DOCUMENT RESUME ED 227 617 EC 151 062 AUTHOR Linder, Toni ,13 TITLE The Colorado,Guidelines for Preschool Special Education Programs. INSTITUTION Colorado State Dept. of Education, Dunver. SPONS AGENCY Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED), Washington, DC. PUB DATE (81) , GRANT G007902569 NOTE 470p. PUB TYPE Guides - Non-Classroom Use (055) Reference Materials - Bibliographies (131) MFOI/PC19 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Community Resources; Curriculum; *Disabilities; Early Childhodd Education; Handicap Identification; *Intervention; *Parent Participation; Preschool Education; Program Administration; *Program Development; Program Evaluation; Special Education; Staff Development; *Student Evaluation IDENTIFIERS Colorado EDRS. PRICE ABSTRACT A rationale for early childhood and parent involvement programs is provided in this volume, along with guidelines and examples of how to proceed. Each of its nine chapters includes a bibliography. Chapter 1, "Rationale for Early Intervention," examines such topics as the importance of the early years, teaching parents to intervene, and cost effectiveness. Chapter 2, "Program Administration," covers identification, responsibilities of the coordinator/director, confidentiality, medication, and other topics. Philosophy, staffing pattern, theoretical models, and the child and the environment are discussed in chapter '3, titled "Conceptualizing and Developing a Program." Chapter 4, "Coordinating Community Resources," looks at a rationale for interagency coordinaton, overcoming barriers, and the data collection process. Among the topics considered in chapter 5, "Screening and Assessment," are screening, the IEP (individual program plan), and appropriate evaluation procedures. In chapter 6, "Curriculum," sections look at major program areas, social/emotional sequences, and the gifted handicapped. Chapter 7, "Parent Involvement," examines the effect of .a handicapped child on the family system, problem-solving counseling, parent advisory committees, and other topics. Chapter 8 is titled "Staff Developmene and chapter 9 covers "Evaluation." The manual includes a glossary of about 40 terms. Appendix A describes funding sources and appendix B gives examples of ev3luation forms. (JC) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ***********************************************************************