The Inclusive Classroom Profile (ICP™) Manual, Research Edition

Elena Soukakou, D.Phil.

The ICP assesses the quality of inclusive practices in early childhood settings for children ages 2–5. This manual guides users on understanding, implementing, and scoring the ICP.


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The ICP™ Manual guides users on understanding, implementing, and scoring the ICP.

The Inclusive Classroom Profile (ICP) is a comprehensive, field-tested observational tool that assesses the quality of daily classroom practices that support the developmental needs of children with disabilities in early childhood settings. A one-of-a-kind tool for classrooms serving children ages 2–5, the ICP; assesses 12 key practices with the strongest research base for supporting the education and development of young children in inclusive programs:

Adaptations of Space, Materials, and Equipment
Adult Involvement in Peer Interactions
Adults' Guidance of Children’s Free-Choice Activities and Play
Conflict Resolution
Membership
Relationships between Adults and Children
Support for Communication
Adaptation of Group Activities
Transitions between Activities
Feedback
Family-Professional Partnerships
Monitoring Children's Learning

Comprehensive assessment with ICP takes about 3½ hours, plus 20 minutes to score. Learn more about ICP here.

View our recorded webinar: Introduction to the Inclusive Classroom Profile presented by Elena Soukakou, Ph.D.

Reviews

Ilene Schwartz, Professor of Special Education, University of Washington, Director, Haring Center for Inclusive Education

"As practitioners and consumers are moving towards more inclusive programs, the field has not had an instrument to use to evaluate the quality of these environments. The ICP is that tool!"

Eva Horn, Professor of Special Education, Coordinator of Early Childhood Unified Program, University of Kansas

"An invaluable tool for program directors, early educators, and teacher educators for obtaining an in-depth view of critical practices for implementing high quality inclusion."

Camille Catlett, Scientist Emerita, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

"The beauty of this tool is the ways in which it underscores quality for each and every child. While the stated intent is to support young children of diverse abilities, the hard look at environments, activities, and instructional supports has implications for many learners who will benefit from individual consideration, including dual language learners, children from diverse cultural contexts, and children who have not had substantial prior educational exposure or experiences. The ICP reminds us of the ways in which we need to pay attention if we wish to support each child's full potential."

Susan Sandall, Professor, College of Education, University of Washington

"The ICP holds huge potential for guiding program improvement to enhance access, participation and learning for all children. It lays out the practices that adults must use to include every child and ensure that every child is truly a member of the class. The practices are both research-based and attainable."

Sarika Gupta, Assistant Research Professor, Center for Early Childhood Education and Intervention, University of Maryland

"ICP is a long-awaited resource that encourages educators, professional development providers, and administrators to reflect on how to promote young children with disabilities’ active participation in inclusive early childhood programs. It will help take the guess-work out of how to make decisions that improve program quality."

Pam Winton, Senior Scientist, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute

"Thanks to the ICP, researchers, administrators, policymakers and parents now have an important tool to capture information about the actual implementation of high-quality inclusion practices."

Author: Elena Soukakou D.Phil.

Foreword Authors: Susan L Recchia, Kathy Sylva, Samuel L. Odom Ph.D.

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