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Provides a "toolbox" of resources to help early childhood leaders develop a plan of action for promoting successful preschool inclusion.

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Provides a "toolbox" of resources to help early childhood leaders develop a plan of action for promoting successful preschool inclusion.
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> Dr. Smith received her master's degree in early childhood special education and doctorate in special education and public policy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her areas of interest include early childhood special education/early intervention policies, systems and program development; leadership and collaboration; and the scaling up of evidence-based practices. Dr. Smith has held early childhood and early childhood special education positions for the past thirty five years including early childhood teacher, Executive Director of the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children; Policy Specialist, Council for Exceptional Children (CEC); and Program Specialist, Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education. She has served as a consultant on state and national early childhood policy, expert witness in right to treatment litigation, prepared and delivered legislative testimony to the Congress as well as state legislatures, and has worked with many parent and professional groups in their state policy efforts. In an effort to help shape quality inclusive early childhood environments for all children, including those with special needs, she has worked closely for many years with NAEYC and other early childhood leadership organizations including serving on the NAEYC Commission to develop the current program accreditation criteria. Dr. Smith has authored over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles, and 15 books and chapters one of which was the first book for administrators on preschool inclusion: The Administrator's Policy Handbook for Preschool Mainstreaming (1993). She also chaired the most recent effort to establish the DEC Recommended Practices in Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education to help guide the field in improving services for young children with special needs, their families and those who work with them. She is currently Co-Principal Investigator of an OSEP funded doctoral program at UCD in early intervention and early childhood special education policy and collaborative leadership, and is involved in the OSEP funded national Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA). She is the recipient of several awards and honors. Dr. Chen is Associate Professor of Early Childhood Intervention at Kent State University. She is the lead translator of the traditional version of Ages & Stages Questionnaires(R) in Chinese, Third Edition (ASQ(R)-3 Chinese) (by J. Squires & D. Bricker; Brookes Publishing Co., 2019). She received her doctorate in early intervention/special education from the University of Oregon and was a university postdoctoral fellow at the University of Connecticut Health Center. Dr. Chenâ (TM)s work focuses on the development and application of culturally and linguistically relevant assessments and personnel development in early childhood intervention. She loves reading, traveling, and cats. Jaclyn (Jackie) D. Joseph, Ph.D., BCBA-D, is Executive Director at the Rise School of Denver, Colorado. Dr. Joseph has been involved in research and technical assistance for the LEAP Model, Pyramid Model, Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children, and Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Families. Dr. Josephâ (TM)s professional and research interests include young children with challenging behavior and interventions for improving their social-emotional competence. She also is dedicated to promoting and advocating for high-quality inclusive early care and education opportunities for all young children, and especially for her determined, strong, and amazing little girl who has a rare genetic syndrome. Dr. Steed is Associate Professor in the Early Childhood Education program at the University of Colorado Denver. She received her doctorate in early intervention from the University of Oregon in 2006. Dr. Steed has been the principal investigator on several research projects and personnel preparation grants. She has published articles about early identification of social-emotional disorders in young children and evidence-based and culturally relevant practices to support young children with challenging behavior. Lois M. Pribble, Ph.D., is Lecturer and Research Associate in the Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE) Program at the University of Oregon. She teaches methods and applications courses in EI/ECSE with a focus on intervention in naturalistic and inclusive settings. Her research interests include social-emotional assessment and interventions for young children, coaching caregivers and practitioners, and EI/ECSE personnel preparation. Prior to becoming a university instructor, Dr. Pribble was an EI/ECSE classroom teacher, consultant, supervisor, and Child Find screener for over 15 years.