{"id":15123,"date":"2025-08-18T15:06:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T23:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/seward-elementary\/?p=15123"},"modified":"2025-10-12T15:07:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T23:07:50","slug":"child-find-9-5-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/seward-elementary\/child-find-9-5-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Find 9\/5\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>More info here: <a href=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/free-child-find-developmental-vision-and-hearing-screenings-september-2025\/\">https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/free-child-find-developmental-vision-and-hearing-screenings-september-2025\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"858\" src=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/seward-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/533376311_746916634869698_5192257605092921552_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15125\" style=\"width:312px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/seward-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/533376311_746916634869698_5192257605092921552_n.jpg 577w, https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/seward-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/533376311_746916634869698_5192257605092921552_n-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/seward-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/533376311_746916634869698_5192257605092921552_n-336x500.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Would you like more information about your child\u2019s development?<br>CHILD FIND Can Help!<br>9\/5\/2025 at the Seward Community Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) provides free screening for children birth through 5 years old (not yet in kindergarten)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Areas screened include: speech and language, learning and understanding, coordination and movement, social-emotional skills, self-helping skills (feeding, dressing, and toileting), vision or hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children already identified with disabilities should also be screened if not receiving special education services through the district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Child Find brochure:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/communications\/district-news\/2023-2024\/Childfind-Brochure.pdf?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExaUxGeEdlVzBjdm9WWGZobgEenp-dJtVPnYF0xbDc53OHwyVG7BM5LbZ4NBaflPr6tDDu2Yjfua-fYRtu2iQ_aem_Wm9V_juX084Y_iWn-qvR4w\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/&#8230;\/2023-2024\/Childfind-Brochure.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developmental Checks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Age 3<br>-Count to 3<br>-Speak to most adults and be understood<br>-Build a tower of at least 8 blocks<br>-Walk up and down stairs<br>-Run without falling very often<br>-Follow simple directions<br>-Repeat simple sounds or rhymes<br>-Match colors and shapes<br>-Put on some clothes without help<br>-Point to 6 parts of the body (hair, nose, eyes, feet, hands, mouth)<br>-Name several objects (chair, box, ball, etc\u2026)<br>-Imitate drawing a circle (even if it is not quite round)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Age 4<br>-Count to 5<br>-Speaks in sentences of about 5 words<br>-Asks \u201chow\u201d and \u201cwhy\u201d questions<br>-Cuts with scissors<br>-Stands on one foot without falling<br>-Catch and throw a ball<br>-Holds crayons with fingers, not fist<br>_Answers simple question like: \u201cWhat do you do when you are hungry?\u201d<br>-Recognize and name 3-4 colors<br>-Enjoys playing with other children<br>-Dresses self completely (with help on pullover shirts and sweaters)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Age 5<br>-Count 5 objects<br>-Explain what objects are used for<br>-Understand the concept of \u201cyesterday\u201d, \u201ctoday\u201d, and \u201ctomorrow\u201d<br>-Climb a ladder to a slide<br>-Cuts with scissors on a straight line<br>-Copy a picture of a circle and a square<br>-Understand words like \u201con\u201d, \u201cunder\u201d, and \u201cbehind\u201d<br>-Match colors and shapes<br>-Go to the bathroom without help<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More info here: https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/free-child-find-developmental-vision-and-hearing-screenings-september-2025\/ Would you like more information about your child\u2019s development?CHILD FIND Can Help!9\/5\/2025 at the Seward Community Library The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) provides free 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