Welcome
to the Special Education
Birth to Three
Program
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Comments or questions? E-mail to:
Jean Ruchti- jruchti@mpsomaha.org - Birth-3 Special Educator
Eileen Ronci- eronci@mpsomaha.org - Speech Pathologist |
Kim Bolan- kmbolan@mpsomaha.org - Birth-3 Special Educator
Kelly Johnson- kljohnson@mpsomaha.org - Speech Pathologist
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The Birth to Three
Program provides early intervention special education services to any
family with a child, birth to three years of age, who has a
developmental delay according to Nebraska Department of Education
Rule 51. Areas of development considered in determining a child's
eligibility for services include:
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Self-Help: Feeding,
toileting and dressing
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Cognition: Thinking, problem-solving and concepts
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Physical: Health,
vision, hearing and nutrition
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Communication:
Language, speech, conversation and turn taking
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Gross and Fine Motor
Skills: Walking, grasping and coordination
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Social-emotional:
Emotions and interactions with others
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Early intervention specialists
who provide special education services to eligible children and their
families may include an audiologist, occupational therapist, physical
therapist, school psychologist, special education teacher,
speech-language pathologist, teacher of the hearing impaired, and a
vision consultant.
