A stage of early intervention that helps to identify, prioritize, and target the needs of a family to make a solid plan for necessary services.

Teachers who specialize in working with infants, preschoolers, and young children who display the characteristics of a disability.

Teachers who work with preschool-age children in a classroom setting.

An intervention approach that allows early interventionists to share their expertise with those individuals who are important to the child. This can include family members, teachers, and other professionals who are involved.

A child’s ability to modify a skill to suit the environment. Adaptation is considered to be the highest level of achievement.

An approach to instruction that makes teachable moments out of naturally occurring, everyday activities.

An assessment based on how a child passes and fails tasks that ultimately examines how they can learn and interact with their environment.

The act of determining whether the skills being measured are developmentally suitable for the child.

A community-wide effort that uses many agency resources to have contact with infants, young children, and their families.

A test for newborns immediately after birth that measures the heart rate, breathing effort, muscle tone, reflex irritability, and skin tone.