Early Childhood Services

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Home and/or school based programs are provided for preschool children who are in need of assistance due to:

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• Speech and language delays

• Gross and fine motor delays

• Cognitive delays

• Socialization and adaptive behavioral difficulties

 

Direct Services Include:

• Annual screening of preschool children in the Cooperative area to assess hearing, social, speech and language, vision, cognitive, gross and fine motor development.

• Assessing and determining individual children's abilities and disabilities.

• Developing and implementing educational plans for children in need of assistance.

• Using teaching strategies to assist children in the Early Childhood classroom and/or at home.

 

Child Find Services:
Developing a systematic process for screening, observing, referring, and evaluating children in need of special assistance due to:

• Delayed development in the areas of: motor, speech, language, cognitive concepts, socialization, and self care

• Hearing

• Vision

• Health/physical development