Most early childhood educators share a common goal that learning environments, teaching methods, and other programs is based on what is expected of and the experience of children of different ages and developmental ages. Children and students with disabilities may need additional goals and attention in order to ensure adequate learning. Educators should promote development all important domains.
Due to the amendments of the IDEA of 1997, infants and toddlers under three years of age with a disability must be provided with a natural environment such as, a home and community setting where students without disabilities involve there self. Also an Individualized Family Service Plan IFSP) must state the conditions of the natural environment that is available for the disabilities child.
This article is very informational and useful as a future child educator. Before reading this article I was not familiar with instruction of children in their natural environment therefore I learned a great deal by reviewing the article. I my field is early childhood development this article was very valuable. I learned strategies and methods that I might be able to use in the classroom such as family approached methods and trying to relate teaching methods to normalized settings.
I feel that instruction of children in the natural environment is a great step in the teaching methods of disabled students. It helps the students and children relate their learning practices to real life scenarios that they may be faced with. It also helps them learn how to interact positively with their environment and learn from normal settings.
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