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Early intervention program
Ages birth to three
Work one-on-one with parents.
Skills and lessons
All of Florida
Over 15,000 children
Community need
Beginning education of the students.
Early intervention success
Weekly sessions
Home-visits
4 times
4 different children in total.
Age range: 1 ½ years to 3 years old
All on the ADS
▪ Most were nonverbal
▪ Delayed speech and social skills.
Parents
English speakers
Diverse backgrounds
Excited in beginning
Used to working with young children.
Not used to parents.
Afterthoughts
Rewarding experience
High impact
Parenting skills displayed.
Children interaction.
Importance of family involvement
Not just a one-person job.
Constant communication
▪ Between both family members and teacher.
Example: Parent
expectations
Use of ASL with deaf or hard-of-hearing students
Also applicable to nonverbal students.
Breaking communication barriers.
Independence
Use of “people first” language
Person before the disability
▪ Student withAutism.
Make sure not to offend.
Allows people to get closer
Personal experience > Reading in a book.
Effective form of learning.
Memorable
Recommend for teachers to use
Doing the right thing
Helping others in need.
Enjoyed the experience. Continue working with students.
See them progress .
Continue helping the parents.
Use all the information for my classroom.
Always continue learning.