FDLRS/Child Find Provides:

Awareness Opportunities to insure the public and parents are given

information and milestones as to the approximate age when a child should

perform certain developmental skills.  Many problems that can affect a child’s

learning can go undetected until a child reaches school age and precious time

 is wasted.  

 FREE Screenings to children who may experience difficulty 

in any of the following areas:  seeing, talking, hearing, learning, physical/motor

or emotional/behavioral.  A Child Find Specialist will meet with you and your

child to screen the above mentioned areas.  A screening test, the first step in the

process, is simply a quick evaluation of your child’s performance.  

 Evaluation Services are provided through the Lee and Collier County

Public School systems if developmental concerns are identified through the

screening.  The Child Find Specialist refers the child to the school district’s

Pre-Kindergarten Evaluation Team or to a Speech/ Language Pathologist. The Pre-K Evaluation is the next step in the identification of children with disabilities. The parent will be contacted to schedule an evaluation appointment.  The evaluation may include an assessment of a child’s abilities in the areas of  cognition, speech, language, self-help, and social/emotional development.  The parent plays a key role in the evaluation process.

Once the evaluation is completed, the parents will be invited to attend a meeting to discuss the results and determine if the child is eligible for an Exceptional Educational program. For more information, to schedule an appointment for screening or request specific directions to the screening site, contact FDLRS at (239) 337-8363, (239) 337-8199 or toll free at 1 866-.551-8363.

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