Early Identification
Early Identification topic editor: Evelyn Shaw
Most recent additions to this page:
Benchmarks in Early Screening and Testing (Project BEST) has
developed benchmark indicators and recommended practices for states to support the timely identification, referral and
provision of services to infants and toddlers eligible for Part C Early Intervention services. Project BEST is funded
through a cooperative agreement between the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Association for University Centers on
Disability (AUCD). (posted 05/17/2013)
Overview to Early Identification and Child Find
Part C Eligibility
Summary table of states' and territories' definitions of/criteria for IDEA Part C eligibility, Sharon Ringwalt, June 2012.- State and Jurisdictional Eligibility Definitions for Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities Under IDEA (2006) NECTAC Notes No. 21
- Informed Clinical Opinion (2012) NECTAC Notes No. 28
- Established Conditions
- Part C Early Intervention Eligibility for Infants and Toddlers with Hearing Loss (2003)
Estimating Services Needs: An Epidemological Approach- Part C Child Count Data Tables
- Part C - Child Identification Community of Practice
Part B/Section 619 Eligibility
- Eligibility Policies and Practices for Young Children Under Part B of IDEA (2011) NECTAC Notes No. 27 - shows all states' policies
- OSEP Issue Brief on Developmental Delay
- DEC Papers
- State Documents (LA, NM)
- Part B Child Count Data Tables
Public Awareness and Referral
- Regulations and Overview
- Reaching Families and Caregivers
- Reaching Physicians and the Medical Community
- State Examples
- Children with Substantiated Abuse and Neglect (Child Abuse Protection and Treatment Act or CAPTA)
- TRACE: Tracking, Referral, and Assessment Center for Excellence
Early Identification of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Young Children with Disabilities
Screening, Evaluation and Assessment
Screening
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Benchmarks in Early Screening and Testing (Project BEST)
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Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD) Program
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National Conversation on Developmental Screening (June 21, 2007)
- Developmental Screening
- AAP Policy Statements
- Save Babies Through Screening
- GAO Report: Newborn Screening: Characteristics of State Programs
Evaluation and Assessment
- Part C and Part B/Section 619 regulations
- Conference call on Recommended Practices for Assessing Young Children in Early Childhood Settings
- Assessing All Children, The National Academies
- Position Statement on Screening and Assessment of Young English-Language Learners NAEYC
- Assessment Considerations for Young English Language Learners, Espinosa
- Position Statement on Early Childhood Assessment, NASP
- Preschool Assessment: A Guide to Developing a Balanced Approach, NIEER
- Early Childhood Measures Profiles Child Trends
Early Identification of Specific Disabilities and Children At-Risk
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