Building Block to Trantion from preschool to school
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What is transition
?
Before
we go any further ,it is important that everyone understands what we mean by the term transition.
We all know that transition
is times of changes.
When a child with special needs approaches 3 years of age, transition takes on another meaning
.
1.When a parent or caregiver sees that an infant is
not progressing, toward the milestones of a infant or early toddler . They contact to Children Medical Services / Early Intervention
(Early Step )for infant and early toddles. 2 .As parents, you have already encounter several transitions including but
not limited to when the child moves from the hospital to home , if your family moves from one service area to another .
IDEA ,the federal legislation that governs special education , requires that formal transition planning begin about
3-6 months before your child turns three.
The Individuals
with Disabilities Act of 2004 (IDEA) list of 13 disability categories are:
• • Autism
• • Deaf-blindness
• • Developmental delay (used for children,ages 3 through 8)
• • Hearing impairment, including deafness
•
• Mental retardation
• • Multiple
disabilities
• • Orthopedic impairment
• • Other health impairment
• • Serious emotional disturbance
• • Specific
learning disability
• • Speech or language impairment
• • Traumatic brain injury
• • Visual
impairment, including blindness
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
is a federal
law
that governs how states and public agencies provide early
intervention, special education, and related services for children
with disabilities. IDEA identifies thirteen categories
under which
