Early Intervention

Recently, increasing emphasis has been placed on prevention and early intervention rather than remediation in serving children placed at risk of school failure.  Programs that emphasize infant stimulation, parent training, and other services for children from birth to age five have been found to have long term affects on at-risk students' school success.

1.  Need some help?  We address the emotional, behavioral, social skill and the academic needs of children.  Our services provide assistance to parents, physicians, teachers, therapists and other child care providers.

2.  Florida State University is a believer in early intervention.  Our purpose is to help by investigating what interventions are most effective, translating  these  research findings into public policy and programs, helping families with special needs, and continuing to evaluate and report long term impacts in the community.

3.   What is early intervention? Early intervention applies to children of school age or younger who are discovered to have or be at risk of developing a handicapping condition or other special need that may affect their development. Early intervention consists in the provision of services for children and their families for the purpose of lessening the effects of the condition.

4.  What is ITEIP? The Infant Toddler Early  Intervention program in Washington State is a collection of services families may need for their infants or toddlers with disabilities. Early intervention during the first years of a child's life can make a big difference in the future of that child.

5.  Early Intervention Programs and Services in Chester County.  The purpose of this link is to introduce you to some of the early intervention programs and services which CCIU provides for eligible young children throughout the county.  These programs and services are provided free to children who reside in Chester County.

6.  In addition to this site there is a Quia quiz created by Jennifer Meek available to test your knowledge on early intervention and other subjects that are found in Chapter 9 of Educational Psychology:  Theory and Practice by Robert Slavin.