Intended as a guide for professionals and local administrators in initiating and developing early intervention programs for handicapped children, the volume provides descriptions of 10 models and techniques presently utilized in Pennsylvania. Included are reports with the following titles and authors: "A System of Open Learning" (P. Malone), "A Description of Intervention Strategies for Handicapped Infants and Toddlers" (M. Mostertz, et al), "New Beginnings: A Center-Based Training Program for Families of Developmentally Delayed Infants and Toddlers" (C. Lapidakis), "Early Intervention Project for Behaviorally Disordered Preschoolers" (J. Reisinger and F. Gray), "A Multidimensional Early Intervention Program Model" (K. O'Connor), "An Integrated Early Intervention Project" (A. Vogeding), "Educational Programming Consideration: The Medically Involved Child in a Community Residential Setting" (H. Lynch and D. Misner), "A Community System for Serving Young Children and Their Families" (K. Sims), "Cooperation with the Medical Community: The Key to Success of Early Intervention Programs" (M. Perrin and M. Sgro), and "An Innovative Approach for Community Education About Early Intervention" (L. Fiorentino, et al). A bibliography of 118 current readings in early intervention is provided, and addresses of the contributors are included. (IM)