Educating One and All

I will admit it: we drown in blogs these days. As an early interventionist, however, it can be like looking for a needle in a haystack when you want to find researchers and practitioners that are writing material relevant to your experience. We are a small fish in a vast ocean dominated by school-based special education. And when we happen to find each other, we tend to latch on for dear life to know we’re not alone trying to answer the questions unique to our field.

I was absolutely delighted to see an encouraging comment from Robin McWilliam of Vanderbilt University left for me during my hiatus. Robin maintains an insightful blog of his own, Early Intervention in Natural Environments. In his blog, he tackles issues of early childhood development, the legal structure of our work, and the methods we use to deliver services to families. He is honest and reflective of his own role in the field, encourages dialogue, and addresses his readers with a straight-forward, no nonsense style.

Recent topics he has addressed include: the toy bag, IFSP document structure, family role in home visits, and ecocultural theory.