The Individualized Family Service Plan Process
This resource focuses on the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) process and each team member's role in that process before, during, and after the IFSP development.
This resource focuses on the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) process and each team member's role in that process before, during, and after the IFSP development.
In this session, participants consider the diverse ways that families of infants and toddlers with disabilities can be leaders in their own family with their children, in programs, and in communities.
This session covers information that is important to families and service providers when a disability is first identified.
Listening to families is a skill that is essential for providing responsive services to infants and toddlers with disabilities. This session lays the foundation for building relationships with families.
The Christopher's Story video is used in this session to consider what "inclusive services" means and can look like for a young child with a disability and his family.
One-third of the children in Head Start and Early Head Start are dual language learners (DLLs) who are learning English while also learning their home language. Virtually all of these children will code switch. In other words, they mix two or more languages in the same sentence while speaking. It is important that teachers, home visitors, and other staff understand what code switching is, the role it plays in language development, and how to respond to it.
The Office of Head Start NCH oral health forms are important records of a pregnant woman’s or child’s dental visit.
This in-service suite provides strategies for using adult support. These strategies can be used to increase the participation of children who need more support or challenge. Also, find examples that illustrate what the strategies look like in the classroom.