Story Friends™ Program Overview

Read the program overview for Story Friends™, a literacy intervention focused on improving oral language skills for preschool and kindergarten children. Read More

Tips for Helping Children with Autism Practice Eye Contact

Many children with autism do not consistently look at others when communicating, which affects their ability to receive important nonverbal information from the speaker and also may affect the other speaker’s motivation to interact. Download this tip sheet for ideas you can incorporate into a child's routine to teach that eye contact can result in something pleasurable and meaningful. Read More

An Inside Look into The Early Intervention Workbook

Watch this short video to learn about the key concepts that support early intervention practices and to discover the 7 principles of providing early intervention services in natural environments. Read More

The Significance of Personal and Organizational Change

Read the excerpt and learn about the implications for personal and organizational change. This chapter highlights some of the positive and negative factors that affect practice changes early intervention programs and providers might be required to implement as advances in research, policy, and practice occur in the field of early intervention. Read More

Recognition & Response: A Model of Response to Intervention to Promote Academic Learning in Early Education

Read the excerpt and discover Recognition & Response (R&R), a model of response to intervention (RTI) specifically designed for use with pre-K children and focused on their academic learning. Read More

Developmental Progression of Skills: Fine Motor Skills

Excerpted from Early Intervention Every Day!, this chapter presents milestones in the area of fine motor skills and ways for providers to coach caregivers to facilitate the skill’s development in daily routines and activities. Read More

Cognitive & Receptive Language

Excerpted from Early Intervention Every Day! Embedding Activities in Daily Routines for Young Children and Their Families, this chapter contains milestones in the area of cognitive and receptive language skills. Read More

Collaboration and Teamwork with Families and Professionals

Read the excerpt and learn about issues related to the creation of collaborative relationships with families, team members, and other professionals. Topics covered include: the importance of family–professional collaboration, the family-centered approach and family systems theory, team models in early intervention, strategies for effective collaboration, and best practice highlights. Read More

Comprehensive Linked System Framework for Service Delivery with Young Children

Intervention activities cannot stand alone; rather, to be maximally effective they need to be supported by and linked to other critical components of service delivery. Learn about the linked system framework, which is comprised of screening, assessment, goal development, intervention, and monitoring progress as proposed in this chapter excerpt. Read More

Getting to Know the Family

This brief excerpt explains why it's useful for professionals to gather information on the families they serve, including details about family composition, culture/language, and customs. Read More