Educational Program for Mentally Retarded Children (SpEd)

EDUCATIONALPROGRAM

Danica A. JavierBEED-4A

Early Intervention ProgramEarly childhood intervention is a

support and educational system for very young children (aged birth to six years) who have been victims of, or who are at high risk for child abuse and/or neglect. Some states and regions have chosen to

focus these services on children with developmental disabilities or

delays.

Rationale for Early Intervention

Five Reasons why early intervention service should be

provided

Five Reasons why early intervention service should be

provided1. During intervention

secondary disabilities that would have gone unnoticed

ca be observed.

Secondary Disabilities are those not present at birth but occur as a result of the primary disabilities. 

Secondary disabilities can presumably be prevented or

lessened by better understanding and appropriate interventions.

Five Reasons why early intervention service should be

provided2. Early intervention

services can prevent the occurrence of secondary

disabilities.

Five Reasons why early intervention service should be

provided3. Early intervention

services can lessen the chances for placement in a

residential school.

Five Reasons why early intervention service should be

provided4. The parents and family members develop a sense of

confidence as they gain skills in raising a child with

mental retardation .

Five Reasons why early intervention service should be

provided5. Early intervention

services hasten the child’s

acquisition of the desirable learning

and behavior characteristics.

Models of Early

Intervention

Models of Early Intervention 1. Home-Based Instruction Program

GOALTo provide a continuous program of instruction

both in school and at home for a more effective management of the

handicapping conditions

Models of Early Intervention 2. Head Start Program

The head start program in Manila City School Division addresses pre-school

education for the socially and economically deprived children who are

four to six years old.

Models of Early Intervention 2. Head Start Program

The program operates on the principle of early intervention as a preventive

measure against behavior problems among young children that may lead to

juvenile delinquency.

Models of Early Intervention 3. Community-Based Rehabilitation

(CBR) ServicesThe World Health Organization defines community-

based rehabilitation as a measures taken at the community level that use and build on the resources of the community to assist in the rehabilitation of those who need assistance

including the disabled and handicapped persons, their families and their community as a whole.

Models of Early Intervention 3. Community-Based Rehabilitation

(CBR) Services

The CBR has been acclaimed as the answer to the rehabilitation needs in

poverty-stricken areas where institution-based rehabilitation programs are not

available.

Models of Early Intervention 4. Urban Basic Service

Program

Children with disabilities who are not receiving special education services were

placed in the program.

Models of Early Intervention 4. Urban Basic Service

ProgramTwenty to Thirty parents were trained

yearly to implement early intervention at home as a mean of minimizing the

effects of disabilities and increasing the children’s readiness and response to

rehabilitation programs.

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