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Early Intervention And Parenting Support In The Public Schools: An Inalienable Right For All, Heidi Berlinger
Early Intervention And Parenting Support In The Public Schools: An Inalienable Right For All, Heidi Berlinger
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The present study was designed to document the effects of early intervention and parenting support, and to provide a model program proposal for federal adoption. Specifically, this paper redefines the term "readiness" to recognize the diverse needs of infants and their families.
Research indicates several factors influence school readiness: physical well-being and motor development including proper prenatal, perinatal, and early childhood care and nutrition; social and emotional development; approaches toward learning; language usage; and cognition and general knowledge. Parental understanding of how to facilitate the advancement of young children in these areas is extremely important. Without this knowledge parents are …