Preschool Special Education
A planning meeting is held with the child's parents and evaluators. This team develops the Individual Education Plan (IEP) to identify supports and services that best meet the child's and family's needs and priorities.
Services may include:
- Enrollment at a community preschool at no charge to parents
- Customized special education services such as: speech/language, motor, or educational experiences provided individually, in small groups, or in classroom settings
- Consultation with the classroom teacher
- Family support services
- FIRST STEPS, Parents As Teachers home visits
- Other option developed as needed
Which Community Preschools Participate?
Fremont County Head Start
Kinder Haus Child Care Center
New Child Montessori
Park Avenue Child Center
Rocky Mountain Children's Discovery
SPIN Preschool
SPIN at Penrose
How do I know if my child might need special help in preschool?
- You may have concerns about your child’s speech, language, behavior, movement, learning, vision or hearing
- Friends or other family members may be worried
- Your doctor may refer your child
- Your child may be referred from a Project ECHO screening
What steps do I take to determine if my child needs special help in preschool?
Step 1 ECHO screening or referral
Step 2 Developmental evaluation
Step 3 IEP planning meeting
Step 4 Choice of community preschool and other services
What is a Developmental Evaluation?
- Parents meet with early childhood professionals and offer information about their child’s development
- Early childhood professionals will look at how your child talks, moves, uses materials and interacts.
- Are completed in a playful format
- Take about two hours to get to know you and your child
- Include a snack
- Identify things child can do & areas of development which need extra help -
- Take place at SPIN Preschool or other community sites
- Professional review other evaluations or tests provided by parents
ECHO Screening and Evaluation
You’ve heard that every child develops at his own pace. You may be worried that your child seems to having difficulty with one or more early developmental skills. The developmental checklist can be helpful in identifying some key development tasks for your child’s age.
Click here to obtain screening information.
Developmental Checklist
Three Years
Walks up stairs
Stands momentarily on one foot
Rides tricycle
Feeds self with utensils
Opens doors
Verbalizes toilet needs
Four Years
Hops in place
Throws ball overhead
Catches ball bounced to him
Copies circles
Points to six basic colors
Knows own sex, age, last name
Five Years
Walks backwards, heel-toe
Runs on tiptoe
Prints a few capital letters
Recognizes own printed name
Cuts food with knife
Plays cooperatively with others
Recognizes coins
Can tell simple stories and recall events
Laces shoes
Talk with ECHO if you are concerned that your child’s development is delayed. You can count on ECHO to follow through with further screening and/or evaluation for your child and to answer your questions.
Call ECHO at 276-5700