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dialog-764	Mihai, Alina; Butera, Gretchen	Including Everyone from the Start: Lessons Learned from Head Start	2017	6	.pdf	application/pdf	2999	133	44	Microsoft Word - Mihai RTP.docx Dialog, 20(1), Copyright © 2017, ISSN: 1930-9325 RESEARCH-TO-PRACTICE Including Everyone from the Start: Lessons Learned from Head Start Alina Mihai Indiana University Kokomo Gretchen Butera Indiana University Bloomington This research to practice article summarizes the findings from a case study focused on examining how children with disabilities were included in eight Head Start classrooms in one Midwestern Head Start program. Specifically: (1) Teachers must be provided with support to recognize and address the individual needs of children with disabilities in their classroom; (2) Teachers need to intentionally facilitate peer interactions between children with and without disabilities; (3) Key stakeholders involved in serving children with disabilities should prioritize developing effective partnership; (4) Efforts are necessary to reduce the negative impacts of external factors, such as the uneven distribution of children with disabilities across classrooms, influencing the quality of inclusive classroom environments.	cache/dialog-764.pdf	txt/dialog-764.txt