WHAT IS EARLY INTERVENTION?

It is the goal of early intervention to enhance each family's ability to help their child learn and grow. We work with you, and anyone else important to your child and family, offering tips, techniques, and strategies that can be used throughout the day. Generally, one member of the early intervention program's staff will visit your family/child at home, day care or other location as indicated in your IFSP. It will often look like we are "just playing" with your child. That is because babies and toddlers learn new skills when they are happily playing or busily involved in everyday activities like eating, bathing or diapering.

Javier      Early Intervention staff are child development specialists who also have individual expertise in a specialized field such as special education, nursing, social work, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy (this is not a complete list, just some examples). They will help your family look at your daily life and find activities, times, and strategies to help your child learn new skills.

Examples:
  • Teaching Javier to point to the food or his cup of juice during meals teaches him an important way of communicating his wants and needs.
  • Playing a simple games during Kim’s diaper changes is a great way to help her learn the names of her body parts.
  • Putting toys on the couch is a good way to motivate Cole to crawl to the couch and pull up to a standing position.
      Kim

We will make suggestions of things you can do throughout the week. We will try to answer your questions. We will help you find answers that you need from other professionals. We will honestly discuss your child's progress and need for any other services.

Source: Family Link Resources