WVBTT INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
There are many local, state and national resources available that promote the advocacy of children with possible developmental delays and the opportunities/services, and rights available to them and their families.
It is WV Birth to Three's goal to provide parents and professionals with resources that can assist them in providing outstanding care for their children with development delays.
Autism Awareness
Hearing
WV Resource Guide for Families of Young Children Birth to Five with Hearing Loss 
| ADDENDUM TO LANGUAGE MILESTONES - BIRTH TO AGE 5 |
WV Resources for Serving Infants and Toddlers with Hearing Loss
Monitoring Your Baby’s Hearing
Role of the Hearing Specialist
Early Warning Signs for Hearing Loss
Risk Factors for Delayed Onset of Hearing Loss
WV Newborn Hearing Screening Provider by City
WV Directory Newborn Hearing Screening Providers
WV BTT Audiological Hearing Evaluation/Services Vendors
Routines: Context For Learning
WV Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
WV Hands & Voices
Hands and Voices - Communication Choices and Decision Making
Baby Hearing: Helping Baby Adjust to Hearing Aids
Ling Sound - Listening Bubble Checklist for Young Children
Hearing First – Family Community
Hearing First: Learning and Growing
Hearing Loss in Children
Learn How to Converse Comfortably and Correctly in True ASL
National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM)
Two Deaf Women Show Us Bilingualism At Its Finest (YOU TUBE VIDEO)
Sign with Me: A Family Sign Language Curriculum
Sign It - American Sign Language Made Easy - Online Class
The Luke Lee Listening Language and Learning Lab (The “L”)
The “L” at Marshall University, provides services to children from infants to toddlers to preschoolers to school-age to achieve a listening and spoken language outcome.
Year 2019 Position Statement: Principles and Guidelines for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs
American Academy of Audiology
Vision
West Virginia Resources Guide for Families of Young Children with Visual Impairments Birth to Five
WV Resources for Serving Infants and Toddlers with Vision Loss
Early Warning Signs for Vision Loss
Role of the Vision Specialist
West Virginia Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
American Foundation for the Blind
Family Connect – For Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
WV Department of Education - CVI Training Materials
InfantSEE - No-Cost eye assessments for infants 6-12 months-Under this program, participating doctors of optometry provide a comprehensive infant eye assessment between six and 12 months of age free of charge regardless of family income or access to insurance coverage. Find a participating provider near you and schedule your baby's InfantSEE assessment today!
National Eye Institute – Research Today…Vision Tomorrow
Prevent Blindness has expanded their library with free resources on Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP). Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an eye disease that occurs in some babies who:
- Are born prematurely (earlier than 30 weeks of pregnancy)
- Have low birth weight (less than 3 lbs. 5 oz or 1,500 g)
- Have complications after they are born and receive extra oxygen for more than a few days
Video on Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) - Retinopathy of Prematurity and Your Child
Other sources:
American Academy of Opthalmology - Retinopathy of Prematurity
Cleveland Clinic - Retinopathy of Prematurity
Combined Hearing & Vision Loss
WVSDB provides a comprehensive early intervention program for infants and toddlers with a vision or hearing loss. These specialists work collaboratively with the West Virginia Birth to Three Program
West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind (WVSDB)
The WVSDB is a state-funded residential school that provides education and supportive services to deaf and hard of hearing and blind and partially sighted children of West Virginia.
WV Department of Education – Early Intervention: Early Interactions with Children Who are Deaf-Blind
The Sooner The Better - A Framework for Training Early Intervention Practitioners on Deaf-Blindness
WV Department of Education – Combined Vision and Hearing Loss
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
NORD is a patient advocacy organization dedicated to individuals with rare diseases and the organizations that serve them. NORD is committed to the identification, treatment, and cure of rare disorders through programs of education, advocacy, research, and patient services.
The CHARGE Syndrome Foundation
CHARGE syndrome is a disorder that affects many areas of the body. CHARGE is an abbreviation for several of the features common in the disorder: coloboma, heart defects, atresia choanae (also known as choanal atresia), growth retardation, genital abnormalities, and ear abnormalities. The pattern of malformations varies among individuals with this disorder, and the multiple health problems can be life-threatening in infancy. Affected individuals usually have several major characteristics or a combination of major and minor characteristics.
A Tool for Identifying Vision and Hearing Loss in Children with Multiple Disabilities
Child Health and Development
WV Early Childhood Training Connections and Resources
Baby Brain Map – Zero to Three
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Early Learning - Zero to Three
ON THE MOVE: The Power of Movement in Your Child's First Three
Years - Zero to Three
Healthy Kids Inc
Learn the Signs.
Act Early. Campaign - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Center for Early Literacy Learning
Research to Practice - Promoting Social Emotional Development
Building positive relationships with Young Children
Parent modules from Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
Child Welfare Information Gateway
The Child Welfare Information Gateway library is among the Nation’s largest collections of child welfare-related resources. The library catalog includes peer-reviewed journal articles, evaluation reports, Children’s Bureau grant materials, books, research studies, and more.
WV Infant/Toddler Mental Health Association
WV Violence & Injury Prevention Program: Child Abuse & Neglect
Language and Communication - Zero to Three
Babies communicate from day one by using gestures, sounds and expressions to share feelings and needs like hunger, sleepiness, or joy.
Even before their first words they will develop their own unique ways of communicating with you. Learn more about how language development unfolds.
Early Development & Well-Being - Zero to Three
The first three years of life are a period of incredible growth in all areas of a baby’s development. Learn how the earliest relationships with caregivers can promote healthy brain development, how young children build social and emotional skills, and ways you can support language and literacy development starting from birth.
Individualized Positive Behavior Support, referred to as Positive Behavior Support throughout this website, is a process for understanding and resolving the problem behavior of children that is based on values and empirical research. It offers an approach for developing an understanding of why the child engages in problem behavior and strategies for preventing the occurrence of problem behavior while teaching the child new skills. Positive behavior support offers a holistic approach that considers all factors that have an impact on a child and the child’s behavior. It can be used to address problem behaviors that range from aggression, tantrums, and property destruction to social withdrawal.
State Resources
WV Department of Health & Human Resources – DHHR Programs
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Mountain State Parent-Child Advocacy Network
WV Parent-Educator Resource Center (PERC)
Prevent Child Abuse West Virginia
West Virginia 2-1-1
Disability Rights of WV
West Virginia Autism Training Center at Marshall University
West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council
West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities (CED)
West Virginia Assistive Technology System (WVATS) Lending Library
National Resources
ECTA Center: Improving Systems, Practices and Outcomes
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
National Center on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB)
Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR)
Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy
WV Infant/Toddler Mental Health Association
Early Development & Well-Being - Zero to Three
The first three years of life are a period of incredible growth in all areas of a baby’s development. Learn how the earliest relationships with caregivers can promote healthy brain development, how young children build social and emotional skills, and ways you can support language and literacy development starting from birth.
Language and Communication - Zero to Three
Babies communicate from day one by using gestures, sounds and expressions to share feelings and needs like hunger, sleepiness, or joy.
Even before their first words they will develop their own unique ways of communicating with you. Learn more about how language development unfolds.
Individualized Positive Behavior Support, referred to as Positive Behavior Support throughout this website, is a process for understanding and resolving the problem behavior of children that is based on values and empirical research. It offers an approach for developing an understanding of why the child engages in problem behavior and strategies for preventing the occurrence of problem behavior while teaching the child new skills. Positive behavior support offers a holistic approach that considers all factors that have an impact on a child and the child’s behavior. It can be used to address problem behaviors that range from aggression, tantrums, and property destruction to social withdrawal.