Description: This kit has the essential information and tools for successful early intervention services. Effectively address assessment, intervention, and documentation for pre-linguistic skills, speech and language development, and sound production. This favorite tool of SLPs who provide birth to three services is authored by nationally-recognized lecturer, Nancy B. Swigert. The Early Intervention Kit includes: 183-page Therapy Guide Information on assessment, goals, treatment, and documentation including these helps specific to early intervention: -complete inventory of speech and language developmental milestones short-term and long-term goals for pre-linguistic skills, receptive and expressive language, and sound production -development of communicative intent and functions -how to adjust for prematurity -home-based vs. center-based assessments -the Hawaii Preparing for Integrated Preschool Assessment -Symbolic Play Scale Checklist -documentation forms (print from the FREE CD) -developing the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) -strategies for parental input and involvement in therapy -overview of medical disorders and syndromes -implementation of AAC 187-page Activities Book More than 200 activities address prelinguistic skills, receptive language, expressive language, and sound production in a developmental sequence. Educational handouts supplement teaching and can be printed from the FREE CD. Each activity includes: -treatment objective and goals -instructions and teaching suggestions -expected age of development -list of materials/toys needed 88 Sign Language Cards -vocabulary words -the alphabet -numbers 1-10 -copy the cards or print them from the FREE CD

Author: SWIGERT, Nancy

Publisher: Linguisystems

Year Published: 2004

Grade: Age0-3

Format: SOFTCOVER

Components: 183-page therapy guide, 187-page activities book plus a CD of reproducible pages, 88 sign language cards, vinyl folder

Keywords: early intervention;