CHILDREN TRANSITIONING FROM EARLY INTERVENTION TO PRESCHOOL:
WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW, PART 1
THIS WEBINAR WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION DESIGNED TO PREPARE FAMILIES FOR THE CHANGE THAT TAKES PLACE AS THEIR CHILD LEAVES EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR PRESCHOOL SERVICES, UPON TURNING THREE YEARS OF AGE:
- AN OVERVIEW OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EARLY INTERVENTION AND PRESCHOOL SERVICES
- THE TRANSITION PLANNING CONFERENCE AND THE BENEFITS OF TRANSITION PLANNING
- INFORMATION ON TIMELINES, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION EVALUATION PROCESS, AND WHAT IS REQUIRED
- VARIOUS TIPS INTENDED TO HELP FAMILIES HAVE A SMOOTH TRANSITION, INCLUDING WHO CAN HELP IF INDIVIDUALIZED ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED
PLEASE JOIN US FOR A FREE WEBINAR
THURSDAY JUNE 11TH 7:00PM-8:00PM
PRESENTER: VALORIE DOMBROSKAS
STATEWIDE PRESCHOOL PARENT MENTOR
VALORIE HAS BEEN WITH OCECD SINCE 2002. IN JUNE, 2017, SHE BECAME OCECD'S STATEWIDE PRESCHOOL PARENT MENTOR FOR THE SOUTHERN PART OF OHIO. SHE WORKS WITH THE PARENT MENTORS, SST FAMILY CONSULTANTS AND PROVIDES INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO PARENTS IN HER AREA FOCUSING ON PRESCHOOL. BEFORE COMING TO OCECD, SHE WAS A PARENT MENTOR SERVING FAMILIES IN ATHENS COUNTY. SHE IS ALSO THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENT ADVOCACY NETWORK (SEPAN) WHEN SHE ALSO WORKED WITH OCECD FOR SEVERAL YEARS. VALORIE IS THE PARENT OF A SON WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY.