Community connections

Benjamin Wolfeb_wolfe_ucf@knights.ucf.eduDecember 7, 2011EEX2010 with Dr. Maria Reyes-MacPherson

Early intervention program

Ages birth to three

Work one-on-one with parents.

Skills and lessons

All of Florida

Over 15,000 children

Community need

Beginning education of the students.

Early intervention success

Weekly sessions

Home-visits

4 times

4 different children in total.

Age range: 1 ½ years to 3 years old

All on the ADS

▪ Most were nonverbal

▪ Delayed speech and social skills.

Parents

English speakers

Diverse backgrounds

Excited in beginning

Used to working with young children.

Not used to parents.

Afterthoughts

Rewarding experience

High impact

Parenting skills displayed.

Children interaction.

Importance of family involvement

Not just a one-person job.

Constant communication

▪ Between both family members and teacher.

Example: Parent

expectations

Use of ASL with deaf or hard-of-hearing students

Also applicable to nonverbal students.

Breaking communication barriers.

Independence

Use of “people first” language

Person before the disability

▪ Student withAutism.

Make sure not to offend.

Allows people to get closer

Personal experience > Reading in a book.

Effective form of learning.

Memorable

Recommend for teachers to use

Doing the right thing

Helping others in need.

Enjoyed the experience. Continue working with students.

See them progress .

Continue helping the parents.

Use all the information for my classroom.

Always continue learning.