Early Intervention 0-5
Early intervention is a process by which a child is exposed to services and programs to help improve development before the age of 5. Ideally, intervention should begin as early as possible.
Early intervention main points:
- 0 to 5
- Developmental issues
- Preschool issues pertaining to language
Basic benchmarks to speech and language development
- When to teach the alphabet
- Oral-motor, gross-motor and fine-motor skills
- Behavior and attention
- Social interaction skills
- Psychological
- Social/emotional
- Daily care issues: routines/daily living
- Family dynamics: death, divorce and grief cycles
- Cultural considerations in regard to language
Ways to facilitate development:
- Talk to your child
- Invite other children
- Provide organized activity to promote language
- Read to your child
- Play with your child
- Create a story together (writing, drawing and talking)
- Flannel Board activities
