Inclusive Education in the Early Years

Kathy Cologon is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Inclusive Education at Macquarie University.Zinnia Mevawalla is a Lecturer in Early Years Education at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

• Section 1: Why inclusive education? Centring children and families 1: For Peace and Power: Understanding inclusive education 2: Children as changemakers 3: Chronicles of 'Inclusion': Reflections on Graduation Day 4: Ableism, Disablism and the Early Years 5: Just words? Language and labelling for inclusive praxis 6: Legislation and Policy for inclusive education in Australia Section 2: Inclusive education for embracing human diversity 7: Oppositional Approaches Fostering True Inclusion and Full Belonging: The Cultural Nature of Teaching and learning 8: Gender Matters in the Early Years Classroom 9: Including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives 10: Navigating social class and Inequality 11: Supporting Children with Chronic Illness and Health Issues 12: 'Not just being Accepted, but Embraced': Family Perspectives Section 3: Strategies to Facilitate Inclusion 13: barriers to inclusion -- one small step after another 14: Inclusive Planning: Planning for Everyone 15: Universal and inclusive planning in implementing the curriculum 16: Play and Inclusion 17: Social emotional wellbeing in a turbulent world 18: Children's literature as a tool for inclusion 19: Representations of diversity in children's popular media Section 4: Working together for inclusive education 20: Communication Matters 21: Family-Centred Practice 22: Inter-professional Practice 23: Working betwixt and between ableist and equitable education: The role of Additional Educators Section 5: Equitable learning opportunities across the curriculum 24: Inclusive early literacy experiences 25: Inclusive Early Numeracy Experiences 26: Every child an artist: fostering identity and belonging in and through the arts 27: "I know about science and stuff": STEM in an inclusive classroom 28: Equity Education in action: Right from the start