Abstract:
The purposes of this study were to develop and testify a model of mainstreamed instruction for disabled preschoolers. The procedures of the study had 4 stages : -1) studying background information, 2) designing the model, 3) testifying the model : a case study, and 4) revising the model. The results of the study were as follows : 1) The components of the developed model were rationale of the model, goals, definitions, assumptions, principles for developing the model, theories and principles of mainstreamed instruction for disabled preschoolers, exo and endo factors of the model, and instructional procedures ; 2) The distinguished features of the model were (1) the instructional procedures and the model instruments were designed to be integrated into regular instructional procedures, (2) the instructional procedures were designed to be structured, prescriptive, and instant, and not to require other prerequisites rather than the normal quality of a preschool teacher, and (3) the model provided materials to meet different needs of regular preschool teachers, needy and interested preschool teachers, and special educators. 3) The model documents consisted of 1 complete text on the model, 1 booklet of the summarized model, 5 booklets of teacher manual, and 15 books of supplementary materials ; and the model instruments were consisted of a disabled preschoolers report book and a from of the lesson plan for a mainstreamed preschool classroom ; and 4) The findings from testifying the model as a case study in preschool classroom at Bhantung School, Krabi Privince, was that the model was found to be effective according to the defined criteria : - the disabled preschooler who was the case had satisfactorily developed physically, intellectually (also including language), emotionally and socially ; the teacher who was the case implement the model correctly and appropriately as prescribed in the model ; and those who were involved with the model were satisfied with the model at the high to highest level of rating.