator, program director, and therapist, with a focus on increasing inclusive, equitable opportunities for all children.
 
Tammy Wrobbel, MS, CIMI is an Inclusion Specialist with Early CHOICES, an initiative of the Illinois State Board of Education. She has a Master of Science degree in Developmental Therapy and Bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication. She has over 20 years of experience and also parents two adults who are uniquely abled.