New Web Site to Help Early Educators Response to
Young Children Who Struggle with Learning

www.RecognitionandResponse.org

Online Chat Scheduled for October 24, 2006

Some young children show signs that they may not be learning in an expected manner, even before they begin kindergarten. Now there is an evidence-based, systematic approach to help teachers and parents ensure early learning success for all children.

A new Web site -- RecognitionandResponse.org -- has been launched by the National Center for Learning Disabilities to provide free information and resources to educators and early childhood practitioners as part of a multi-partner initiative. The conceptual framework for the Recognition and Response system was developed by the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute in collaboration with national and state partners, including NCLD.

RecognitionandResponse.org provides early education professionals with information about the Recognition and Response system, as well as with a variety of resources to help address the needs of young children in the year before kindergarten, and tools to help communicate effectively with parents. It includes information on screening and assessment, evidence-based interventions, parent engagement, policy, and successful transition to Kindergarten. It features easy-to-read articles, checklists and fact sheets with action-oriented information, as well as policy statements, legislative summaries and research papers that provide background material that can help early learning professionals integrate the Recognition and Response system into their programs.

The Recognition and Response system is designed to help teachers and parents respond to signs of learning difficulty in young children as early as possible, beginning at age 3 or 4, before they experience school failure and before they are referred for formal evaluation and services through special education.

Go to www.RecognitionandResponse.org to see everything the site has to offer.

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