Resources

There are numerous early intervention resources available. Resources specific to Pennsylvania's early intervention program include the following:

Click on the document links below to view and download the resource materials.

A Family's Introduction to Early Intervention in Pennsylvania - Revised 2007

Material Type:	Publications
Material Format:	Guides
Interest Area(s):	Early Intervention - Infant/Toddler Early Intervention - Preschool Early Intervention Transition Parents
File Attachment(s):	View Resource Online (Pdf format 288KB)
Material Description:
This booklet explains how to request early intervention services; eligibility criteria; rights and responsibilities; individualized family service planning for ages birth to three; and individualized education planning for ages three to school age.

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AGREEMENT TO WAIVE REEVALUATION - Preschool Early Intervention

Material Type:	Forms & Formats
Interest Area(s):	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Early Intervention - Preschool
File Attachment(s):	View Resource Online (Word document format 75KB) View Resource Online (Pdf format 37KB)
Material Description:
This form is effective beginning July 1, 2008. This new form is used to obtain parental agreement to waive a reevaluation.

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AGREEMENT TO WAIVE REEVALUATION - Preschool Early Intervention - SPANISH VERSION

Material Type:	Forms & Formats
Interest Area(s):	Early Intervention - Preschool
File Attachment(s):	View Resource Online (Pdf format 22KB) View Resource Online (Word document format 320KB)
Material Description:
Spanish Version of the Preschool Early Intervention form used to obtain parental agreement to waive a reevaluation. ,move,30,0.

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An Early Education Provider's Guide to Early Intervention Services in Pennsylvania (formerly known as the Child Care Provider's Guide to EI)

Material Type:	Publications
Material Format:	Guides
Interest Area(s):	Inclusive Practices Early Intervention Transition Early Intervention - Infant/Toddler Early Intervention - Preschool
File Attachment(s):	View Resource Online (Pdf format 431KB)
Material Description:
This brochure describes how the early intervention system works and how early education providers can help young children and their families get the help they need. Please note: This publication is the updated version of "The Child Care Provider's Guide to Early Intervention Services in Pennsylvania".

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Assessment and Intervention of Children's Narratives (PowerPoint Slide Handout) - PowerPoint slides in pdf

Material Type:	Training Materials
Training Date:	10/27/2005
Interest Area(s):	Speech and Language Impairment Parents Autism Behavior Early Intervention - Preschool Emotional Disturbance
File Attachment(s):	View Resource Online (Pdf format 844KB)
Material Description:
This is a PowerPoint slides handout. The first half of this presentation will concern assessing children's narrative development. Dr. Gillam will review nonstandardized procedures for evaluating narratives and a standardized procedure that he has developed. Clinicians will practice the narrative analyses.

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Assistive Technology Resource Pack for Early Intervention Families and Professionals: Frequently Asked Questions

Material Type:	Publications
Material Format:	Quick Facts
Interest Area(s):	Assistive Technology Early Intervention - Preschool Early Intervention Transition
File Attachment(s):	View Resource Online (Pdf format 212KB)
Material Description:
Assistive technology (AT) is sometimes seen as only meaning a device, such as a communication system, that is expensive and difficult to obtain and use, or something that a child may not be needed by a child who is under three years of age. But "high tech," complex AT devices represent only a small portion of the assistive technology that may be used to help infants and toddlers to participate in activities and routines in their homes and in community settings.

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Budget Allocations

Material Type:	Training Materials
Training Date:	3/8/2007
Interest Area(s):	Early Intervention - Preschool Early Intervention - Infant/Toddler
File Attachment(s):	View Resource Online (Pdf format 88KB)
Material Description:
This handout was part of the Early Intervention Leadership Meeting March 2007. John Rodgers, Dale Carnegie Systems, presentation on Leadership Supervisory Training.

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Checkbox Tool: Evaluation Report & Checkbox Tool: IFSP/IEP

Material Type:	Training Materials
Training Date:	5/12/2008
Interest Area(s):	Early Intervention - Preschool Early Intervention - Infant/Toddler Early Intervention Transition
File Attachment(s):	View Resource Online (Pdf format 225KB) View Resource Online (Pdf format 268KB)
Material Description:
These tools incorporate all of the annotations, requirements, expectations and considerations for each section of the new documents and can be used for self assessment, supervision or feedback for completed Evaluation Reports and IFSP/IEPs. It provides samples of how information can be represented in a number of sections.

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Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

Material Type:	Links
Interest Area(s):	Early Intervention - Infant/Toddler Early Intervention - Preschool Early Intervention Transition
Material Description:
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides continual professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.

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Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children

Material Type:	Links
Interest Area(s):	Early Intervention - Infant/Toddler Early Intervention - Preschool
Material Description:
The Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children is an international membership organization for individuals who work with or on behalf young children with disabilities.

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