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Department of Public Instruction

DPI Bulletin 99.09;
Transition from Birth to Three Programs to Special Education

http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/pdf/bul99-09.pdf

DPI Bulletin 96.01;
Extended School Year Services For Children with Exceptional Educational Needs

http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/bul96-01.html

DPI Bulletin 98.09
Preschool Issues Related to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/bul98-09.html

DPI Bulletin 00.09;
Questions and Answers about Expanding Service Delivery Options for Preschoolers with Disabilities

http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/bul00-09.html

Educating Young Children with Disabilities

http://dpi.wi.gov/ec/ecspedhm.html

Serving Young Children with Disabilities in Community Setting (Additional Resources)

http://dpi.wi.gov/ec/eclrppc.html

Early Childhood Special Education Publications

http://dpi.wi.gov/ec/eclrorpg.html

IDEA (Federal) & State Statute, Rules, & Information

http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/idea.html

Introduction to Special Education (Booklet)

http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/pdf/intro-se.pdf

Special Education Rights for Parents and Children

http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/pcrights.html

   

Wisconsin Early Childhood Collaborating Partners

www.collaboratingpartners.com

Website Flyer  and Bookmarks

Available From local CESA agency  (directory)               http://dpi.wi.gov/cesa.html

Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards

http://www.collaboratingpartners.com/EarlyLS.htm

Wisconsin FACETS

www.wifacets.org

 

WI Facets Brochure

http://www.wifacets.org/publications/fastfacts.pdf

Fast Facts for Families (brochure) (English, Spanish)

Brochures Available through WI FACETS or WSPEi

   

Wisconsin Statewide Parent Educator Initiative (WSPEI)

Web site Flyer

www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsea/een/parent.html

DPI Bulletin 00.08; Wisconsin Statewide Parent-Educator Initiative

http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/bul00-08.html

   

Preschool Options Project Web Site

http://www.preschooloptions.org/

   

Think Big Start Small (TBSS) Information (English, Spanish)
http://www.thinkbigstartsmall.org/

Together - Children Grow If you are concerned about a child (Brochure)

Invest early in a child's future Quality Early Relationships Matter (Brochure)

Preschool Quality (Brochure)

ALL TBSS Materials Available From local CESA agency http://dpi.wi.gov/rll/ccic/pdf/together_ch_g.pdf 

www.thinkbigstartsmall.org/docs/36CPX_ComplxBroch.pdf

http://www.thinkbigstartsmall.org/docs/Finding_Quality_Care.pdfl

Waisman Center

Birth to Three Training and Technical Assistance

www.waisman.wisc.edu/birthto3/TRANSITIONS.HTML

Parents as Leaders Training Flyer

www.waisman.wisc.edu/birthto3/palsbrochure.pdf

   

Wisconsin's Birth to Three Program

Step Ahead at Age 3 (Booklet)

Available through County Birth to Three Program (Department of Health and Family Services)

 Head Start Transition Training Guides

Effective Transition Practices (142 page pdf)

http://www.headstartinfo.org/publications/effective_transitions/index.htm

Planning for Transitions (166 page pdf)

http://www.headstartinfo.org/publications/planning_transitions/index.htm

Transitions: Parents are Key (html)

http://www.bmcc.edu/Headstart/Trngds/Transitions

Family Partnerships: A Continuous Process (html)

http://www.bmcc.edu/Headstart/Trngds/Partners/index.html

   

Miscellaneous

  1. Escalating Kindergarten Curriculum Authors: Lorrie A. Shepard and Mary Lee Smith www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/escalating.kinder.p.k12.2.html
  2. WeeCare
    • A “work in progress” search tool to promote early educational agencies and organizations in Wisconsin.  This site returns 116 links with the search term “transition.” It can be used to search all or one specific agency or organization in its database. http://weecare.wisearch.com/
  3. Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
  4. Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
    • offers a collection of early childhood/early intervention resources written in English and Spanish
      http://clas.uiuc.edu/
    • A guide for parents by Step Ahead at Age 3 and CLAS, offers a helpful transition article and a worksheet for parents to fill out to help identify a child’s strengths and needs for the transition planning.
      http://clas.uiuc.edu/fulltext/cl02917/ch1.html
    • Ann Hains’s, Professor of Exceptional Education at UW Milwaukee, list of early childhood and intervention resource links.
      www.uwm.edu/~annhains/links.html
  5. National Early Childhood Transition Center
    • Researches effective transition practices and strategies. The site offers publications, Power Points, IDEA 2004, and success stories. www.ihdi.uky.edu/NECTC/default.asp
  6. Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS)
  7. WEECare
    • A “work in progress” search tool to promote early educational agencies and organizations in Wisconsin.  This site returns 116 links with the search term “transition.” It can be used to search all or one specific agency or organization in its database. http://weecare.wisearch.com/
  8. Circle of Inclusion