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Belcher, Harolyn M. E.; Hairston-Fuller, Tody C.; McFadden, Jenese – Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2011
Public Law 99-457 extended the landmark Public Law 94-142 legislation to include early intervention for infants and toddlers with or at-risk for development of developmental disabilities. Currently over 300,000 infants and toddlers and their families in the United States receive services through Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Early Intervention, Developmental Disabilities, Toddlers
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Storbeck, Claudine; Calvert-Evers, Jennifer – American Annals of the Deaf, 2008
It is well documented that undetected hearing loss can have a profound effect on a child's holistic development, including communicative, language and cognitive development. It is crucial therefore that deaf and hard of hearing infants are detected as early as possible so that appropriate intervention services and support can be initiated. To…
Descriptors: Partial Hearing, Deafness, Infants, Identification
Kochanek, Thomas T.; Friedman, Donna Haig – 1988
The monograph presents essential components of a decision making sequence used to incorporate formalized family assessment and service planning procedures into two existing early intervention programs in Massachusetts. The 1-year effort used a consultant to: (1) redefine screening and assessment processes to include both child and family centered…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Evaluation Methods