Educating children with disabilities in community-based programs alongside children without disabilities is supported by professional organizations in early childhood education and early childhood special education (e.g., National Association for the Education of Young Children [NAEYC] and Division for Early Childhood [DEC]) in an effort to…

Many young children demonstrate behavior that teachers find challenging. Accordingly, early childhood and elementary educators must be prepared to support children's social development and use effective practices so that children will be less likely to develop or sustain behavior problems. General education reform and legislation direct schools to…