Special Education for Preschoolers with Disabilities
Pre-school
disabled programs for children ages 3 through 5 are conducted in Wyckoff
under the sponsorship of the Northwest Bergen Council for
Special Education, Region I. These programs are designed for children
who have an identified disabling condition and/or a measurable developmental
delay in physical, social, communication and/or emotional areas and
who may require and would benefit from special education and related
services. Eligibility for these services is determined by a Child
Study Team evaluation of the child. Any resident who has a child, ages
birth
through 5 years, who may require special services, should contact
the Student Personnel Services Office at 848-5690 for further information.
Project Child Find
Parents who suspect their preschool-age child may be disabled can
now get free help from their local school districts. The Northwest
Bergen
Council for Special Education is taking part in CHILD FIND, a statewide
program to locate and provide services for those children, age 3 to
5 years, who may have physical, mental or emotional difficulties.
Screening,
professional guidance, and an educational program (if needed) are all
available free of charge through your schools.
Your child might benefit from special help if:
- Child has trouble seeing
people or objects.
- Child has trouble hearing voices or other sounds.
- Child is unusually quiet.
- Child throws "temper tantrums" or cannot get along with others.
- Child cannot pronounce words properly.
- Child has a particular health problem.
Each public school is responsible
for providing a system of free, appropriate public education to eligible
pupils through 21 years of age. Individuals and families who know of
a child within this age range with a suspected or known educational
disability should:
Call the public school district where the child resides to find out
the name of the appropriate contact person.
Send a written request
for a
written evaluation to that contact person. Include the parent's name
and child's name, age, address, and suspected or known disability.
The parent(s) or legal guardian can expect a written notice of determination
as to whether the child study team will conduct an evaluation. The
notice should be received by the parent(s) or legal guardian within
20 days
of the district's receipt of the request.
For more information, contact your school or the
Northwest Bergen Council
for Special Education
P.O. Box 12
Allendale, NJ 07401
Phone: (201)
327-8166. All information is confidential.
Early Intervention
Early Intervention services are also available for children from birth
to three years old who exhibit delays in talking, moving, learning,
or behaving. Call the County Office at 201-646-6804 or the Student
Personnel
Services Office at 201-848-5690 for additional information.
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