Standard 3: Topics
Topics: Each of the standards has two or more components that further describe what is meant by the standard for a total of 27 components across the seven standards. This section identifies, what learners should know and be able to do based on that component to facilitate positive outcomes for children and families.
Component 3.1 Learners apply teaming models, skills, and processes, including appropriate uses of technology, when collaborating and communicating with families; professionals representing multiple disciplines, skills, expertise, and roles; and community partners and agencies.
What Learners Should Know and Be Able to Do
Learners Who Are Competent in this Component Know and Understand:
- teaming models,
- teaming skills and processes, including uses of technology, and
- skills, expertise, and roles of professionals from other disciplines.
Learners Who Are Competent in this Component Are Able To:
- apply teaming models, such as primary service provider, transdisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary.
- apply teaming skills and processes, such as using technology, problem-solving, conflict resolution, joint decision-making, role release, group facilitation, and communication.
- participate in and lead team meetings, and
- collaborate and communicate with families, other professionals, and community partners and agencies.
Component 3.2 Learners use a variety of collaborative strategies when working with other adults that are evidence-based, appropriate to the task, culturally and linguistically responsive, and take into consideration the environment and service delivery approach.
What Learners Should Know and Be Able to Do
Learners Who Are Competent in this Component Know and Understand:
- adult learning strategies,
- components of the coaching model, and
- components of the consultation process.
Learners Who Are Competent in this Component Are Able To:
- use a variety of evidence-based collaborative strategies,
- use a variety of collaborative strategies to increase the effectiveness of meetings that are appropriate to the situation and environment, needs of the families and professionals, and service delivery approach,
- use collaborative strategies that are culturally and linguistically responsive and affirming, and
- use collaborative strategies appropriate to the learning environment and service delivery approaches such as consultation, coaching, and co-teaching.
Component 3.3 Learners partner with families and other professionals to develop individualized plans and support the various transitions that occur for the young child and their family throughout the birth through 8 age span.
What Learners Should Know and Be Able to Do
Learners Who Are Competent in this Component Know and Understand:
- legal requirements and evidence-based practices in developing individualized plans, and
- legal requirements and evidence-based practices in developing transition plans.
Learners Who Ae Competent in this Component Are Able To:
- provide families with information to support them in advocating for their child,
- partner with families and other professionals to
- develop and implement individualized plans (e.g., IFSP, IEP), and
- develop and implement individualized transition plans that include strategies before, during, and after transition (e.g., early intervention to preschool, preschool to kindergarten).
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Activity Bank
*New* Tip sheet: Enhancing Family-Provider Partnerships During COVID-19 | Enhancing Family-Provider Partnerships |
Tips for Providers: Providing & Coordinating EI Remotely | Tips for Providers: What to say to Families |
Tips for Providers: Providing & Coordinating EI Remotely (What will it look like?) | Tips for Providers: What will a Remote Visit Look Like? |
Tips for Families: Receiving Remote EI Services | Tips for Families Flyer .pdf What is Remote EI
Consejos para Familias .pdf What is Remote EI? (Spanish) |
Tips for Families: How to prepare for a Remote EI Visit | Tips for Families: .pdf Preparing for the Visit
TConsejos para Familias: .pdf Preparing for the Visit (Spanish) |
ECPC Course Enhancement Modules | E-Learning Lessons, Practice Guides & Resources |
CONNECT Modules | CONNECT Modules and Courses |
Virginia Early Intervention Professional Development Center | Framework for reflective questioning / The Coaching Quick Reference Guide - .pdf |
Virginia Early Intervention Professional Development Center | Tools of Trade |
OCALI (Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence Disabilities) (note: you must login but it is free) | Suite of Resources for Early Childhood Professionals |
Public Consulting Group | Use of telehealth in early intervention (IDEA Part C) |
Protecting Student Privacy
U.S. Department of Education |
Student Privacy 101 |
Edelman, L. (2020). Planning for the Use of Video Conferencing for Early Intervention Home Visits during the COVID-19 Pandemic | Planning for the Use of Video Conferencing for Early Intervention Home Visits during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
CEC Hosted Webinar with Resources | Teaching Special Education Online During COVID-19 |
National Center for Hearing Assessment & Management Utah State University | Welcome to the Tele-Intervention Learning Courses |
Lisa Dieker & Rebecca Hines UCF - Podcasts for Part B/619 Coordinators | Series of Podcasts: teaching online, inclusion, etc. |
National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations - May Newsletter | Pyramid in the Time of COVID-19 |