The Ability Center

If you have a special needs child or need help receiving an IEP through you local school, please contact The Ability Center of Defiance at 1-877-209-8336 and ask for Sheila Worthington.
She will help with these things and will show you what rights you have.
This does not cost you anything even if she comes to your home or attends meetings with you and your public school.
She really helps families.
www.abilitycenter.org

Free Education Options in Defiance,Fulton, Henry, Paulding and Williams Counties
Children ages 3-5 Public Preschool in Henry County (for a fee) Full day care available in Defiance and Williams Counties as well as Enhanced Head Start in Local Child Care Centers in Defiance, Henry and Fulton Counties. (for a fee) Call 800-686-2964


The
Soho Center - A 38 year-old non-profit with information for parents,
child care providers and child-related agencies.
http://www.child2000.org


Lots of easy-to-use tips for
parents and child care providers to enhance early reading skills.
http://www.child2000.org/lit-tips.htm


Bi-Polar Disorder

Gil Bulter is a counselors at the Paulding Counseling Center.
He can be reached at 419-399-9561.

Western Buckeye Educational Service Center Curriculum and Instructional Services, Special education and related services. They supply early childhood screenings and preschool children ages 3-5 with identified disabilities are provided with program options and related services for parents and assures the IEP is developed in accordance with evaluation results. They also supply Kindergarten screenings, intervention assistance teams, multifactured evalations, service coordination, counseling, early childhood collaboration and special education programs all for free. Call Pauldings office at 419 399 4711 or the Van Wert Office at 419 238 4746. They also offer a gifted program for children in the Paulding and Van Wert area. For more information contact Sandra Freeman - Coordinator of Gifted Services.

Helpful websites:
Ohio Association for gift Children
http://www.oagc.com/

Seasonal Guides for Ohio
www.seasonalguides.com

Ohio Department of Education
http://ode.state.oh.us/

Eric Clearinghouse on Disabilities and gifted education
http://ericec.org/

National Research Center for Gifted and Talented
http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt.html/

Hoagies Gifted Education Home Page
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/

Homeschooling and Gifted
http://www.onelist.com/community/GOHome/

Wright State Exceptional Diversity
http://www.ed.wright.edu/diversity/excepdiversi.htm/

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