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Early Childhood Intervention (Not a program of Texas Education Agency)
Individual Family Service Plan – Writing the IFSP for your Family (Center for Parent Information & Resources)
Special Education Process:
Evaluation
Disability vs Diagnosis – Defining Eligibility
Individual Education Program
Additional Services & Considerations (Special Factors)
- Some Students:
- Auditory Impairment (Deaf & Hard Of Hearing)
- Crossroads – Children Birth to Three
- Loss & Found™ Online Video (Texas Hands and Voices) - What to do if your baby didn't pass the newborn hearing screening
- Autism
- Blind & Visual Impairments
- Texas Health & Human Services – Services for Blind and Visually Impaired
- Texas School for the Blind – Guide for Parents
- Communication
- DeafBlind
- Limited English Proficiency
- Texas Education Agency – Services to Students who have Sensory Impairments (includes vision/hearing/deafblindness)
- Auditory Impairment (Deaf & Hard Of Hearing)
- All Students:
- Preschool Options (PPCD, Dual Enrollment, Head Start, PreK)
- Preschool LRE – Progress in the General Curriculum (ESC 20)
- Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center – Proposed Benefits of Inclusion and Research & Studies on Inclusion
- Division of Early Childhood (DEC) and National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) – Joint Position Statement on Early Childhood Inclusion
- Inclusive Schools Network – Early Childhood Resources
- Why Inclusive Education Begins in Kindergarten…. Or Earlier (pdf)
- Beyond ECI
- Key Elements of Early Transition
- Transition to Preschool from ECI
- How to Get Services Transition to Preschool Programs (no ECI)
- Transition to Preschool (Center for Parent Information & Resources)
Other Resources:
Act Early Texas! - Provides parents & professionals a tool to identify areas in which a child's development may differ from same age peers.
Center for Social & Emotional Foundations for Early Learning - Promoting Social and Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children – Training modules, Role Play, Videos
Daycare Options
- Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Commonly Asked Questions about the Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Center for Inclusive Child Care
- Child Care Resources
Disability Resources
Early Childhood Education – What Works Clearinghouse review of interventions
Infant & Toddler Developmental Checklists
Learn the Signs! Act Early - Learn more about childhood development, including early warning signs of autism and other developmental disorders, and encourages developmental screening and intervention.
Legal Framework for the Child Centered Process
Parent Companion: First Five Years – Information, inspiration and resources for Texas parents of children with disabilities, birth to 5 years of age
Preschool Curriculum
- Early Childhood Outcomes and Prekindergarten Guidelines Alignment Document – The Early Childhood Outcomes Center/OSEP
- Developmental Guidelines 0-5 (Physical, Language, Emotional & Intellectual Development)
Simple ARD/IEP Agenda
State & Community Resources – Long term services and supports
Technical Assistance Center on Social/Emotional Intervention of Young Children – TACSEI
Zero to Three (Early Childhood Resources) - The National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families that informs, trains, and supports professionals, policymakers, and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers.
