Educating One and All

A day without Yay!

Ever notice how we praise absolutely every little achievement that a child makes during a home visit with a roar of applause and cheering? It’s natural and there is a theoretical basis for it, rooted in behaviorism. But what if saying ‘yay!’ had the opposite effect and caused distress for the child you are working [...]

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At the Core: Home Visits

All early intervention programs develop their unique approach to meeting the needs of families. Regardless of their approach, home visits are at the core of early intervention in natural environments. In the March 2008 issue of Young Exceptional Children, there is an article that speaks to this issue directly: “Early Intervention Home-Visiting Principles in Practice: A [...]

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Blog Review: Early Intervention in Natural Environments

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 [...]

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Relaunch!

With my last post in January when I first started the blog, this new post is hardly any ordinary update. In fact, I think it points to several issues in the early intervention and special education realm that teachers run into across their careers and dilemmas that are particular to an educator’s first years. I [...]

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