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PACER Center, 2020
If a child has been identified as needing early intervention services, parents may have questions about what that means for their child and for the family. This guide will help them understand the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) and how it will help their child's development. The IFSP is a document that is used when providing early…
Descriptors: Individualized Family Service Plans, Disabilities, Family Involvement, Early Intervention
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McLean, Mary, Ed.; Banerjee, Rashida, Ed.; Squires, Jane, Ed.; Hebbeler, Kathleen, Ed. – Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children, 2020
The DEC Recommended Practices provide guidance to families and professionals about the most effective ways to improve learning outcomes and promote development of young children, birth through age 5, who have, or are at-risk for, developmental delays or disabilities. "Assessment: Recommended Practices for Young Children and Families" is…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, At Risk Persons, Developmental Delays, Developmental Disabilities
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Trivette, Carol M., Ed.; Keilty, Bonnie, Ed. – Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children, 2017
The DEC Recommended Practices provide guidance to families and professionals about the most effective ways to improve learning outcomes and promote development of young children, birth through age 5, who have, or are at-risk for, developmental delays or disabilities. "Family: Knowing Families, Tailoring Practices, Building Capacity" is…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Infants, At Risk Persons
Garland, Corinne, Ed. – 1992
This guide was developed to introduce families of young children with disabilities to the early intervention system. It describes early intervention services and defines the roles and responsibilities of parents and practitioners. The guide uses a question and answer format to present information on the following topics: (1) what is early…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Evaluation
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center for Special Needs Populations. – 1992
These three videotape recordings focus on provision of inclusive, family-centered programs for children with disabilities, birth through age 8. The first video is 14 minutes long and is titled "ICC Parents Share Their Stories." In it, four parents who serve on state interagency coordinating councils (ICCs) for early intervention share…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Anthony, Robert A.; And Others – 1994
This document includes a final report, manual, and booklets from a project conducted to develop an instructional video program and related print materials, combined with literacy training, peer sharing, and reading practice opportunities targeted to families of young children in which at least one member is deaf. In the video program, vignettes…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Deafness, Educational Resources
Connecticut Birth to Three System, Hartford. – 1999
These guidelines were developed to help school and early intervention personnel and families understand the nature and benefits of assistive technology and how to use current best practices to provide assistive technology to children with disabilities. Information is provided in a simple question and answer format on the following topics: (1)…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Definitions, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg. Dept. of Special Education. – 1998
This resource list of printed materials and videos is from the Mississippi Early Education Program for Children with Multiple Disabilities, a program designed to train Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part H service coordinators and service providers to use family centered strategies. The resources cover various subjects concerning…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Child Rearing, Creative Art
1999
The Vermont Interagency Coordinating Council for Families, Infants and Toddlers (VICC) was established by federal law to advise the Vermont Department of Education and the Agency of Human Services on the statewide system of early intervention services for families of children with special needs, ages birth to three. In Vermont, the early…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Coordination, Delivery Systems