2026 International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute

Jennifer Grisham, Ed.D. Jennifer Grisham, Ed.D. is a Professor Emeritus in the Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education program at the University of Kentucky. She taught there for 35 years and was Faculty Director of the UK Early Childhood Lab for 25 years. She taught courses in assessment and instructional design/implementation. Dr. Grisham was named a Teacher who Made a Difference on four separate occasions. Dr. Grisham is co-author of two books on blended practices in early childhood education (Blended Practices in Early Childhood Education (in press, 2017, 2005) and Blended Assessment Practices in Early Childhood Education (2022, 2011). As well, she co-authored a book entitled Reach for the Stars: Planning for the Future (2013), which is used to support families of young children to plan for their children’s future and articulate their priorities to educational team members. Dr. Grisham is sought after to provide professional development to state departments of education, universities, and local education agencies on several topics including authentic assessment, tiered instruction, and inclusion of children with disabilities in inclusive preschool settings. Dr. Grisham is President of the Early Intervention Management and Research Group, where she is part of a team of early intervention professionals from across the country who are responsible for the development and research of the Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System (Bricker, et al. 2022), an early childhood assessment and curriculum that is used across the United States and in many other countries as a progress monitoring tool for young children birth to six. Dr. Grisham is co-founder of a children’s home and preschool program in Guatemala City called Hope for Tomorrow. Finally, Dr. Grisham also works internationally in other locations to promote inclusion of young children with disabilities.