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TOOL NAME
Inclusive Classroom Profile, Research Edition
USED TO EVALUATE
12 key inclusive practices that support the developmental needs of children with disabilities in early childhood settings
AGE RANGE
2–5 years
COMPLETED BY
Early childhood special educators, professional development providers, and program administrators
TIME COMMITMENT
3½ hours, plus 20 minutes to score
Description
The ICP™ Manual guides users on understanding, implementing, and scoring the ICP.
The Inclusive Classroom Profile (ICP) is a comprehensive, field-tested observational tool that assesses the quality of daily classroom practices that support the developmental needs of children with disabilities in early childhood settings. A one-of-a-kind tool for classrooms serving children ages 2–5, the ICP; assesses 12 key practices with the strongest research base for supporting the education and development of young children in inclusive programs:
- Adaptations of Space, Materials, and Equipment
- Adult Involvement in Peer Interactions
- Adults' Guidance of Childrens Free-Choice Activities and Play
- Conflict Resolution
- Membership
- Relationships between Adults and Children
- Support for Communication
- Adaptation of Group Activities
- Transitions between Activities
- Feedback
- Family-Professional Partnerships
- Monitoring Children's Learning
The in-depth ICP evaluation process gives you the rich information and insights you need to:
- assess your programs current inclusive practices
- establish a baseline for measuring future progress
- apply recommended inclusive practices for young children
- guide quality improvement efforts by linking assessment data with instructional decision-making
- tailor professional development to teachers' specific needs
The ICP is an observation rating scale designed to assess the quality of daily classroom practices that support the developmental needs of children with disabilities in early childhood settings. Comprehensive assessment with ICP takes about 3½ hours, plus 20 minutes to score.
View the recorded webinar, Introduction to the Inclusive Classroom Profile, presented by Elena Soukakou, Ph.D.
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Reviews
Review by: Ilene Schwartz, Professor of Special Education, University of Washington, Director, Haring Center for Inclusive Education
"As practitioners and consumers are moving towards more inclusive programs, the field has not had an instrument to use to evaluate the quality of these environment. The ICP is that tool!"
Review by: Eva Horn, Professor of Special Education, Coordinator of Early Childhood Unified Program, University of Kansas
"An invaluable tool for program directors, early educators, and teacher educators for obtaining an in-depth view of critical practices for implementing high quality inclusion."
Review by: Camille Catlett, Scientist Emerita, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
"The beauty of this tool is the ways in which it underscores quality for each and every child. While the stated intent is to support young children of diverse abilities, the hard look at environments, activities, and instructional supports has implications for many learners who will benefit from individual consideration, including dual language learners, children from diverse cultural contexts, and children who have not had substantial prior educational exposure or experiences. The ICP reminds us of the ways in which we need to pay attention if we wish to support each child's full potential."
Review by: Susan Sandall, Professor, College of Education, University of Washington
"The ICP holds huge potential for guiding program improvement to enhance access, participation and learning for all children. It lays out the practices that adults must use to include every child and ensure that every child is truly a member of the class. The practices are both research-based and attainable."
Review by: Sarika Gupta, Assistant Research Professor, Center for Early Childhood Education and Intervention, University of Maryland
"ICP is a long-awaited resource that encourages educators, professional development providers, and administrators to reflect on how to promote young children with disabilities active participation in inclusive early childhood programs. It will help take the guess-work out of how to make decisions that improve program quality."
Review by: Pam Winton, Senior Scientist, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
"Thanks to the ICP, researchers, administrators, policymakers and parents now have an important tool to capture information about the actual implementation of high quality inclusion practices."
Table of Contents
About the Author
Foreword: Susan L. Recchia and Kathy Sylva
Preface
Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction to the Inclusive Classroom Profile
- Purpose and Uses of the ICP
- Development of the ICP
- Exploratory Research
- Conceptualization
- Item Generation
- Expert Review
- Research on Reliability and Validity of the ICP
- Using the ICP to Support Quality Improvement
- 2. Structure of the ICP
- ICP Items
- ITEM 1: Adaptations of Space, Materials, and Equipment
- ITEM 2: Adult Involvement in Peer Interactions
- ITEM 3: Adults' Guidance on Children's Free: Choice Activities and play
- ITEM 4: Conflict Resolution
- ITEM 5: Membership
- ITEM 6: Relationships between Adults and Children
- ITEM 7: Support for Communication
- ITEM 8: Adaptation of Group Activities
- ITEM 9: Transitions between Activities
- ITEM 10: Feedback
- ITEM 11: Family-Professional Partnerships
- ITEM 12: Monitoring Children's Learning
- 3. Administration of the ICP
- Observation Focus
- Place and Duration of Assessment
- Preparing for an ICP Assessment
- The Classroom Observation
- The Interview and Documentation Review
- Training
- 4. Scoring the ICP
- General Scoring Guidelines
- The ICP Score Sheet
- Specific Scoring Considerations
- Interpreting and Sharing Ratings from an ICP Assessment
Frequently Asked Questions
References
Index