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.

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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)
• Joint Position Statement of AAIDD and The Arc (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)
• Joint Position Statement: Early Childhood Inclusion (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)
• Practice Portal: Early Intervention
• Woods, J. (2008). Providing early intervention services in natural environments.The ASHA Leader, 13(4), 14–23. https://doi.org/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)
• Fact Sheet: Natural Environments in Early Intervention Services (2008)

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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)

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