Building Blocks for Teaching Young Children in Inclusive Settings, Fourth Edition

Authors: Susan R. Sandall, Ph.D., Ariane Gauvreau, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Gail E. Joseph, Ph.D., Ilene S. Schwartz, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Prepare early childhood educators to teach all children in inclusive settings with the fourth edition of this bestselling guidebook—enhanced with new content, new topics, and more tools for planning effective instruction.

Equally useful as a student-friendly textbook and a go-to guide for practicing educators, this is a resource readers will return to again and again for proven, easy-to-use strategies that support all young learners.

WHAT’S NEW

• All chapters updated
• New chapter on Ongoing Assessment and Instructional Decision-Making
• New chapter on Implementing the Building Blocks Framework
• 8 new checklists and planning forms to support implementation
• New section on the impact of implicit bias on teachers’ perception of challenging behavior
• Expanded content on key topics such as collaboration, curriculum modifications, friendships and social relationships
• Updated vignettes, terms, resources, and references

WITH 7 TRAINING MODULES: Using the Building Blocks framework | Conducting ongoing child assessment | Planning for the individual child | Using visuals to support learning | Applying the Building Blocks framework to math and science | Applying the framework to challenging classroom behavior | Extending the framework to infants and toddlers

Reviews

James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief, Library Bookwatch, Midwest Book Review  - October 2, 2024
"Thoroughly 'user friendly' in organization and presentation  this book is an ideal and unreservedly recommended textbook for school district teacher in-service training programs, as well as college/university teacher education collections and supplemental Early Childhood Education/STEM Education curriculum studies lists."

Jennifer Grisham, Ed.D., Professor, Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education and Faculty Director, Early Childhood Lab, University of Kentucky  - April 12, 2024
"Building Blocks for Teaching Children in Inclusive Settings, 4th Edition is essential reading for practitioners who wish to meaningfully support young children in inclusive settings. The book is filled with classroom scenarios, implementation examples, useful forms, and step‐by‐step guidance that ensures effective inclusive practices."

Elena Soukakou, Ph.D., Honorary Research Fellow, Special and Inclusive Education, University of Roehampton School of Education  - April 12, 2024
"Building Blocks brings together the best available research‐based knowledge and professional wisdom to directly support the application of inclusive practices in early education and care programs. The practical examples and resources are highly relevant and useful for anyone working with young children across the world!"

This book may be appropriate for courses similar to those listed below:

• Curriculum in Early Childhood Education and Early Intervention (SPED 683)
• Inclusion of Special Needs Preschoolers in Early Childhood (EC 219)
• Preprimary Methods and Materials (EDU 352)
• Assessment & Intervention Strategies in ECE (ECE 378)

See what's NEW in the Fourth Edition of Building Blocks

Watch a webinar recording Building Blocks for Supporting all Children in Inclusive Settings, by Ariane Gauvreau, Ph D, BCBA-D and Ilene Schwartz

Get an inside look See a sample PowerPoint presentation from Training Module One: Overview and Getting Started with the Building Blocks Framework