I Belong: Active Learning for Children with Special Needs

I Belong: Active Learning for Children with Special Needs by Jan Levanger Dowling. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781573793223.

The HighScope educational model builds on and maximizes childrens strengths and abilities, recognizing each childs individual needs and developmental differences. I Belong includes practical strategies and real-life examples of the authors applications and adaptations of the HighScope Curriculum in a variety of preschool settings serving children with special needs. The elements of the HighScope daily routine, with specific ideas for accommodations for special needs children, are covered in depth. Throughout the book, the authors address the issue of integrating curriculum and therapy and detail how the HighScope Curriculum can facilitate the process of meeting Individual education Program (IEP) goals.