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Supporting Families with Special Needs

3 Clock Hours of Early Childhood Education
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Positive Interaction Strategies

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​Children with special needs are just like other children but they do things a bit differently. Some are nonverbal, hearing impaired, physically challenged or cognitively delayed. Overall, adult interaction with these children is most successful when some strategies are used. These support and encourage conversations about diversity and make all learners feel welcome and accepted. Instruct and support your staff to use the following strategies and make sure that you are leading by example!  
Positive Interaction Strategies
Talk with them.
Even a child who is nonverbal benefits from being spoken to. Just because they may not respond to your questions or comments doesn’t mean they are not participating in the conversation. Talk, ask questions, tell them a joke, or give them a compliment.  
Interact with them, not just the parent or caregiver.
​Often people will approach a child with special needs and ask a question or two then they turn to the parent or caregiver to continue the conversation. Doing this makes the child feel invisible and different from others. Do your best to interact with the child. 
Be positive.
​It seems simple, but it is easy to get frustrated when working with children. Positivity always has better results.
Use different cues.​
​Don’t rely on giving spoken directions. Use visual, written, and tactile cues as well.  
Be flexible.
​Things that worked yesterday may not work tomorrow. Do not get fixated on only one solution. Instead be flexible and willing to change gears if you need to. Likewise, be willing to follow the child’s lead.
Remain aware.
​Often disastrous situations can be avoided by making slight preparations to the environment or surroundings. Be aware of potential downfalls both literally and figuratively. If JoJo often stumbles on the last step of the staircase, be ready to help her when she gets there. 
If you can encourage staff to use these strategies and continue to use them yourself, families will notice and they will appreciate your effort and trust your ability to provide quality care. Above all the children in your care will feel supported and benefit from these interactions!

Optional Resource for Further Study

  • Learning Differences and Special Needs Guide by Common Sense Media ​
  • 7 Ways to Bring Out the Best in Special-Needs Students by Thomas Armstrong Education Week Teacher 
  • Understanding Kids who are Different: Activities for Teaching about disabilities by Education World ​​
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1. Course Agenda
  • Pre-Quiz (1/5)
2. Families with Special Needs
3. ADA Accessibility
4. Provisions of the ADA
5. ADA Program Compliance 
6. Child Care Setting
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7. Early Childhood Setting (2/5)
8. Program Planning
9. Inclusion
10. Assistive Technology (3/5)
11. Benefits of Inclusion
12. People First Language
​13. Environmental Accommodations
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14. Accommodations (4/5)
15. Positive Interaction Strategies
16. Staff Preparation
17. More Alike than Different
18. End of Course Assessment (5/5)

19. Course Evaluation Form
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  • Child Care Courses
    • About ECE Virtual Classroom
    • ECE Virtual Facilitators
    • Course Requirements
    • Course Instructions
    • Certificates
    • ECE Virtual Classroom
  • Select Course
    • Relationships with Families
    • Social and Emotional Development
    • Sign Language Tools for the Classroom
    • Building Community Through Circle Time
    • Easing Separation Anxiety
    • Family Activity Nights
    • Interactions and Guidance
    • Mildred D. Taylor and Cultural Awareness
    • Operation Military Families
    • Reinforcement and Redirection
    • School age Play
    • Social and Emotional Development
    • Spanish in the Early Childhood Classroom
    • Supporting Families with Special Needs
    • Supporting Self-Esteem
    • Teaching Self Expression
    • The Anxious Child
    • ​Using Literature to Support Diverse Families
    • Yoga for Young Children
  • Contact
  • Enroll in Courses