Transcript Services for Young Children

Services for Young
Children
EDCI 336
September 6, 2007
Early Intervention
•Services provided to
infants, toddlers (from
birth up to age three)
and their families
Early Intervention
1. To support families in
achieving their own goals
2. To promote child engagement,
independence and mastery
3. To promote development in key
domains
4. To build and support children’s
social competence
Early Intervention
5. To promote generalized use of
skills
6. To provide and prepare for
normalized life experiences
7. To prevent the emergence of
future problems or disabilities
•
Bailey and Wolery (1992)
Early Intervention
• To provide information, support,
and assistance to families in
dealing with their child
• To build parental competence in
facilitating child development
and child advocacy
• To foster effective parent-childfamily interactions
–Raver (1991)
Early Intervention
• Diagnosed conditions
– (Deafness)
• Developmental delays
– ( Walking, talking)
• At risk (States may
provide services, but is
not required)
Early Intervention
• The SC program for
early intervention is
BabyNet
Early Intervention
• Early Intervention
services are outlined in
an:
• Individualized Family
Service Plan (IFSP)
Early Intervention
• Intervention services
meet the infant or
toddler’s unique needs
in 5 domains
Early Intervention
• 5 Domains
–Adaptive
–Cognitive
–Communication
–Physical
–Social/Emotional
Early Intervention
• Infant/toddler services:
–Pt
–Ot
–Speech/language
–Psychological services
Early Intervention
• Family services:
–Family counseling
–Specific training
–Psychological services
–Social work services
–Service coordination
Early Intervention
• Emphasis on family
supports or
empowerment
• Links to community
resources, friends,
family members
Early Intervention
• Services not related
to child’s disability
–Not required
–May be included in IFSP
if helpful to family
Early Intervention
• Must consider family
needs and wants.
• Who is in family?
• Underinclusion of fathers
has been problematic.
Preschool Special
Education
• IDEA
–Special education and
related services for 3-5
year-old children with
disabilities and/or
developmental delays
ECSE
• ECSE services are
specified in an:
Individualized Education
Program (IEP)
ECSE
•Specially designed
instruction
•Related services
ECSE
•To qualify for this
service, child must
need special
education and/or
related services.
ECSE
1.Mental retardation
2.Hearing impairments
3.Speech or language
impairments
4.Visual impairments
5.Serious emotional
disturbance
ECSE
6.Orthopedic impairments
7.Autism
8.Traumatic brain injury
9.Other health impairments
10.Specific learning
disability
ECSE
• Developmental Delays
ECSE
• Related services
–Transportation
–Therapy(OT,PT,SL)
–Counseling
ECSE
• No provision for “at
risk” children from 3-5
in special education
law.
ECSE
• Covers this unified
system of services for
infants, toddlers,
preschoolers with
disabilities from birth
through 5 years.
• What about children
who are “at risk”?
Federal Compensatory
Programs
• Head Start
• Early Head Start
State and local
initiatives
• Success by 6
• First Steps
• 4 year old programs
Trends in ECSE
•Consultation &
collaboration
•Assessment
•Curriculum and
instructional
methods
Trends in ECSE
• Family-centered practices
• Multicultural emphasis
• Transdisciplinary
services
• Transition planning
Reference
• Davis, M., Kilgo, J., GamelMcCormick, M. (1998). Young
children with special needs.
Needham Heights, MA: Allyn&
Bacon.