failure is not an option! success from the start! failure is not an option! success from the start!...
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Each Day in America….. 2,385 babies are born into poverty Children’s Defense Fund 2003 (National Kids Count: A Data Book)TRANSCRIPT
Failure is NOT an option!Failure is NOT an option!Success from the Start!Success from the Start!
Troup County School SystemTroup County School SystemPreschool Exceptional EducationPreschool Exceptional Education
August 6August 6thth , 2008 , 2008
We are here to helpJill Derums, Physical TherapistCherie Fredericks, Occupational TherapistAngie Martin, Preschool Speech Language TherapistRebecca Murphy, Preschool Speech Language TherapistLaura Nichols, Coordinator of Special ProgramsOwena Spear, PsychologistBrenda Spradley, Preschool Exceptional Education TeacherAnne Tiffin, Preschool Exceptional Education TeacherKitty Crawford, Coordinator of Preschool and Elementary
Exceptional Education
Each Day in America…..
2,385 babies are born into poverty
Children’s Defense Fund 2003(National Kids Count: A Data Book)
Each Day in America…..
13,245,000 children live in poverty
Children’s Defense Fund 2003(National Kids Count: A Data Book)
Each Day in America…..
77 children die before their first birthday
Children’s Defense Fund 2003(National Kids Count: A Data Book)
Each Day in America…..
2,482 children are found to be
abused or neglected Children’s Defense Fund 2003
(National Kids Count: A Data Book)
Each Day in America…..
4 children are killed from firearms
Children’s Defense Fund 2003
(National Kids Count: A Data Book)
Each Day in America…..
4,262 children are arrested
Children’s Defense Fund 2003(National Kids Count: A Data Book)
Each Day in America…..
177 children are arrested for violent crimes
Children’s Defense Fund 2003
(National Kids Count: A Data Book)
Each Day in America…..
1,186 babies are born to teen mothers
Children’s Defense Fund 2003(National Kids Count: A Data Book)
Each Day in America…
2,756 high school students drop out of school
Children’s Defense Fund 2003(National Kids Count: A Data Book)
Each Day in America…
16,964 public school students are suspended
Children’s Defense Fund 2003(National Kids Count: A Data Book)
Each Day in America…
9,997,000school children speak
languages other than English as their first language
Children’s Defense Fund 2003(National Kids Count: A Data Book)
Each Day in America…
8,391,000children do not have
health insurance
Children’s Defense Fund 2003(National Kids Count: A Data Book)
Each Day in America…
5 children or teens commit suicide
Children’s Defense Fund 2003(National Kids Count: A Data Book)
Each Day in America…
50%-75%of incarcerated juveniles Have diagnosable mental
health disorders
Children’s Defense Fund 2003(National Kids Count: A Data Book)
In Troup County…
3,351 children living in poverty
21% (2000)
In Troup County..…
23.2% babies born to mothers with less than 12
years of education (2005)
In Troup County..…
402 young adults ages 16-19 are not in school and
not working
(2000)
In Troup County..…
56% students eligible for free or reduced meals
(2005)
In Troup County..…
1,460 students absent from school more than 15 days
(2004)
In Troup County..…
2005 infant mortality rate9.6% compared to Georgia
8% (per 1,000)
In Troup County..…
14,387 children eligible for medicaid or peach care
(2005)
In Troup County..…
1,460 students absent from school more than 15 days
(2004)
In Troup County…..
Teen pregnancies (per 1,000), ages 15-17, 47.6 compared to Georgia
36.8 (2005)
In Troup County…..
238 cases of STD for youth, ages 15-19
(2005)
In Troup County…..
521 cases of child abuse and neglect
(2005)
In Troup County…..
68.5%is the current graduation
rate
Georgia’s Challenge• Students with disabilities not
meeting standards:– SWD overall: 40.19 %– Asian SWD: 24.46 % – African-American SWD: 54.14 %– Hispanic SWD: 46.24 %– White SWD: 29.83 %
Is what we are doing helping these issues?Is there a need to change what we are
doing?Eligibility guidelines & regulations
Best for children!
We are all in this together!
How can we afford NOT to try something different?
It takes a village to raise a child.
Nigerian proverb
“Collaboration is a process to achieve goals that cannot be reached acting alone (or at least cannot be reached as well). Collaboration is a means to an end and not an end in itself. The desired goal is improved outcomes for children and families.”
“We must move forward toward
empowering parents to be leaders and problem-solvers-agents of change in their own lives, the lives of their children, and their communities.”
Heatherly W. Conway“Collaboration for Kids”
Early Intervention Tools for Schools and Communities
Response to Response to InterventionIntervention
Recognition and Recognition and ResponseResponse
In the past….
Delays or difficulty learning
Referral to Special Education
Recognition & Response is an
emerging practice in early childhood
education.
Why Recognition and Response?
• Recognition and Response ≠ wait to fail
• Recognition and Response = less children in special education and more children in regular education
• Recognition and Response = no special education label
Don’t wait for failure
More children in general education curriculum
Fewer children with a special education label
Diagnosis, or a label, leads to treatment: it opens doors for resources.
Pro:
Many children must wait for that label in order to get services.
Con:
Labeling leads to awareness raising and promotesunderstanding of particular difficulties.
Pro:
Labeling leads to stigmatization.
Con:
Labels reduce ambiguities and provide clear communication devices for professional exchanges of information.
Pro:
There is no clear agreementamongst professionals about how labels are decided.
Moreover, labels lead to generalization of children’sdifficulties, neglecting specific individualized issues.
Con:
Labels provide comfort to children and families by“explaining” their difficulties.
Pro:
Labeling leads to a focus onwithin-child deficits and possibly lowered expectations
Con:
Labeling can lead to teasing from peers, and the use ofderogatory terms to describe children who have beenlabeled tends to reflect negative aspects about them.
Con:
Accurate identification of
children requiring the specialized
instruction of special education.
The goal =
Failure to label does not necessarily mean
failure to address
Remember -
Research supports the
use of Response and Recognition
If you give a person a fish they will eat for one day-Teach them
how to fish they will eat for a lifetime.”
Framework for Recognition & Response
SystemTier 3
IndividualizedInterventions
5%-10%
Tier 2Group
Interventions
15%-25%Tier 1
High Quality Environment &Intentional teaching &Universal screening
70%-80%
Recognition
Screening Assessment & Progress Monitoring
Response
Research-basedCurriculum, Instruction &
Interventions
Recognition:Screening & Progress
Monitoring
• Universal screening within first 2 months (NAEYC, 2005) and on a set schedule after that (fall, winter, spring)
Tier 1• Do most children (70-80%) meet screening criteria?
• Identify areas of concern • Importance of talking to the parent• Importance of vision and hearing screening• Has the child been exposed to high quality teaching?• Is it a delay or “late birthday”
• Core curriculum and intentional teaching for all children– Core curriculum is research-based & comprehensive across all domains
• May also include content-specific curricula (e.g., early literacy & math)
• Intentional teaching of key content areas, including planning and evaluating instruction
Tier 2• Some children (15-25%) may need targeted
interventions, along with progress monitoring• Small group interventions• RTI conference forms• Facilitating meetings• Maintaining folders• Collecting data
• Explicit small group interventions augmented with embedded interventions– Explicit: structured, teacher-directed, content specific
interventions– Embedded: occur within daily activities, build on children’s
strengths & interests, complement explicit interventions
Tier 3• A few children (5%) will need more
individualized interventions & get more frequent progress monitoring
• Intensive & individualized interventions– Research-based methods for scaffolding—
prompting, modeling, giving a directive & waiting for a response
– Within the context of explicit approaches under Tier 2
– Continue use of embedded interventions
Obvious Concerns• Children with identified disabilities
are not required to go through RTI process; RTI should not delay referral of children with suspected disabilities (CEC, 2007)
As a daycare director or teacher, what does this
mean to me?• Team Leader
– Facilitate meetings– Open communication– Implement interventions– Document interventions– Collect data– Manage the folder– Collaboration
Success Stories
• Angie Martin: Preschool Speech Therapist
• Brandy Barnes: Pre K Ethel Kight• Jill Derums: Physical Therapist
What do you need from us?
– Question/Answer sessions with your center– In service/training– Consultation – Intervention ideas– Email– Manuals– Modeling– Partnership
Inspirational Quotations
We cannot solve a problem with the same mindset that caused it.
Education is all a matter of building bridges.
Don’t be afraid to go out on a limb, for that is where the fruit is.
The future depends on what we do in the present.
Life’s important challenges all come down to the decision to get on with it, the courage to hold on, and the willingness to pedal like crazy.