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Picky Eating and Healthy Nutrition for Young Children

Everyday Early Intervention: In the Kitchen

Families spend a lot of time in the kitchen, which makes it is a great place to work on early intervention outcomes. Help your child become involved in cooking, washing dishes, and cleanup tasks with items that are safe for infants and toddlers to handle. Here’s how you can help your child learn and develop new skills during these everyday routines.

Tech Talk

Today, parenting means finding a balance between time spent on devices and screen-free time. This isn’t so different from days when parents were tasked with setting limits on what programs you could watch on TV, how close you were allowed

What’s in Your IFSP?

What’s in Your IFSP? An Individualized Family Service Plan is developed for every child receiving services through the Illinois early intervention system. Once eligibility is determined, and within 45 days of referral, the IFSP is developed by the early intervention

Planning for Summer

The summer can be a fun and challenging time. It can be liberating to not have school or daily routines. Without formal scheduling guidelines, you can choose your preferred activities. However, it can also be difficult to identify such activities,

Everyday Early Intervention: Technology Is Everywhere

Everyday Early Intervention: Technology Is Everywhere Technology is a part of everyday life. It can also be a valuable tool for early intervention (EI) teams to use to share information and progress. Infants and toddlers learn more from interacting with

Technology Resources for Families of Young Children

This topical guide will introduce you to important books, videos, and information resources available from the EI Clearinghouse. Boosting Brain Power : 52 Ways to Use What Science Tells UsJill StammGryphon House, 2016This book provides 52 strategies – one for

Everyday Early Intervention: Bubbles

Everyday Early Intervention: Bubbles Warm weather means it is a great time to explore the outdoors. Outside play is a wonderful opportunity to work on early intervention (EI) outcomes. For example, consider the fun warm weather pastime of blowing bubbles.

Challenging Behavior

This topical guide on assistive technology for infants and Toddlers will introduce you to important books, videos, and information resources available from the EI Clearinghouse.

Everyday Early Intervention: Let’s Get Dressed

Everyday Early Intervention: Let’s Get Dressed Getting dressed is an everyday activity that is full of opportunities to work on EI outcomes. Getting undressed for the bath, putting on warm clothes for outside play, and changing from pajamas to daytime

Siblings as Role Models for Children With Disabilities

The sibling relationship is often the longest lasting family connection.

You Have Everything You Need: Using Household Items for Early Intervention

You play an important role in your child’s everyday experiences. You help your child grow stronger through play.

Parents Interacting with Infants (PIWI) Model

“PIWI” (“Parents Interacting with Infants”) is an early intervention model based on the premise that early development occurs within the context of the family and primary attachment relationships; consequently, the most important environment for early learning and development is the

PIWI in Preservice Training: Stay ‘N Play Playgroup Practicum

The PIWI model has been implemented in a university-based birth-to-three Early intervention playgroup practicum field experience (Stay ‘N Play). The materials are primarily for higher education faculty, but many of the resources could be used by early intervention programs interested

Everyday Early Intervention: Couch Time

Everyday Early Intervention: Couch Time Many families enjoy spending time relaxing on the couch together. The couch can be a great place to sit together to talk, read, and play. Moments on the couch can also be times to work

Set Me Up for Success!

Set Me Up for Success! Families reach EI outcomes by making the most of everyday moments. In early intervention (EI), we focus on how children learn during everyday routines. Caregivers can help children successfully participate by encouraging infants and toddlers

Family Fun

This topical guide will introduce you to important books, videos, and information resources available from the EI Clearinghouse. The Sand Bucket List: 366 Things to Do With Your Kids Before They Grow UpDavid HoffmanRunning Press, 2012Whether it’s simple, silly, selfless,

Mindful Parenting

This topical guide on mindfulness will introduce you to important books, videos, and information resources available from the EI Clearinghouse. Awakening joyJames Baraz and Michele LilyannaParallax Press, 2016This book provides practices and activities to cultivate mindfulness, resilience and compassion.BF 637

Six-Month Review: An Important Part of the EI Process

Six-Month Review: An Important Part of the EI Process A key part of early intervention is monitoring the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), celebrating the progress, and modifying the outcomes, strategies, and supports as a team. The six-month review is

DEC Recommended Practices Help Guide Your Early Intervention Services

DEC Recommended Practices Help Guide Your Early Intervention Services The Division for Early Childhood’s (DEC) Recommended Practices provide interventionists and families with information about the practices most likely to improve learning and facilitate the development of children birth to 5

Family Engagement

This topical guide on family engagement was developed in partnership with the Early Intervention Training Program to be used by professionals practicing in the Early Intervention program. The Early Intervention Guidebook for Families and Professionals: Partnering for Success.Bonnie KeiltyTeachers College

EI Families With Siblings

This topical guide on EI families with siblings will introduce you to important books, videos, and information resources available from the EI Clearinghouse. The Sibling Survival Guide: Indispensable Information for Brothers and Sisters of Adults with DisabilitiesDon Meyer and Emily

Involving Siblings in Early Intervention

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Involving Siblings in Early Intervention The early intervention program is all about families! Siblings are important members of a child’s family and can contribute significantly to your child’s success in early intervention. By including siblings in your child’s everyday routines

Family Engagement Resource Bundle

Coaching and Reflective Supervision in Early Childhood

This topical guide on coaching and reflective supervision will introduce you to important books, videos, and information resources available from the EI Clearinghouse. A critical introduction to coaching & mentoring : debates, dialogues and discoursesDavid Gray, et al.Sage, 2016This book

Mathematics and Young Children

This topical guide on mathematics and young children a will introduce you to important books, videos, and information resources available from the EI Clearinghouse. The Young Child and MathematicsJuanita V. Copley, 2010Reflects recent developments in math education using vignettes from

Toilet Training Children With Special Needs

This topical guide on toilet training for children with special needs will introduce you to important books, videos, and information resources available from the EI Clearinghouse. Lessons from Toilet School: A Family-Centered Approach to Toilet TrainingAnn Coleman Stadtler and Claudia

Body Care Basics

Body Care Basics Infants and toddlers can practice good hygiene and help avoid the spread of germs and infection. Teaching young children the principles of good hygiene at an early age can help them stay healthy throughout their lives. These

Stress and Trauma in Young Children

Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a proclamation recognizing May as Mental Health Awareness Month and May 15 as Trauma-Informed Awareness Day in Illinois. The proclamation mentions that addressing the effects of trauma in children, youth, adults and families is fundamental to

3 Early Intervention Outcomes, single page handout for families

Outcomes: Measuring the Success of Early Intervention, two page handout for families

Natural Environments: Where All Children Belong

Natural Environments: Where All Children Belong Children learn best in familiar environments and during daily routines. Your EI provider can help you use daily routines to enhance your child’s development. Talk about some places where you spend time with your

Illinois State Systemic Improvement Plan

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For questions regarding the Illinois State Systemic Improvement Plan, please contact the Bureau of Early Intervention at 217-782-1981.

The EI Clearinghouse is your Information Station

The EI Clearinghouse is your Information Station The Illinois Early Intervention (EI) Clearinghouse is a free resource for families considering or receiving EI services. Our goal is to support you in promoting your child’s development and full participation in family

What is Early Intervention?

See: http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=112945

Who Is on Your Early Intervention Team?

Who Is on Your Early Intervention Team? In early intervention (EI), we work as a team to help your child learn and overcome challenges. The most important member of the team is the child’s family. Every team includes a service

Supporting Language Development at Home

This topical guide on supporting language development at home will introduce you to important books, videos, and information resources available from the EI Clearinghouse.

Child Outcomes

This topical guide on child outcomes was developed in partnership with the Early Intervention Training Program to be used by professionals practicing in the Early Intervention program. Early Intervention Every Day! : Embedding Activities in Daily Routines for Young Children

Tara: A Family’s EI Experiences and Wishes

Grace*, mother of Tara*, a 1½-year-old child with Down syndrome provided me with a unique perspective considering she is a trained special educational professional who came to have a young child with a disability after several years of teaching. “Having

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