The early intervention is a national program that initiated in the 1975 Education of All Handicapped Children Act. This law aims to help children in 36 months with disability, just like giving services like checking the children, giving some medications and urgent actions. This law also is centered to children who are not growing according to the standard pattern of development or children who are at risk and even those who are developmentally delayed. The first thirty sixth month of a baby’s life is the most critical of development. It might be physically or cognitively. Due to it criticality, the said months offer a window gives an opportunity that will maybe or not be available in the later part of the development. Early intervention programs …show more content…
Early intervention programs have been a bridging tool for the children with special needs to the world. Early intervention programs are services that are given in cases of young children who have or at risk for disabilities or special needs. In the document “Investing in the Early Years”, it mentioned some types of early intervention programs, such as home visiting, combination of home visiting and child interventions, community interventions, multiple interventions or the broad-based family support, ECE or the early childhood education and childcare, and lastly is the parenting education and training programs. Through these ways, little by little they are assisted to maximize themselves. Yes, benefits were given and vividly seen in the society but however, limitations were prearranged prior to the …show more content…
This is important because parental support is the key element to achieve the betterment of the child. According to a website, the support of parents is important in building a strong student's connection to school. Parental support will be strongest pillar to achieve the maximization and the development on a child’s talents and skills. But in contrast to this is the stage of denial by the parents. If this happens and will never be changed, basically, the child may develop a more severe condition and the worst is the problem or delay may turned out to be permanent and can never be treated. Early intervention is also important because the first few months of a child’s life are the vital days of the development of language and communication skills of a child. Typically, at the twenty fourth week of pregnancy the inner ear is fully developed and the child is able to catch some sounds. On the few months of the succeeding birth, the child begins to distinguish several sounds such as human language or dialogue, and by age two, the foundations for language (hearing and speaking) are developing. A given intervention tool used to this stage is the Apgar Scale. In Apgar Scale, the score is given for each sign at one minute and five minutes after the birth. If there are problems with the baby an additional score is given at ten minutes. A score of 7-10 is