EI in Illinois Flashcards
1
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Individuals with disabilities education improvement act (IDEA)
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- part C: provision for birth to 3 years services
- mandates family involvement, overseen by department of human services bureau of EI in IL
2
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IDEA services
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- child & family connections offices across state; enroll in EI, arrange for deaf mentors
- provide free evaluations for all children
- free service coordination for all eligible children
- free transition services at age 3 to part B (school/ISBE)
- eligible if have qualifying condition (HL), are at risk, or have >30% delay in 2 areas of development
- cost of EI services determined based on ability to pay
3
Q
natural environments
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- where families are comfortable with services being provided, familiar for children
- floor, home, daycare
4
Q
family-centered practices
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- focus on family identified needs
- form partnerships
- empower families
- family as primary decision maker
5
Q
Individualized family service plan (IFSP)
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- Child’s level of development
- Family concerns, priorities, and resources
- Family outcomes and progress monitoring
- Intervention services and how often provided
- Where services are provided
- Start date and duration of services
- Plan for transitioning to preschool
- Service coordinator & medical home
6
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IFSP Development
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- writing family outcomes; should be done by family in own words
- how will we achieve the outcome (strategies/activities)
- what part C EI and/or other services & supports would help (deaf mentor)
- funding source (EI, insurance)
- review (outcome measurements)
7
Q
Moeller (200)
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- children identified with HL by 11 months had better vocab & verbal reasoning at 5
- age of identification & parent involvement predicted outcome at 5
- family involvement can mediate late identification
