Preschool Disabilities Programs: School
districts in New Jersey are obligated to provide educational programs to
children from ages 3 to 5 who demonstrate developmental delays. These children
are evaluated by a Child Study Team and, if special education is warranted, the
child is recommended for a classification of Preschool Child with a Disability
Integrated
Preschool: The district’s Preschool Inclusion Program will
enroll preschoolers with disabilities, along with typically developing
children, if appropriate, in order to provide public school opportunities
according to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Program Goals:
- To provide a curriculum
for each preschool child based on individual differences and abilities
- To provide experiences
that meet each child’s needs, to stimulate learning in all developmental
areas (physical, emotional, social and cognitive) and curricular areas
(language literacy, mathematics, social/emotional development, social
studies, science, world languages, creative arts and health, safety and
physical development)
- To provide opportunities
to develop relationships, interactions and activities-these are designed
to develop children’s self-esteem and to engender positive feelings
towards learning and towards other students
- To provide opportunities
for the children to participate in small and large group activities to the
best of their abilities
- To provide opportunities
in all areas of language development-listening, speaking, reading,
thinking and expressing themselves in various ways
- To provide experiences
in gross motor skills (running, skipping, climbing) as well as fine motor
activities (writing, cutting, coloring)
- To provide daily
opportunities for a wide range of musical and movement activities
- To provide experiences in gross motor activities (running, skipping, climbing), as well as fine motor activities (writing, cutting, coloring)
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