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The project Early Attention for the Inclusion of Children
with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Early Childhood Education
and Care Systems (ETTECEC)
The ETTECEC project is a 2-year K2 EU project (www.ettecec.eu, 2017–
2019). Its mission is to improve the Early Childhood Education and Care
(ECEC) systems of the partner regions, making them inclusive, and
avoiding the segregation of children with autism in “special schools”, al
lowing them to be equally prepared to enter the education system. The
project will develop and implement an innovative pedagogical approach,
based on the inclusion paradigm of education, developing a didactic on
line course focused on children aged 0–6 (pre-school). ETTECEC will
allow pre-school teachers to have the necessary knowledge and compe
tences, to be able to include children with autism in classroom activities
and will reduce disparities in learning outcomes between neurotypical
children and autistic children.
Its fundamental philosophy could also make it equally relevant to
other stages of education where it could be successfully applied (consider
ing the different needs and features of their learners). The course will in
clude different modules based on specific situations that could happen in
the classroom.
The project will deliver a pilot of the training for 18 pre-school teach
ers from 5 schools (from Ljubljana, Prague and the Canary Islands), who
will then use their newly acquired competences in a classroom setting.
A total of 270 children will therefore be involved in inclusive education
methods.
The project addresses the following gaps:
- Lack of specific training for pre-school teachers to deal with, care
and work with autistic children. The project aims to be an adequate
and innovative tool to improve the ECEC systems of the partner re
gions, making them inclusive and avoiding the segregation of autis
tic children in “special schools” and allowing them to be equally pre
pared to enter the education system.
- Lack of or little availability of programmes or materials in many ar
eas within Europe for training pre-school teachers to understand
the condition, and to work effectively with autistic people and other
professionals.
- The presence of autism within the professional framework can im
pact the professional and/or educational achievement, employment
opportunities and social inclusion of professionals and individuals
with autism themselves.
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The project Early Attention for the Inclusion of Children
with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Early Childhood Education
and Care Systems (ETTECEC)
The ETTECEC project is a 2-year K2 EU project (www.ettecec.eu, 2017–
2019). Its mission is to improve the Early Childhood Education and Care
(ECEC) systems of the partner regions, making them inclusive, and
avoiding the segregation of children with autism in “special schools”, al
lowing them to be equally prepared to enter the education system. The
project will develop and implement an innovative pedagogical approach,
based on the inclusion paradigm of education, developing a didactic on
line course focused on children aged 0–6 (pre-school). ETTECEC will
allow pre-school teachers to have the necessary knowledge and compe
tences, to be able to include children with autism in classroom activities
and will reduce disparities in learning outcomes between neurotypical
children and autistic children.
Its fundamental philosophy could also make it equally relevant to
other stages of education where it could be successfully applied (consider
ing the different needs and features of their learners). The course will in
clude different modules based on specific situations that could happen in
the classroom.
The project will deliver a pilot of the training for 18 pre-school teach
ers from 5 schools (from Ljubljana, Prague and the Canary Islands), who
will then use their newly acquired competences in a classroom setting.
A total of 270 children will therefore be involved in inclusive education
methods.
The project addresses the following gaps:
- Lack of specific training for pre-school teachers to deal with, care
and work with autistic children. The project aims to be an adequate
and innovative tool to improve the ECEC systems of the partner re
gions, making them inclusive and avoiding the segregation of autis
tic children in “special schools” and allowing them to be equally pre
pared to enter the education system.
- Lack of or little availability of programmes or materials in many ar
eas within Europe for training pre-school teachers to understand
the condition, and to work effectively with autistic people and other
professionals.
- The presence of autism within the professional framework can im
pact the professional and/or educational achievement, employment
opportunities and social inclusion of professionals and individuals
with autism themselves.
134
