CE240 Young Children with Special Needs

1. CE240 Young Children with Special Needs Unit 8 Seminar Professor Sarah Barrett

2. Announcements: • All late or missing work is due Tuesday, February 14th!

3. CE340 will be offered beginning in 1104B term • Pre-requisite course is EP240 • If you have fulfilled this pre-requisite, and are interested in taking this course, please call advising today to register! Academic Advising Team toll free number:  866.522.7747 Other new elective courses COMING SOON: • CE350-Language and Social Skill Development for Young Children with Autism • CE440-Teaching Young Children with Autism • CE450-Behavior Intervention and Strategies for Working with Young Children with Autism Attention Students! Announcing a new elective course: CE340 Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders in Young Children

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5. This week in Unit 8 : Laws, Policies, and Regulations *You will identify resources for children with special needs in your state. *Described how these resources may be utilized by an Early Childhood Care Professional.

6. This weeks discussion: • Organizations and resources available to families in your home state. • Share with us your favorite resource you found, why would it be helpful for families? Important topics brought up so far: *Reasons why state resources are available, or not available. *How resources (non-profit) get started.

7. Special Education – How resources began to make an impact. • Research • History

8. Research and Early Intervention Early intervention research was performed on a group of children with disabilities in 1958. This research showed that “the development of sound intelligence depends on appropriate stimulation in the environment (Cowdery & Allen, 2009, p. 36). This research was brought to the attention of policy holders. In 1965 Head Start was formed.

9. Landmark Legislation Head Start Amendments (PL 92-424): a new law mandating that 10% were those with developmental disabilities including mental retardation, deafness/hearing impairments, serious speech or visual impairments, crippling orthopedic impairments, chronic health impairments, and learning disabilities. Head Start continues to grow and expand in its services. 2005, 906,993 children with 231, 000 staff members serving in 19,800 centers (Allen & Cowdery, 2009, 42).

10. Civil Rights Movement This movement began in 1954. Landmark legislation: Laws that were significant in helping those with disabilities Advocacy groups: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC); Division for Early Childhood (DEC) a division of CEC; American Speech, Language and Hearing Association (ASHA); American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR); Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH); and Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) (Allen & Cowdery, 2009, p. 37).

11. IDEA Education for All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94-142): Law in 1975. Now called IDEA-Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; name reflect people first terminology. • Guarantees the right to FAPE; • Specific support for early education programs (like Child Find) for children under 5; • Zero reject: local schools must provide for all regardless of severity of diability; (Allen & Cowdery, 2009, p. 44)

12. IDEA Continued 4) Nondiscriminatory Evaluation: assessment of disability should be in accordance with child’s language and culture. Several types of evaluation: cognitive, adaptive, and social performances. • Appropriate education: IEP or IFSP plan must be followed. • Least Restrictive Environment: (inclusion) child will be taught in an inclusionary environment whenever possible. We discussed that the LRE for each child may be different depending on their abilities.

13. Current Organizations • Professor Sarah Belongs to the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Things that the organization offers members: *yearly fundraising opportunities *current and up to date information on research and practices that are valuable for special educators *connections to services for teachers and families

14. Professional Development • Share some experiences with trainings and activities your school or daycare does to improve teaching!

15. Final Project : Please do not stress!

16. Unit 9 Project • You are going to create a brochure that will include information and resources for young children (Birth- 3 years old) with special needs. • HINTS : ***The project description**** *** Use template provided *** *** Review grading rubric ***

17. Grading Rubric • Unit 9- Brochure-Early Intervention and Early Detection Point Total:125 Content 100 points Use of brochure provided • Discussion of how a child is screened and evaluated • Description of the need for early identification and the importance of early intervention • Description of specific services available • Discussion of  4 effective strategies • Discussion of  developmentally appropriate activities that can be related to real-life experiences • References to the readings/unit material • Mechanics/Structure: 25 points • Spelling, Grammar checked • Clear writing, smooth transitions • Complete sentences (no sentence fragments, run-ons) • Subject/Verb agreement, punctuation, capitalization, etc. • 12 point font (Arial or Times New Roman) • Double-spaced Inclusion of a title/reference page 

18. 6 Sections of the Brochure 1. How is a child screened and evaluated? 2..Describe the necessity of early identification of special needs and the importance of Early Intervention? 3.What are some specific examples of services available and what do these services entail? (Ex. Physical therapy) What other organizations can offer services for the child and his/her family? 4.Share at least 4 characteristics of effective strategies for young children with special needs. 5. Identify some developmentally appropriate activities that can be implemented to assist these children in their real-life experiences. 6. Name and title of brochure Also include a separate word document with REFERENCES!

19. Let’s complete one section right now: • How is a child screened and evaluated? • This section of the brochure should include 3-5 complete sentences and an appropriate heading. *Go to Google or another search engine and put in the search box, for example: Early Intervention, Florida

20. Screening and Evaluations If you are concerned that your child is showing signs of delays in development, you should first contact your pediatrician and meet for a developmental screening. Once you have met with your child’s pediatrician you may also contact ; AzEIP (Arizonal Early Intervention Program) at www.azdes.gov to fill out an online referral form. This organization will help you schedule an evaluation as well as provide you with resources.