community connections
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Early intervention program
Ages birth to three
Work one-on-one with parents.
Skills and lessons
All of Florida
Over 15,000 children
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Community need
Beginning education of the students.
Early intervention success
Weekly sessions
Home-visits
4 times
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4 different children in total.
Age range: 1 ½ years to 3 years old
All on the ADS
▪ Most were nonverbal
▪ Delayed speech and social skills.
Parents
English speakers
Diverse backgrounds
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Excited in beginning
Used to working with young children.
Not used to parents.
Afterthoughts
Rewarding experience
High impact
Parenting skills displayed.
Children interaction.
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Importance of family involvement
Not just a one-person job.
Constant communication
▪ Between both family members and teacher.
Example: Parent
expectations
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Use of ASL with deaf or hard-of-hearing students
Also applicable to nonverbal students.
Breaking communication barriers.
Independence
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Use of “people first” language
Person before the disability
▪ Student withAutism.
Make sure not to offend.
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Allows people to get closer
Personal experience > Reading in a book.
Effective form of learning.
Memorable
Recommend for teachers to use
Doing the right thing
Helping others in need.
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Enjoyed the experience. Continue working with students.
See them progress .
Continue helping the parents.
Use all the information for my classroom.
Always continue learning.