Early Childhood and IDEA

What students are served under IDEA Part C?

Students with disabilities from birth to 36 months old are served under the IDEA Part C.

What is an IFSP?

An IFSP is the abbreviation for Individual Family Service Plan. IFSP is a plan that is designed for special services for young children, birth to three years old, who are developmentally delayed. Once the child reaches 3 years the IFSP is replaced by an Individual Education Program (IEP).

What is important to remember when thinking about EC and AT?

It is important to think about age appropriate device when considering Assistive Technology for the Early Childhood. Assistive Technology should enable students with disabilities to participate in activities within the home, school, and community.

An AT Tool for Early Childhood

Proloquo2Go

The proloquo2Go is an AAC device that is ideal for early childhood students with communication problems. This AT tool is designed to promote language development in young children. 

Implementation

Proloquo2Go can be used on any device so implementing this AT in an classroom is easy. This app can be implemented by installing it on an iPad and it is ready to use in assisting students in communicating with their peers and teachers.

Resources

http://www.assistiveware.com/product/proloquo2go

http://expressive-solutions.com/implementation-of-proloquo2go-for-students-with-aac

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/proloquo2go-symbol-based-aac

http://www.teacherswithapps.com/app_reviews-proloquo2go/