Early Childhood Intervention Conference 2022

Early Childhood Intervention Conference 2022 is jointly co-organised by Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), Centre for Applied Practice in Education (CAPE), Institute of Special Programmes and Continual Equipping (iSPACE) and Presbyterian Preschool Services (PPS).

ECIC 2022 is part of a larger national movement, Good Start SG, that endeavors to advance evidence-based inclusive best practices in Singapore.

Our work includes

• Equipping in-service preschool educators with practical tools to use in the classroom

• Building a community of practice to promote inclusion

• Inspiring individuals and organisations to be part of the village that give every child a good start.

The Singapore Government announced in April 2021 new initiatives to enhance inclusion and support for children with developmental needs. These initiatives are "to enable children with developmental needs to learn, play, contribute and participate meaningfully, alongside their typically developing peers in preschools and the community."

To achieve this equity, it is important for the early childhood community to understand what works and what doesn't. There is a need to translate policies, frameworks, and research studies and data into classroom practices that will achieve positive outcomes for children and families.

In this conference, we will look at some of these evidence-based practices and invite the early childhood community to learn and work together so that our children can have a good start in life.

*Registration begins at 8.30am

• Keynote Speech
• Panel Discussion

• Seminars A
• Seminars B

• Full Day AM + PM Sessions OR
• AM Plenary Sessions OR
• PM Break Sessions OR

• Associate Professor Kenneth Poon
• Dr. Denise Lai Chua
• Dr. Majeed Khader
• Associate Professor Wong Meng Ee
• Professor Tan Ern Ser
• Mr. Norman Kee
• Mrs. Shermaine Tang
• Dr. Lucy Pou
• Ms. N. Kannigadevi
• Ms. A. Susila
• Ms. Esther Kwan
• Ms. Jiayi Ng
• Mrs. Jassica Ho
• Ms. Nancy Neo
• Mr. Weng Rong
• Ms. Tee Yi Zheng Yi
• Ms. Choy Mian Yee
• Dr. Eunice Tan
• Ms. Jancy Chua
• Mr. James Ling
• Dr. Xie Hui Chao
• Associate Professor Dr. Sin Joo Ee

• Forging Inclusion in Our Preschools

• Forging a Compassionate Meritocracy for Students with Special Needs

English Seminars

• Understanding and Supporting Children with Special Needs: a Strengths-Based Approach by Dr Eunice Tan
• Getting to Know Art Therapy and Ways to Support Children's Learning in the Classroom by Ms Loh Wan Ting and Ms May Lim
• Promoting Young Children's Cognitive Development Through Mediating Learning by Dr. Lucy Pou
• Differentiating Early Years Curriculum for Children with Diverse Needs by Ms Jancy Chua
• Using Embedded Instruction to Support Young Children’s Learning by Ms N. Kannigadevi and Ms. A. Susila
• Adopting the Co-Teaching Approach to Enhance Inclusive Practices in the Classroom by Ms. Tee Yi Zheng Yi
• Getting Acquainted with Universal Design for Learning by Ms. Esther Kwan and Ms. Jiayi Ng
• Differentiating Early Years Curriculum for Children with Diverse Needs by Ms. Jancy Chua
• Keeping Preschool Kids Up to Sp(e)Ed: Social Inclusion in the Classroom by Ms. Nellyn Tan

Mandarin Seminars

• 幼儿教育与早期干预之融合：为服务全体儿童的融合教育搭建平台 Blending EC and EI practices: A Framework for Inclusion of All Children by Dr. Xie Huichao 解慧超博士
• 为有不同需求的儿童提供分别式的幼教课程 by 蔡坦杏
• “他/她”也值得拥有 by Dr. Sin Joo Ee 陈如意博士

Translated Seminars

• Fostering Learning by Establishing Routines for Children and Caregivers by Ms. Choy Mian Yee (session will be conducted in English and translated into Mandarin)