MICHELLE REEVES

EARLY CHILDHOOD

DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY

• 34 CFR § 300.8 Child with a Disability• (b) Children aged 3-9 experiencing

developmental delays. The term child with a disability for children three-nine (or any subset of that age range, including ages three through five), may subject to the conditions described in §300.111(b), include a child (1) who is experiencing developmental delays, as defined by the State and as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures, in one or more of the following areas: physical development, cognitive development, communication development, social or emotional development, or adaptive development.

PHYSICAL

• Gross motor• Kicking or throwing a ball• Walking/Running

• Fine motor• Writing/coloring• Fasteners• Cutting

COGNITIVE

• IQ scores

• Achievement scores

• Meaningful activities• Problem solving• Retaining information• Processing time

COMMUNICATION

• Language• Expressive and receptive• Pragmatics

• Articulation• Sounds

• Fluency• Stuttering

SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL

• Behavioral• Making and keeping friends• Expressing emotions

ADAPTIVE

• Daily living or self-help skills• Toileting• Dressing self• Feeding self• Drinking

ELIGIBILITY

• 1.5 SDs below the mean in two areas

• 2.0 SDs below the mean in one area

• or Automatic qualifiers for SoonerStart

EARLY INTERVENTION-PART C

• Ages 0-3: Early Intervention (SoonerStart)

• Referrals can come from anyone

• Screening, then evaluation

• Automatic qualifiers

EARLY INTERVENTION-PART C

• Resource Coordinators

• Occupational Therapists

• Physical Therapists

• Child Development Specialists

• IFSP-Individual Family Service Plan• Focuses on the family

EARLY INTERVENTION-PART C

• What it is: • Goals and outcomes for the family• Services provided in natural environments (i.e.

family’s home, child care, restaurants)• Routines Based Intervention (RBI)

• What it’s not:• Services provided solely to the child• Only addresses issues pertaining to the child• Someone telling the family what to do without

asking for input

PART C TO PART B TRANSITION

• SoonerStart Responsibilities• 27-33 months

• Notification to the Local Education Agency (LEA)

• Transition Planning Conference (TPC)

PART C TO PART B TRANSITION

• LEA’s responsibilities• Attend TPC

• Set up time for evaluation• Eligibility meeting

• IEP

DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY-PART B

• Ages 3-9

• Does not include sensory disabilities such as hearing impairment/deafness or visual impairment/blindness

• IEP-Individualized Education Program• Focuses on the child

WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE?

• Developmentally Delayed (DD) preschool class• Speech-Language Pathologist,

Occupational Therapy, or Physical Therapy services • Private or public preschool• Resource room• Self-contained classroom• Community activities

CHILD OUTCOME SUMMARY FORMS

• Tracks entry and exit skills

• Best practice: use 2 or more sources of information

• Child must receive 6 months of services

• http://ok.gov/sde/early-childhood-special-education