Focuses on practical applications of best practices in Early Childhood Special Education. Topics covered include curriculum modification strategies to facilitate the development of cognitive, motor, social, emotional and language skills in young children with special needs (preschool, transitional kindergarten, and kindergarten age). Specific course foci include developing positive behavior management plans, collaborative teaching, integrative lesson planning that embeds intervention strategies across routines and activities in both inclusive and self-contained classrooms, and methods for working with parents of young children with special needs.