Early Intervention Strategies for Success

Sharing What Works in Supporting Infants & Toddlers and the Families in Early Intervention

 

NEW VIDEO – What is Early Intervention in Virginia?

Posted on September 24, 2014 by in All, Celebrating Early Intervention, Engaging Families, Intervention Visits, Local EI System Management, Professional Development

I’m so excited to spread the word about our latest video featuring service providers, administrators, and families talking about early intervention! Specifically, the video answers the following 3 questions: What is early intervention? What does it look like? and Why does it work?

In addition to short interviews, the video includes photos and video clips of …

EI Research to Practice Brief #4 – Participation-based Practices Result in More Engaged Children and Caregivers

Posted on April 08, 2014 by in All, EI Research to Practice Briefs, Engaging Families, Intervention Visits, Practical Strategies

Where are your practices on the traditional vs. participation-based continuum?
Wherever you are on the continuum, take some time to examine the similarities and differences between the two interventions, reflect on your own practices, and plan for how to evolve your work to a more evidence-based approach. This brief provides a summary of research by Campbell …

Beware the Hairy Eyeball…

Posted on January 16, 2014 by in All, Engaging Families, Intervention Visits, Practical Strategies

Do you know what the hairy eyeball is?? I do because I’ve been told that I give it without even knowing it. It’s that look that gives away what I’m thinking. It might be a glance or a raised eye brow, or my eyes might open a little more widely. Whatever it looks like, I …

Don’t Forget Fathers!

Posted on October 24, 2013 by in All, Engaging Families, Intervention Visits, Practical Strategies, Service Coordination

You call to schedule the first intervention visit and the child’s father answers the phone. He says, “Hold on, let me get my wife…”

During the assessment, the father comes home for lunch, opens his front door, sees three strangers sitting in his living room floor, takes a quick glance at his girlfriend, then quietly closes …

Three New EI Videos! – Your “Must Watch” for the Day

Posted on September 05, 2013 by in All, Bridging the Gap, Engaging Families, Intervention Visits, Practical Strategies, Professional Development

Here in VA, we are so excited to release our new video series entitled Early Intervention: A Routines-Based Approach! These videos were professionally produced, are less than 7 min each, and are available for FREE on our professional development website or on our YouTube site. I’m going to give you a quick description of each video below. I encourage you …

Videos of Early Intervention in Action – Examples & Resources

Posted on November 13, 2012 by in All, Bridging the Gap, Professional Development

Last week I wrote about strategies for using videotaping during and between EI visits.  Here are three fabulous resources to help you think more about the potential use of video to positively impact our work with families:
Results Matter Video Library
Larry Edelman from the University of Coloradco produced these videos and has been a leader in developing short videos for use in …

Peeking into Real Life: Videotaping Routines between EI Visits

Posted on November 06, 2012 by in All, Bridging the Gap, Engaging Families, Intervention Visits, Practical Strategies

One of the interesting ideas that’s percolating around in my brain following the DEC conference is about using videotaping during and between early intervention visits. Here are a few ways I’ve either heard about or read about for using videotaping in early intervention to help families bridge the gap between visits and everyday life:
Using a …

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