The annotated bibliography on early childhood intervention-general theory and programs for handicapped children contains approximately 100 abstracts and associated indexing information for documents published from 1968 to 1974 and selected from the computer files of the Council for Exceptional Children's Information Services and the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC). Titles were chosen in response to user requests and analysis of current trends in the field. Abstracts usually include bibliographic data (identification or order number, publication date, author, title, source or publisher, and availability); descriptors indicating the subject matter covered; and a summary of the document's contents. References included treat aspects such as identification,educational objectives, cognitive development, perceptual development, language development, parent role, parent education, demonstration projects, curriculum, teacher education, teaching methods, behavior change, and instructional materials. Also provided are a list of journals from which articles were abstracted and instructions for ordering microfiche or paper copies through the ERIC Document Reproduction Service. (LH)