Universal Strategies vs. Targeted Supports: Making Inclusive Program Planning Feel Lighter
The Resource Table: Early Childhood Conversations Across Ont... by Early Childhood Resource Consultant Network of Ontario
Episode notes
Universal Strategies and Targeted Supports: One Inclusive Plan in Early Childhood Classrooms
Tracy Sherriff, current Director of Website and Social Media at the ECRCNO hosts an episode of The Resource Table: Early Childhood Conversations Across Ontario (ECRCNO) on how universal strategies and targeted supports connect in inclusive classrooms, arguing that multiple individual program plans often reflect one cohesive approach. She defines universal strategies as routines and environmental supports designed for all children (e.g., predictable routines, visual supports, modeling language, offering choices, accessible materials) and targeted supports as the intentional, focused use of those same strategies for specific child goals.
She shares four coaching strategies for supporting educators:
- Name what’s already working ...