Early Intervention

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An early identification of children who have or are at risk of developing a hindering condition or other exceptional need that may affect their development has many advantages. Early intervention (EI) comprises the facilitation of services for children and their families with the objective of diminishing the effects of the disorder. Early intervention can be remedial or preventive in nature - remediating current evolving difficulties or avoiding their occurrence. This intervention could be applied to both the child and the family together, or to the child alone. The primary reasons to intervene early are to improve the child's growth, to make the most of the child's and family's advantage to society, and to offer support and assistance to the family. Educators must take advantage of most teachable moments or stages of greatest readiness; at a later time, a child may have difficulty grasping a particular skill (Jacob, Olisaemeka, & Edozie, 2015). …show more content…
Often, this family may feel disappointed, socially isolated, stressed, and frustrated. When early intervention is applied, parents improve attitudes towards their child and themselves as well as increase their information and skills for teaching their child. There are only positive results to the family when early intervention is applied. It enhances the parent's skills to execute at home the child's program and reduces stress that improves the health of the family. Early intervention programs yields the most its benefits when the child’s and family’s behavior objectives are clearly specified and recurrently monitored (Noyes-Grosser, et al,