Early Intervention

Early intervention services are provided for young learners who are new to behavior intervention services and who are between the ages of 18 mos – 5 years old. The ultimate goal of our early intervention services is to help the child acquire skills that will allow them to learn from their natural interactions with others and to be independent in daily routines. Parent training is conducted along with services provided directly to the child to insure best possible progress. The following is a sample curriculum for our early learners:

• Communication
  • Verbal requests
  • Non-verbal requests such as pointing and shaking head yes/no
  • Requests using pictures or sign language
  • Understanding non-verbal responses to requests such as gestures and shaking head yes/no
• Receptive language
  • Following directions
  • Understanding labels
• Expressive language
  • Labeling environmental objects
  • Commenting
• Imitation
  • Gross motor
  • Fine motor
  • Oral-motor
• Pre-academic skills
  • Colors
  • Shapes
  • Letters and numbers etc.
• Social skills
  • Greetings
  • Initiating interactions with peers
  • Responding to peers
• Play skills
  • Playing with toys appropriately
  • Increasing duration of play
  • Independent play
  • Playing with peers
• Self-Help skills
  • Toileting
  • Dressing
  • Eating