Implementation period: 04.2017-07.2017 Organization: State Speech Therapy Center

Project value: Team Manager: Detelinka Trayanova – director of the DLC
Participants: Assoc. prof. Maria Trifonova, Prof. Luboslava Peneva, Deyan Velkovski
Purpose: Training of teams of experts from 34 kindergartens (in G. Oryahovitsa, Sevlievo, Pleven, Lovech, Gabrovo, Vratsa, Plovdiv, Kazanlak, Nova Zagora) in implementation of activity 1 of the project; Supervision of the trained experts- speech therapists and psychologists in the application of the screening test for three-year-old children and elaboration of a plan for interventions according to the individual needs.
Application/Results: As a result of the supervision, the application of the screening test in most of the supervised kindergartens was positively assessed. The experts involved in the screening test implementation demonstrated a good knowledge of the procedures, an adequate evaluation of the children’s answers and total scores’ interpretation, etc. In most kindergartens, the results of individual test are successfully evaluated and used to plan the support the children need, tailored to their individual needs as well as their teachers and parents. At the same time, suggestions and recommendations are given to improve the quality of the activity performed.