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Publications

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Family Guidebooks:

• Family Handbook I:  Referral and Eligibility Evaluation
  Family Handbook I- Spanish Translation

• Family Handbook II:  Orientation to Services
  Family Handbook II- Spanish Translation

• Family Handbook III:  Transition to Preschool Special Education
              Book III- Child Health Assessment Record
  Family Handbook III- Spanish Translation
              Book III- Child Health Assessment Record- Spanish Translation

Parent Rights:

• In English and Spanish
• In Polish
• In Brazilian Portuguese
• In French
• In Haitian Kreole
• In Vietnamese
• In Arabic
• In Urdu
• In Italian
• In Simplified Chinese
• In Traditional Chinese

Family Cost Participation

• Family Cost Participation Questions and Answers

• Parent Fees:  A Guide for Families in English
• Parent Fees:  A Guide for Families in Spanish

• Family Cost Participation Forms (Form 1-9a):

• in English
• in Spanish
• in Arabic
• in Chinese
• in Creole
• in Polish
• in Portuguese
• in Vietnamese

• Parent Fee Adjustment Forms (Form 1-9b):

• in English
• in Spanish
• in Arabic
• in Chinese
• in Creole
• in Polish
• in Portuguese
• in Vietnamese

Service Guidelines

Connecticut's Birth to Three System has developed and published guidelines concerning:

• Autism Spectrum Disorders - Service Guide # 1

  • Autism-specific programs Insert

• Service Guide #1 - in Spanish

• Autism-specific programs Insert- in Spanish

• Service Guide #1 - in Portuguese

• Autism-specific programs Insert- in Portuguese

• Natural Environments- Service Guide # 2 revised January 2009

• Children Referred for Speech Delays- Service Guide # 3- revised 2007
  -Speech Guideline Summary Brochure-English
  -Speech Guideline Summary Brochure-English
  -Speech Guideline Summary Brochure- Spanish

• Infant Mental Health- Service Guide # 4

• Young Children Who Are Hard of Hearing or Deaf- Service Guide # 5 - rev. 7/07

  • Service Guide # 5 - Brochure- English

  • Service Guide #5 - in Spanish

  • Service Guide #5- Brochure- Spanish

• Nutrition- Service Guide # 6

• Assistive Technology
• Children with Complex Medical Needs- Service Guide # 7

You may download and duplicate these for educational purposes.  Commercial sale is not permitted.

Information about Hearing Tests

Why Does My Child Need a Hearing Test?
Questions and Answers about Hearing Tests  

Why Children with Communication Delays Need Hearing Tests
How to Include a Hearing Test on a Childs IFSP  

Why does My Child Need a Hearing Test?
Questions and Answers about Hearing Tests (Spanish)

Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) forms:

• in English
• in Spanish
• in Portuguese
• in Polish

Revised IFSP Handbook- 2007
              PDF format
              Word document

How I Grow  - Birth through Five Guidebook for Parents-English
                    - Birth through Five Guidebook for Parents-Spanish

 NEW Procedures Manual UPDATED March 2009 Table of Contents
          Changes    and     Contacts

CT Birth to Three Online Data System Manual

State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Reports

Federal Application for Fiscal Year '09

Data Reports:

Birth through Five News:  (All PDFs unless otherwise noted)

• Volume 11, Number 1: "Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health - What is it?

• Volume 11, Number 1: remainder in Spanish (MS Word)

• Volume 10, Number 2: "Easing the Transition into Preschool for Children with Special Health Care Needs"

  • Volume 10, Number 2: remainder in Spanish (MS Word)

• Volume 10, Number 1: "Changing Expectations Be a Voice!"

  • Volume 10, Number 1: remainder in Spanish

• Volume 9, Number 3:  "Autism Spectrum Disorders 0-5"

• Volume 9, Number 2:  "Learning to Move- Moving to Learn"

• Volume 9, Number 1:  "Second Language Learning"

• Volume 8, Number 2:  "Promoting Resiliency"

• Volume 8, Number 1:  "Movement and Young Children"

• Volume 7, Number 3:  "Getting to the Heart of Transition"

• Volume 7, Number 2:  "Communication? Don't Ask!"

• Volume 7, Number 1:  "Assessing Young Children to Develop Authentic Goals
                                           and Interventions"

• Volume 6, Number 3:  "Tips for Teaching Social Skills and Preventing
                                            Problem Behavior"

• Volume 6, Number 2:  "Eating & Feeding Challenges"

• Volume 6, Number 1:  "Growing to Read"

• Volume 5, Number 4:  "Natural Environment and a Least Restrictive
                                           Environment;  Why Are They Important?"

• Volume 5, Number 3:  "Tot & Tech:  Making Children's Lives Fun and
                                            Productive"

• Volume 5, Number 2:  " Rhythms and Relationships:  Music in the
                                          Lives of Children"

• Volume 5, Number 1:  "You Can Say a Lot Without Talking"

• Volume 4, Number 4:  "Summer Fun Can Foster Growth and
                                           Development"

• Volume 4, Number 3:  "Parent Training Supports Children's
                                           Learning"

• Volume 4, Number 2:  "Infusing Cultural Competence into  
                                          Connecticut's Early Child hood Programs"

• Volume 4, Number 1:  "Siblings:  Precious Members of the Family"

• Volume 3, Number 4:  "Recognizing Vision and Hearing Loss"

• Volume 3, Number 3:  "Inclusive Childcare"

• Volume 3, Number 2:  "Parent Participation and Partnership"

• Volume 3, Number 1:  "Environments for Success"

• Volume 2, Number 4:  "The Spirit of IDEA"

• Volume 2, Number 3:  "Making Transitions Work For You"

• Volume 2, Number 2:  "Transforming Common Family Dilemmas" 

• Volume 2, Number 1:  "The Power of Routines in Shaping Behavior"

• Volume 1, Number 4:  "A Thousand Delightful Hours"

• Volume 1, Number 3:  "Partnerships With Family Members:  What
                                          About Fathers?"

• Volume 1, Number 2:  "Assessment for Early Intervention:  Best
                                           Practices With Young Children and 
                                           Families"

• Volume 1, Number 1:  "Let's Play!  Toys and Technology for All 
                                           Children."

Last Updated 6/17/09