FREE Developmental Screenings for Your Child
Sponsored by NKESC
October 23, 2006
Q: What is developmental screening? A: A developmental screening is a way of checking a child's progress in the areas of speech, language, vision, hearing, thinking, personal-social behavior and motor (movement) development.
Q: Who can be screened? A: Children birth to school age in the counties served by NKESC. Those include: Cheyenne, Decatur, Cove, Graham, Lane, Logan, Rawlins, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas, Trego, and Wallace.
Q: Who conducts the screening: Is it someone I can trust? A: The screenings are conducted by area professionals such as: school psychologists, speech-language pathologists, registered nurses, and early childhood teachers.
Q: How much does it cost? A: The screenings are offered free of charge thanks to the sponsorship of NKESC and the participating school districts.
Q: Where are the screenings located? A: The screenings are conducted at selected screening sites within the school districts.
Screening Dates:
September 2006
Hoxie .....................Sept. 7
October 2006
Colby EC.................Oct. 10
Oberlin...................Oct. 23
St. Francis................Oct. 24
November 2006
Grinnell....................Nov. 13
Goodland EC.........Nov. 16, 17
January 2007
Hill City....................Jan. 9
Weskan.................Jan. 17
Triplains..................Jan. 25
February 2007
Oakley.......................Feb. 9
Brewster................Feb. 14
Goodland Pre-K....Feb. 20, 21
Sharon Springs............Feb. 26
Atwood EC...........Feb 27
Atwood Pre-K..........Feb. 28
March 2007
Cheylin.......................Mar. 6
Wheatland..............Mar.19
Quinter....................Mar. 29
Golden Plains..............Mar. 30
April 2007
Healy..........................Apr. 3
Colby Pre-K...........Apr.10, 11
Hoxie......................Apr. 13
Kathy Kersenbrock-Ostmeyer, Screening Coordinator
For more information, please call:
NKESC, Contact: Leoma Steiger, Screening Assistant
(785) 672-3125 Ext. 115 or email: lsteiger@nkesc.org
