"Early Childhood Educators Partnering to Meet a Child’s Special Needs" Flyer for General Education Partners (IECSE)

Description:

Local school divisions provide special education services for young children, ages two to five, who have developmental delays or disabilities. Depending on the learning needs of the child, these services may be provided in early childhood care and education (ECCE) settings such as Virginia Preschool Initiative, Head Start, Mixed Delivery, child care, and community-based preschool programs. When special education services are provided in ECCE settings, Itinerant Early Childhood Special Education (IECSE) teachers from the school division travel to the classroom to implement the child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP). They partner with the child’s classroom teacher to identify and implement strategies to support the child’s learning and participation with nondisabled peers.

The attached document "Early Childhood Educators Partnering to Meet a Child’s Special Needs: Itinerant Early Childhood Special Education Services," is meant for itinerant teachers to share with their general education partners in order to give a basic understanding of what the model looks like and the benefits of collaborating.