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Publications
This page includes a variety of files for families and programs to download.  Click on a topic below to jump to that section or you can scroll down through the whole page.

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
  NOTE: Paper copies after 1/1/10 have stickers on them about the revised parent fees.

• 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

Family Cost Participation NEW

• 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

Parent Rights:

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

Service Guidelines

Connecticut's Birth to Three System has developed and published guidelines that may be downloaded and duplicated for educational purposes.  Commercial sale is not permitted.

• 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 - revised September 2009

• 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

Revised IFSP Handbook- 2007
              PDF format
              Word document

Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) forms:

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

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)

Data Reports:

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

• Volume 11, Number 2: "Teamwork and Child's Play"

• Volume 11, Number 2: remainder in Spanish (MS Word)

• 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 12/31/09