Specialized roles for service coordination were a hot topic during the Service Coordination Think Tank held by the Bureau of Early Intervention Services and Family Supports in June and December 2017. Early Intervention has grown and evolved in Pennsylvania over the past 30 years, over time needs changed, and many counties adjusted the role of … Continued
Use this example resource as you plan activities and lessons for your classroom.
Use this tool to support you during an interview with a family about their child’s challenging behavior. You can develop a printable plan to leave with families.
Use this resource with families to make decisions about how intervention can be embedded into daily routines and activities.
Use this tool to support families or teachers with strategies about peer and friendship skill development.
Use this checklist to make sure you have included all of the required documentation for informed clinical opinion.
Families have unique information about their child. This information along with observations by additional team members helps create a whole picture of the child. When you involve families in the ECO process, it supports high quality data reporting as well as many aspects of family engagement. Did you know the Office of Child Development and … Continued
While childhood is a time of growth and exploration, growing up isn’t easy. Nor is it always easy supporting a child in that process. There is so much to learn and to teach in order for a child to develop the skills needed to successfully manage himself/herself across the myriad of circumstances of daily living. … Continued
In the course of your everyday work you are bound to interact with families whose beliefs or values about child rearing, communication, and everyday activities such as feeding, sleeping, toileting, discipline, and play are different from your own. It is important to recognize that these attitudes and beliefs are often bound by culture. Families, including … Continued
Early Intervention Technical Assistance (EITA) works on behalf of the Office of Child Development & Early Learning (OCDEL).
