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Learn about Preschool LRE and Indicator 6 reporting.
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Learn how to develop and sustain Interagency Collaborations and Agreeements using this helpful roadmap!
This compilation of resources provides information and links for understanding inclusion and learning inclusive practices and strategies that can be used in the classroom to support of all young learners.
This one page resource provides a quick, at-a-glance look at the difference between a medical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and an educational eligibility of autism under the California Education Code, 5 CCR § 3030(b).
One major transition required within IDEA is when children turn 3 years old and transition out of Part C Early Intervention Programs into Part B Services for School-Aged Children. This document provides an At-A-Glance look at transition activities and timelines for Part C to Part B Transitions under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Learn best practices for conducting thorough preschool assessments including:
How Are Early Childhood Assessments Are Different, Making Sure It’s Comprehensive, How to Know Typical Preschooler Development, Team Approach, Diagnostic Preschool Approach, The Importance of Naturalistic Observations, Incorporating Caregivers, Conducting Play-Based Assessments, Standardized Measures for Use with Young Children, Bilingual Assessments, & Determining Ed Code Criteria
Learn in-depth information on:
Why Comprehensive and Accurate Autism and Intellectual Disability assessments Are So Important, Autism Assessments Under Ed Code, Ed Code vs. Medical Diagnosis, Intellectual Disability Assessments Under Ed Code, Special Cases, African American Children, What to Do if a Child Cannot Participate in Cognitive Testing, & Delivering Hard News
Learn about:
Typical Speech & Language Development, Components of a Comprehensive Assessments, Gathering Parent Input, Play-Based Assessment and Collecting Language Samples, Observations: Clinical & Naturalistic, Oral Motor Examination, Speech Sound Production Assessment, Receptive & Expressive Language Assessments, Pragmatic Language and Social Skills, Voice & Fluency, Assessing English Language Learners, Ed Code & Educational Impact for Early Childhood
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Learn about Early Childhood Education Local Educational Agency (LEA) Child Find and Assessment Obligations, Assessent Timelines, and the Importance of Making Positive First Impressions when assessing young children and working with their families.
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Learn about the importance of making data-driven decisions and, using the Improvement Data Center (IDC), and take a walk through of the DRDP Outcomes Data in this presentation.
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A comprehensive Child Find system ensures that all children who are in need of early intervention or special education services are identified, located and evaluated. Learn about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) child find requirements as well as how educational community agencies support child find obligations.
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Learn about the essential components for conducting comprehensive, legally defensible initial early childhood assessments for English Language Learners. When a student is multilingual, it is required that assessors determine if a student has a true disability versus a language difference. CalECSE has partnered with the Multilingual Students with Exceptional Needs (MUSE) to provide this training on how to administer cross-cultural non-discriminatory assessments, including using a variety of methods to collect data and the hierarchy of options when assessments in a child’s primary language are not available.
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Use this downloadable, fillable PDF during your assessments in order to capture play-based child observations!
School districts are often families' first points of contact when caregivers are concerned about their children’s development. Learn to conduct thorough and impactful assessments to determine eligibility under the category of Autism. A comprehensive evaluation and accurate identification can open doors to early intervention and provide important information for the family. This session will take an in-depth look at how Autism might manifest in early childhood and then examine how to best determine if a child meets Education Code criteria for special education under Autism. This session will explore the differences between medical diagnosis and educational eligibility and strategies for empathetically delivering difficult news. Target audience includes school psychologists, speech pathologists, early childhood special education teachers, occupational therapists, and special education administrators.
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This session will provide an overview of California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) reporting.
Have you wondered what inclusion looks like in a preschool classroom? This video highlights a typical day in a Bonita Unified School District preschool classroom, which is part of its Building Lifelong Academic Skills (BLAST) inclusion program. Learn what makes this inclusion program successful and how LEAs can create and sustain their own inclusion programs to benefit young students with special needs.
