Special Education Preschool Services provide learning experiences for children with developmental
delays
in the area of speech and language,
cognition, social behavior and fine and gross motor skills. Classroom
instruction is provided for children, ages three to five years old, by a
teacher and an instructional assistant.
Programming
is provided for eligible age children specifically at the direction of
the IEP team. Districts may choose to provide Special Education Preschool Services students in their kindergarten year if appropriate.
The primary goal of
the program is to improve a child's developmental levels to enable him/her
to access the general curriculum.
The instructional program includes the following five
areas:
