Key Principles and Practices: Discipline-Specific Support

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Key Principles of Early Intervention and Effective Practices: A Crosswalk with Statements from Discipline Specific Literature (2014)

This document provides a crosswalk that highlights how the position statements, resources and literature across various professional organizations working in early intervention support the Key Principles and Practices and addresses how the services of these professional organizations align with high quality early intervention practices. It is intended to promote dialogue within the early childhood community about the key principles and the provision of high quality early intervention services.

The crosswalk for each organization contained in Key Principles of Early Intervention and Effective Practices: A Crosswalk with Statements from Discipline Specific Literature is excerpted below for your convenience.

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The Arc of the United States and the American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)

• Key Principles of Early Intervention and Effective Practices: A Crosswalk with the Arc of the United States and the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Position Statement on Early Intervention Services (2014)
• Early Childhood Services Position Statement (2008)

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Division for Early Childhood (DEC) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

• Key Principles of Early Intervention and Effective Practices: A Crosswalk with the Division for Early Childhood and National Association for the Education of Young Children Position Statement (2014)
• Early Childhood Inclusion Joint Position Statement (2009)

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National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)

• Key Principles of Early Intervention and Effective Practices: A Crosswalk with the National Association of School Psychologists Position Statement on Early Intervention Services (2014)

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American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

• Key Principles of Early Intervention and Effective Practices: A Crosswalk with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Resources (2014)
• Roles and Responsibilities of Speech Language Pathologist in Early Intervention: Guidelines (2008): Ad Hoc Committee on the Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist in Early Intervention
• Providing early intervention services in natural environments. Woods, J. (2008): The ASHA Leader, 13(4), 14-17. doi:10.1044/leader.FTR2.13042008.14

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American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

• Key Principles of Early Intervention and Effective Practices: A Crosswalk with Physical Therapy Literature (2014)
• Natural Environments in Early Intervention Services: Fact Sheet. (2008): Section on Pediatrics, APTA

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American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

• Key Principles of Early Intervention and Effective Practices: A Crosswalk with Occupational Therapy Literature (2014)
• AOTA Practice Advisory on the Primary Provider Approach in Early Intervention (2014)

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American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Physicians, and American Osteopathic Association

• Key Principles of Early Intervention and Effective Practices: A Crosswalk with Pediatric Medicine Literature (2014)
• Joint Principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home (2007)