Office of Educational Services & Support

Parent Information

• Parent Information
  • Who can use the services offered by Birth to 3 Connections?
  • What is a developmental delay or disability?
  • How do I know if my child needs early intervention services?
  • What early intervention services are offered?
• Early Learning Literacy Guides
  • The Center for Early Literacy Learning has made available, free of charge, the publication of 70 new practice guides on their website, www.earlyliteracylearning.org. These practice guides were prepared to help practitioners and parents promote the early and emergent literacy skills of young children with disabilities or delays. The practice guides are organized by the child age and the type of literacy skill. There are 31 infant, 22 toddler, and 17 preschool practice guides that can be printed and used by parents or practitioners.
• Free Screening Information
• Developmental Checklist Information
  • 1-3 Months
  • 4-6 Months
  • 7-9 Months
  • 10-12 Months
  • 15-24 Months
  • 30-36 Months
• Parental Rights Information
• Dispute Resolution
  • Complaint
  • Due Process Hearing
  • Mediation
• Service Coordinator Map
• Helpful Web sites
  • South Dakota Parent Connection
  • South Dakota Advocacy
• Available Documents
  • Birth to 3 Part C Parents Rights
  • Individual Family Service Plan

Any family, parent and child who lives in South Dakota and is eligible may receive services. Whether you live on a farm, ranch, in a town, or on tribal land, there are people you can talk with to find out more about the services offered by Birth to Three Connections. Children who have a developmental delay or a disability can receive services under Birth to Three Connections.

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If your child grows, learns or changes at a slower rate than most children, he or she may have a developmental delay. Delays may occur in one or more of these areas:

• thinking skills
• language skills
• social or emotional growth
• self-help skills
• physical growth

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Any family, parent and child who lives in South Dakota and is eligible to receive services, you can call Birth to Three Connections at 1-800-305-3064 or call the local service coordinator in your area to talk about your concerns. To locate your service coordinator, please view the service coordinator map. Free screenings are available for children under 3 years of age.

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What are the early intervention services that are offered?

If a child is eligible for the Birth to Three Connections program, you and others will decide which services are needed.

• AUDIOLOGY
• ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
• FAMILY TRAINING, COUNSELING, AND HOME VISITS
• HEALTH SERVICES
• MEDICAL SERVICES FOR EVALUATION
• NURSING
• NUTRITION
• OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
• PHYSICAL THERAPY
• PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
• SOCIAL WORK SERVICES
• SERVICE COORDINATION
• SPECIAL INSTRUCTION
• SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
• TRANSPORTATION
• VISION
• OTHER SERVICES AS IDENTIFIED

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