Public Awareness, Child Find and Screening

 

Developmental Wheel – "A Developmental Wheel and a variety of free or
low cost brochures and other resources for families is available through the
California Children's Home Society. Link to website

WV Side-by-Side Description of Agency Responsibilities - This 3 column chart lists legal requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part C (for WV Birth to Three); IDEA, Part B (for preschool special education), and Head Start Performance Standards. Requirements are organized according to 12 areas of collaboration: (1) family involvement; (2) child outreach/child find; (3) service eligibility; (4) individual program planning; (5) primary and related services; (6) service delivery; (7) resource sharing; (8) transition; (9) confidentiality; (10) records transfer; (11) joint staff training; and (12) sharing child count data. DOWNLOAD - pdf 190KB

WV Early Childhood Community Collaboration Strategies - This is a companion document to the legal side-by-side that identifies effective practice for community collaboration around various areas of collaboration including Child Outreach/Child Find screening, referral and evaluation. DOWNLOAD - pdf 85KB

Early Signs of Vision and Hearing Impairments/Making Reading Enjoyable
(2-page handout) – DOWNLOAD - pdf 160KB

 

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