Introduction

Teele-Triin Klimov is a special education teacher and consultant. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education and later retrained in Special Education, completing a Bachelor’s degree and earning a Master’s degree in Special Education. She has previously worked as a preschool teacher and as a preschool educational lead, and currently works in a preschool as a special education teacher and coordinator of support services. Since 2024, she has been contributing to teacher education at Tallinn University’s Teachers’ Academy as a visiting lecturer in inclusive education.

Main tasks

Teaching at the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels in Early Childhood Education

Supervision of students’ final theses in the fields of Early Childhood Education and Special Education

Conducting continuing education trainings

Areas of research

Coordination of educational support services and the role of the support services coordinator (SENCO)

Special education counselling and inclusive support strategies

Multi-tiered support systems (universal, targeted, and intensive support)

Early childhood education

Inclusive education and its implementation