Early Intervention

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Early intervention is a system of services that help babies and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities.

Early intervention focuses on helping babies and toddlers learn the basic and brand-new skills that typically develop during the first three years of life such as:

– Physical (reaching, rolling, crawling, and walking);
– Cognitive (thinking, learning, and problem solving);
– Communication, (talking, listening, and understanding);
– Social/emotional (playing, feeling secure, and happy); and
– Self-help (eating and dressing).

Quote image "All student should have the opportunity to receive literacy instruction in a way that is meaningful for them."-Keefe & Copeland

Early Intervention Tipsheets for Families and Caregivers

Tip Sheet: Early Intervention 0 to 3

Tip Sheet: Early Intervention 3 to 5

Hoja de Consejos: Intervención Temprana De 0 a 3 años de edad

Hoja de Consejos: Intervención Temprana De 3 a 5 años de edad

Resources from the Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention

The Backpack Connection Series is a group of handouts produced by the Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention. They provide tips for parents and teachers to help children with their social emotional development. Please click the thumbnail pictures below to view each Backpack series handout.

These pamphlets and many other resources are available from the Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention at this address: https://www.challengingbehavior.org.

How to Use Visual Schedules to Help Your Child Understand Expectations:

How to Help Your Child Understand and Label Emotions:

How to Help Your Child Recognize & Understand Sadness:

How to Teach Your Child to Appropriately Get Your Attention:

How to Help Your Child Recognize & Understand Anger:

Resources from the Center on the Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning:

Reprinted with permission from the Center on the Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Permission to make digital or hard copies of part or all of CSEFEL resources for training or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or distributed for profit or direct commercial advantage.

Responding to
Your Child’s Bite:

Make the Most
of Playtime:

Reading Your Child’s
Cues from Birth to Age 2:

Teaching Your Child
to Cooperate With Requests:

Teaching Your Child to
Identify and Express Emotions:

Teaching Your Child
About Feelings: