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Early Childhood Services encompass a variety of programs available for children 0 through 5 years of age. Included is evaluation, intervention and program planning for children who are experiencing learning difficulties and/or developmental delays. Educational services for children birth to 3 years of age are often provided in the home by early childhood personnel trained to work with young children. Appropriate intervention for children three to five years maybe provided in a variety of settings (i.e. home, childcare, preschool etc.).
Below are the members of The Early Intervention Team:
Back row: Michelle Smith, Marla Benson, Wendy Wolfe, Sue Bainter, Rosa Valerio, Jennifer Calahan, Mary Bohning and Lynn Hans
Front row: Jane Watts, Lisa Duranski, Elissa Fattig and Julie Kahler
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 | Mary Graduated from Kearny State College (now UNK) in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech Pathology and a Master of Science in 1984. She began working at ESU 7 in August of 1984 providing services to preschool through high school students for several years. Gradually she was given the opportunity to work with different age groups and found that children birth to five was her love. In her position as a school based speech pathologist she has worked in a variety of settings including preschools, childcares and homes. Mary has been Early Childhood Coordinator at ESU 7 since August 2001. She helps facilitate weekly team meetings of the early childhood team, an integral part of the Primary Coach approach to providing services for young children. |
| Mary Bohning Coordinator | In her spare time Mary enjoys reading, playing and watching volleyball and walking. She and her husband Jeff(lineman for Seward County Public Power) live in Seward with their two children Arianna, Elise and dachshund puppy Tony. |
Contact Information
| Speech Language Pathologist | Early Childhood | Service Coordination |
| Mary Bohning Early Childhood Coord./SLP (402)564-0815ext.1021 mbohning@esu7.org | Lisa Duranski Early Childhood Special Ed./Vision lduranski@esu7.org | Jennifer-Calahan Service Coord./Supervisor (402) 564-4497 jcalahan@ecdhd.com |
| Marla Benson Early Childhood SLP mbenson@esu7.org | Jane Watts Early Childhood Special Education sw32544@clarkswb.net | Lynn Hans Service Coord. (402) 564-4497 LHans@ecdhd.com |
| Julie Kahler Early Childhood SLP jkahler@esu7.org | Wendy Wolfe Early Childhood Special Education wwolfe@esu7.org | Rosa Valerio Service Coord. (402) 564-4497 rvalerio@ecdhd.com |
| Michelle Smith Early Childhood SLP michsmith@esu7.org | ||
| Occupational Therapist | Psychologist | Physical Therapist |
| Sue Bainter Occupational Therapist suebainter@yahoo.com | Elissa Fattig School Psychologist (402)564-0815ext.1023 efattig@esu7.org | Kim Ahrends Physical Therapist (308) 382-0344 kahrends2@yahoo.com |
