Understanding Educational Evaluations

This fact sheet provides some answers to frequently ask questions about the special education evaluation process.

Category: FACT SHEETS, SPECIAL EDUCATION, INFANTS, TODDLERS, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD, SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW & REGULATIONS, FACT SHEETS

Delaware’s Early Intervention System for Infants, and Toddlers with Disabilities and Their Families

What is Early Intervention?

Early intervention is a system of services that helps babies and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities. Early intervention focuses on helping eligible babies and toddlers learn the basic and brand-new skills that typically develop during the first three years of life, such as:

• physical (reaching, rolling, crawling, and walking);
• cognitive (thinking, learning, solving problems);
• communication (talking, listening, understanding);
• social/emotional (playing, feeling secure and happy); and
• self-help (eating, dressing)

Examples of early intervention services

If an infant or toddler has a disability or a developmental delay in one or more of these developmental areas, that child will likely be eligible for early intervention services. Those services will be tailored to meet the child’s individual needs and may include:

• Assistive technology (devices a child might need)
• Audiology or hearing services
• Speech and language services
• Counseling and training for a family
• Medical services
• Nursing services
• Nutrition services
• Occupational therapy
• Physical therapy
• Psychological services

Additional Resources

Category: FACT SHEETS, INFANTS, TODDLERS, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD

How to Understand the Meaning of Your Child’s Challenging Behavior

The Backpack connection series was created to provide a way for teachers and parents/caregivers to work together to help young children develop social emotional skills and reduce challenging behavior.  This resource is available on the National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations website.  https://challengingbehavior.cbcs.usf.edu/index.html

Category: INFANTS, TODDLERS, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD, EDUCATION & SPECIAL EDUCATION K-12

Fact Sheet: Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities

Infants and toddlers with disabilities, aged birth to three, may be eligible to receive early intervention supports and services to address their unique developmental needs. Their families can also receive early intervention supports and services so they can build their abilities to support their child’s development and advocate for services to meet their child’s unique needs.

Category: SPECIAL EDUCATION, INFANTS, TODDLERS, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD