ECE 260 My Attitude About & Experience with Inclusion
On a scale of 1-5, please honestly rate your current level of feelings, ideas, and beliefs for each of the following:
1-Strongly disagree 2-Disagree 3-Neither agree nor disagree 4-Agree 5-Strongly agree
1. An early childhood teacher’s personal beliefs and attitudes influence how children with disabilities are included
in an early childhood classroom. 4_________
2. Children with disabilities or delays have little in common with children without disabilities. 1_________
3. The health and safety practices required to include a young child with a disability would be difficulty, if not
impossible, to implement in an early childhood program. 1_________
4. Children can learn to guide their own behavior. 5_______
5. Typical toys and play materials can provide play opportunities for young children with disabilities. 5__________
6. Children with disabilities can be included in the activities and routines offered in a typical early childhood
classroom. 5________
7. Working with parents and families of young children with disabilities requires a level of ability beyond that of
most childcare providers. 3____________
8. Children with disabilities need to learn to speak, so they can communicate. 1_____________
9. Children with motor impairments require special equipment in order to participate in typical classroom routines
and activities. 5____________
10. Children with special health care/medical needs should have limited access to early childhood classrooms due to
their medical condition. ___________
11. The extra attention children with disabilities require takes away from the other children. 1________
12. Inclusion will help a child with a disability be more independent. 3__________
13. It is difficult to maintain order in a classroom that includes a child with a disability. 3__________
14. The behavior of children with disabilities sets a bad example for the other children. 1__________
15. Interactions between typically-developing children and those who have disabilities may be harmful. _______1
16. Inclusion of children with disabilities requires major changes in most programs. _________1
17. Many of the things teachers do with children in a typical child care or preschool program are appropriate for
children who have disabilities. __________4
18. The behavior of a child with special needs generally requires more patience from the teacher than does the
behavior of other children. ________5
19. The challenge of being in a typical early childhood program will promote the growth and development of the
child with special needs. 5________
20. Inclusion fosters understanding and acceptance of differences among people. 5_________
