Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Journal / Book Title
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education
Abstract
This article introduces the Early Childhood Foundations Model for Self-Determination and provides a rationale for the need to consider the foundations of self-determination behavior that begin early in life. This model is based on the premise that young children with disabilities benefit from a collaborative partnership between important adults in the lives of children to provide a supportive, stimulating, and coordinated environment between inclusive classrooms and home settings. Within partnership, the Foundations Model establishes the proposition that the basic foundational skills for developing self-determination in later life require young children with disabilities to gain skills in (a) choice-making and problem solving, (b) self-regulation, and (c) engagement. In this position paper, the authors review literature related to these three foundational constructs and present a rationale for use of the Foundations Model as a guide to developing systematic interventions to start young students with disabilities on the road to building a foundation for self-determination.
DOI
10.1177/0271121412445288
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Palmer, Susan B.; Summers, Jean Ann; Brotherson, Mary Jane; Erwin, Elizabeth; Maude, Susan P.; Stroup-Rentier, Vera; wu, Hsiang yi; Peck, Nancy F.; Zheng, Yuzhu; Weigel, Cindy J.; Chu, Szu Yin; Mcgrath, Greg S.; and Haines, Shana J., "Foundations for Self-Determination in Early Childhood: An Inclusive Model for Children with Disabilities" (2013). Department of Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Creative Works. 57.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/teaching-learning-facpubs/57
Published Citation
Palmer, S. B., Summers, J. A., Brotherson, M. J., Erwin, E. J., Maude, S. P., Stroup-Rentier, V., ... & Haines, S. J. (2013). Foundations for self-determination in early childhood: An inclusive model for children with disabilities. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 33(1), 38-47.
