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17th ANNUAL EARLY START SYMPOSIUM MATERIALS

• Keynote Presentation: How to Raise An Emotionally Healthy Child
  Bob Brunson, LMFT

  • Handouts for keynote: How to Raise An Emotionally Healthy Child
  
  
  

• Session 1: Becoming A Professional Parent
  Bob Brunson, LMFT

  • Becoming a Professional Parent
  
  
  

• Session 2: An Overview of the Early Intervention Process for Children with Hearing Loss 
  Amy Wusstig, Au.D.

  • Tips for Parents
  • Tips for Teachers
  • Classroom Modifications
  • NorCal Implant Centers
  
  
  

• Session 3: Why Reading to Your Young Child is Literally "Food for Thought"!
  Pamela Cook, Rainbow School and Robert Morrow, Regional Manager, Bring Me a Book

  • Early Learning
  • In Brief: The Science of Early Childhood Development
  • In Brief: Early Childhood Program Effectiveness
  
  
  

• Session 4: Improving Communication in Young Children
  Sue Bosch and Jennifer Wallmark, Speech Pathologists

  • Resources
  
  
  

• Session 5: Autism in Young Children - Current facts, "red flags", screening tools, and what to do if you suspect ASD
  Sharlyne C. Nomellini, M.A., Coordinator Of Autism Services, Valley Mountain Regional Center

  • Resources
  
  
  

• Session 6: Panel Discussion: Issues Facing Families Raising Young Children with Visional Impairment

  • Resources
  
  
  

• Session 7: Behavior Is The Window Into A Child’s World
  Michael Beck, LCSW and Jennifer Baker, MFT, Leaps and Bounds Program BHRS, Stanislaus County, in collaboration with Stanislaus County Children and Families Commission

  • Resources
  
  
  

• Session 8: Inclusion: Making the Natural Environment More Inclusive
  Debbie Laffranchini, M.A., Professor, Child Development Modesto Junior College

  • No Handouts
  
  
  

• Session 9: Adapting Play the AT Way!
  Katina Iten, MS CCC-SLP; Marion Lauter, IDS, AT; , Lori Genasci Rosales, MA, LSH/AT Specialist

  • Adapting Play the AT Way
  • Adapting Play the AT Way Internet Resources
  
  
  

• Session 10: Autism in Young Children - Current facts, "red flags", screening tools, and what to do if you suspect ASD
  Sharlyne C. Nomellini, M.A., Coordinator Of Autism Services, Valley Mountain Regional Center

  • Resources

RESOURCES FROM PREVIOUS SYMPOSIUMS

Please Select... Keynote & 1: Oral Health Keynote & 1: Early Start Keynote & 1: Risk Assessment Form Keynote & 1: Pacific Brochure 2: Using Interactive Techniques... 3: From Stability to Mobility... 4: Don't Wait to Communicate... 5: The ABCs of Behavior... Keynote and Session 1: Helping Families ... 2: Understanding Coactive and Tactile Signing 2: Como Entender las Señas Coactivas y las Táctiles 2: Successful Adaptations for Learning to ... 4: Authentic Assessment 4: Seven Tips for Surviving Your Child's Develop... 5: The Skills for Success 6: The Impact of Trauma and Substance Abuse... 7: From Notes to Music 8: Autism - After the Diagnosis: Now What? 9: Sensory Processing in Young Children 10: Considerations for English Language Learners (0-5) 10: Many Languages, Many Cultures 10: Responding to Linguistic and ... 10: NAEYC - On screening and assessment...

 

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FIRE SAFETY

A FIRE SAFETY MESSAGE FROM THE STOCKTON FIRE DEPARTMENT

The primary concern of the Stockton Fire Department is safety for everyone, including our children with special needs. The Stockton Fire Department has a special procedure that is intended to provide an extra measure of safety for individuals with special needs. Parents are encouraged to complete and submit a Residential Premise History. This form will provide added information and security for field units who may need to respond to an emergency or other call from your home, in identifying and/or assisting you or your child. It is essential that the location of your child with special needs is known by the first responding unit so they can concentrate their life saving efforts on the area that can make the biggest impact and resolution of the emergency.

To complete your Residential Premise History these steps must be taken:

1. 1. Go to the Stockton Fire Department Web site: http://www.stocktongov.com/fire/
2. 2. Under the Safety section, click the Brochures link.
3. 3. Scroll down to #11 – Fire and Safety for People with Disabilities. Click on the link.
4. 4. Print and fill out in its entirety, the Residential Premise History Form.
5. 5. Mail residential Premise History Form to:
   
   
   City Hall/Stockton Fire Department
   425 N. El Dorado Street
   Stockton, CA 95203
   
   

This information will expire in one year from entry date.

FIRE SAFETY INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES RESIDING OUTSIDE OF STOCKTON

Families are encouraged to contact their local fire department to see if they have a Residential Premise History form. If they don’t have a form, but are interested in having that same type of information on file, you can download FRN’s Residential Premise History form and submit it to your fire department. FRN created this form with input from fire officials.

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RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR AREA

• Recreational Opportunities for Families and Children with Special Needs
• Sports and Recreational Opportunities for Children with Special Needs

 

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RESOURCES FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS

This page contains links listed by county within Family Resource Network's service area.

 

TRANSITION TO ADULT SERVICES - CHECKLISTS

• Transition from Special Education to Adult Services Checklist
• Suggested Steps for Investigation of Adult Service Options

 

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BUILDING BRIDGES - TRANSITION FROM THE EARLY START PROGRAM

• Building Bridges: Transitioning from Early Start into the Preschool Years (book) - English version
• Building Bridges: Transitioning from Early Start into the Preschool Years (book) - Spanish version

 

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