Bridging Early Services Transition Project--Outreach. Final Report.

Autor/inn/en	Rosenkoetter, Sharon; Shotts, Cynthia
Institution	Associated Colleges of Central Kansas, McPherson.
Titel	Bridging Early Services Transition Project--Outreach. Final Report.
Quelle	(1994), (97 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Agency Cooperation; Delivery Systems; Demonstration Programs; Disabilities; Early Intervention; Inclusive Schools; Individualized Family Service Plans; Infants; Kindergarten; Mainstreaming; Outreach Programs; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Referral; Social Integration; Special Classes; Toddlers; Transitional Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Auslieferung; Handicap; Behinderung; Inclusive school; Integrative Schule; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Jobcoaching; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Soziale Integration; Special class; Sonderklasse; Infants
Abstract	The Bridging Early Services Transition (BEST) Project--Outreach was designed to help families, administrators, and service providers facilitate the transition of young children, birth through age 5, as they move between services and service systems including: from early intervention to special preschool services; from Head Start or preschool to kindergarten-level programs; and from more restrictive special programs to less restrictive centers which serve all similar aged children in the community. Planning for these transitions as part of each family's Individualized Family Service Plan is required under federal law. The BEST model includes formats for: (1) local interagency needs assessments; (2) interagency agreements; (3) communication between families and service providers; (4) family partnership in decision-making; (5) constructing interagency and intra-agency transition timelines; (6) building a transition timeline for each child; (7) identifying local agencies for referral; (8) preparing the child for changes in programs and personnel; (9) systems change to incorporate more options for inclusive services; and (10) evaluation of transition procedures. The project worked with state leaders and local service systems in 17 states to develop state and local transition services. Sections of this final report address goals and objectives, the project's conceptual framework, a description of outreach activities, problems encountered, evaluation findings, project impact, and future activities. Appendices include a project brochure, staffing information, and evaluation data. (Contains 89 references.) (DB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC