Key Principles of Early Intervention and Effective Practices

A crosswalk with statements from discipline specific literature

From the introduction:

Many states have been evaluating their early intervention practices and undergoing system change to incorporate effective practices related to providing services within the natural environment, as well as implementing a primary service provider approach based on the family and child’s needs.

This document provides a crosswalk that illustrates effective early intervention practices and relevant statements from disciplines providing early intervention services.

This document highlights how position statements, resources and literature of various professions working in early intervention support the early intervention key principles and reflects how these professions’ services align with high quality early intervention practices.

It is intended to promote dialogue within the early childhood community about the key principles and provision of high quality early intervention services, which each profession provides within their profession’s scope of practice.