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The Mainstream is the Right Stream
On the Road to Mainstream Daycare.
5 Short Videos on 1 Powerful Cassette!

The Mainstream is the Right Stream
On the Road to Mainstream Daycare.
5 Short stories on one powerful DVD!

These five stories can each stand alone, and they can be shown in any order. They are excellent for training, staff development, public education and parent guidance. As a good start for discussions, they are a significant tool for advocates of Mainstream Daycare.

DVD format. Price: $40.00; limited VHS at $15
Both are available in English and French.

These five stories can each stand alone, and they can be shown in any order. They are excellent for training, staff development, public education and parent guidance. As a good start for discussions, they are a significant tool for advocates of Mainstream Daycare. Giant Steps gives a good introduction and overview. The other four stories demonstrate that even children with the toughest challenges can be included in Mainstream Daycare.

1. Giant Steps: The Road to Mainstream Daycare
The developmental steps in which we all participate become clear in this video statement of one Mainstream Daycare's experience, growing from "The Heart Step - You meet a child with special needs, and your heart says, 'Take him in'" - on toward the goal of Full Mainstream Daycare.

2. Casey: Fragile, and in the Mainstream
Casey has brittle bones (osteogenesis imperfecta). Most daycare directors and staff were afraid to include him. This video demonstrates Casey's success both in Mainstream Daycare and in regular public school. We see Casey from ages four through eight. We hear from daycare and public school staff, as well as from Casey's parents and, of course, from Casey himself.

3. Shawn and his Mainstream Parents
Shawn's parents came to daycare to provide real world experience for their child with cerebral palsy. They soon became advocates for Mainstream Education for all children. They recognized Shawn's contribution to the other children, the genuine relationships formed. Assisted by a classroom aide, Shawn is today in a regular public school class, where he keeps up with the rest of the class, using picture boards and assistive computer devices.

4. Autism in the Mainstream - a Teamwork Approach
One of the toughest challenges for Mainstream Daycare is the child with autism. This video shows elements of the team approach that various Manitoba government services and daycare staff have initiated toward including children with autism in the Mainstream. They have had tremendous success.

5. James: Blind, and in the Mainstream
James's parents wanted him to go to a regular public school, rather than a school for the blind, 250 miles from his home. But, as an only child, he needed the preparation of Mainstream Daycare. We see James at age 4 in daycare, and follow him to age 8, in Grade 3 in his local school.


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