Ensure Your Child is
Ready to Learn
Be part of your child’s educational
experience by teaching and reinforcing
the skills your child needs and
enhancing those taught in the
classroom.
Make sure your child’s:
 Physical needs are met with a healthy
diet, enough sleep and rest, exercise and
good medical care;
 Confidence, independence and
cooperation skills are built;
 Emotional and social needs are met;
 Discipline is appropriate and consistent;
 Day is filled with different learning
activities;
 Play is stimulating
Introduce your child to Language:
 Talk to your child often, look at family
photographs and tell your child about the
pictures.
 Read aloud each day, even if it is just for
a short time
 Show your child new things, making
sure you name them, and teach your
child new words every day.
 Check your local public library for
books made especially for 3-5 year olds.
Preschool
Special Needs
Program
Thomasville City
Schools
Leslie H. Clark, Prek Coordinator
T el : 3 3 6 - 4 7 4 - 4 1 5 9
9 1 5 E . S u n r i s e A v en u e
Thomasville, NC 27360
clarkl@tcs.k12.nc.us
Preschool Special
Needs Program
The Preschool Special Needs
Program of the Thomasville City
School System offers a variety of
services for children ages 3, 4, and
5, who have special needs and meet
state eligibility guidelines. These
services include the following:
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Screenings
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Evaluations
Speech and/or
Developmental Therapy
sessions
Resource materials
Consultations with Families,
teachers, and child care
providers
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All services are at no cost to the
parents.
Ken Hill
Exceptional Children’s Director
(336) 474-4210
The Preschool Special
Needs Service Delivery
1. The Preschool Special Needs
Classroom , located at Thomasville
Primary School, is a component of the
Exceptional Children’s Program. Operating
Mon.- Thurs. from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m., the class follows the public school
calendar. The staff includes one full time
classroom teacher and two full time
teacher assistants. The students follow a
preschool curriculum based on the NC
Foundations for Early Learning and
Development, according to their
Individualized Education Plans (IEP’s). This
developmentally appropriate curriculum
capitalizes on the child’s current
capabilities, and modifies activities by
providing materials and tasks that increase
in complexity as the child gains new
understanding and skills. The curriculum
provides concrete activities for each child
that stimulates all areas of developmentcognitive, fine motor, gross motor,
language, self-help, and emotional/social.
A multisensory approach to instruction is
utilized in the classroom setting with the
use of visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and
tactile stimulation techniques. Health
related services such as physical therapy,
occupational therapy, and
speech/language therapy are provided
either in pullout or in-class sessions.
Transportation is provided by
Thomasville City Schools.
2. Preschool Itinerant Services
are provided to children who meet
specific criteria based on NC
Exceptional Children’s guidelines. The
needs of these children can be met in
their home, daycare, or service
provider location.
The Preschool
Special Needs Program offers a
variety of services to meet the
educational needs of all eligible
preschoolers. Early intervention
plays a key role in helping
preschoolers with disabilities.