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The purpose of this chapter is to provide a general framework for understanding what early intervention is, what has been proven to work, and what the next steps should be. The first section describes the basics about early intervention—the what, when, why, and how. The second section presents research findings on what has been proven to work, including essential operating principles and key elements of effective early intervention programs. And the third section provides recommendations for future directions for early intervention research and services.
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Ramey, S.L., Ramey, C.T., Lanzi, R.G. (2007). Early Intervention. In: Jacobson, J.W., Mulick, J.A., Rojahn, J. (eds) Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Issues on Clinical Child Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-32931-5_23
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