Month: December 2015
FY15 Birth to Three System data report available online
December 28, 2015
The Connecticut Birth to Three System and State Interagency Coordinating Council report to the Governor each year on activities that support families of infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities. We are pleased to share the latest report, posted here Birth23.org/aboutb23/annualdata/. Meet the Daly Family and hear from their service coordinator and Finn’s pediatrician, compare town-by-town referral data, and learn how our almost 1,200 service providers partner with families in a dynamic and individualized process that enhances learning and development during everyday activities. Prior years’ reports are also available on the same web page. To get to the Annual Data Reports page on Birth23.org click the … Continue reading
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Natural Learning Environments Training: January 12th
December 11, 2015
As many of you know the Natural Learning Environments trainings have been filling up as soon as we put them on the calendar. That’s great! We do still have some room in the NLE training on January 12th ( snow date January 26th) at Education Connections in Litchfield. Don’t worry about the snow….it’s a beautiful drive any time of the year!! See you there. www.birth23.org/calendar
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Translation & Interpretation Services
December 10, 2015
Looking for translation of a family’s IFSP into Farsi? The State of Connecticut Contract # 14PSX0152 lists twenty vendors who can provide document translation and/or face-to-face interpretation. Anyone may contact these agencies to purchase their services. If your agency receives 60% or more of your funding from a combination of state and federal sources, you may purchase their services at the contracted rates (which are often lower than those offered to the public). Agencies differ in their rates per language, and in the languages they can provide. Go to http://www.biznet.ct.gov/SCP_Search/ContractDetail.aspx?ID=15293 to see how these vendors may support your effective communications … Continue reading
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Five New Videos from Iowa via Florida
December 7, 2015
When other states develop and share resources, we like to pass them along in case you aren’t part of one of the many email lists out there. We all know that coaching isn’t a “model” which means there isn’t yet a strong theoretical foundation and a body of empirical research that supports the practices. Many states refer to it as coaching methods or coaching strategies or coaching practices so when you watch the first video and the interventionist uses “model” just know that she knows it’s not a model yet. (“It’s a model in development!” – Juliann Woods) Larry Edelman developed these videos … Continue reading
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