Contact the MISD Assessment Center or call Project Find at 228-3463. Depending on the child s age and needs, a child will either come to one of the three MIPP sites, or staff will work with the family at home. In either case, the MIPP staff will work in partnership with the family to share ideas and information while setting goals for the child. MIPP services providers work together to support the child and the family. This team approach helps children learn to do what they would naturally do, but may need extra help doing because of medical difficulties or developmental delays.
Children receive one to two hours of instruction per week.
Services are overseen by a teacher, but may vary from child to child based on needs. Social Worker School Psychological Services Occupational Therapy Physical Therapy Paraprofessionals Family Services Coordination back to questions Speech and Language Therapy helps a child develop communication skills. These skills include teaching children to make their wants and needs known by using gestures, signs, pictures, or words. A teacher of speech and language helps the child in learning to imitate sounds, to make use of words, and to overcome communication difficulties. Teachers coordinate the team effort to formulate an educational program that meets the child s specific needs.