The Early Intervention Guidebook for Families and Professionals: Partnering for Success (Practitioners Bookshelf, Language & Literacy) (Early Childhood Education Series)

This practical guide is essential reading for both professionals and families of infants and toddlers with, or at risk for, developmental delays or disabilities. The Early Intervention Guidebook shows what early intervention looks like when it is based on current research, policies, and best practices. It focuses on how families and professionals can collaborate effectively so that young children learn, grow, and thrive. Chapters addresses important concepts of early intervention, including child learning and development, family functioning and priorities, early intervention as a support not a substitute, and thinking about what s next after early intervention. Specific components of early intervention evaluation and assessment, program planning, intervention implementation, service coordination, and transition are discussed in every chapter.