Early Communication Intervention

Question 1

Early communication intervention can be described as

Answer 1

functional; focused on child and family; services are best provided in a child’s most natural communicative environment

Question 2

Early communication intervention involves interdisciplinary, multidiscipinary, or transdisciplinary?

Answer 2

transdisciplinary

Question 3

In early communication intervention, one of the team members may be named____ and this role is occupied primarily by the

Answer 3

primary service provider, special education teacher or SLP (if special education teacher is not there)

Question 4

In ECI, you may need to explain to families the following:

Answer 4

symbolic communication; intentionality; presymbolic behaviors (e.g., complexity of vocalizations and joint attention);

Question 5

Effective treatment involves

Answer 5

critiquing parents; working with parents to brainstorm new ways to create more communication opportunities; parents modeling new methods; SLP models new ways to talk to the child