Cohort 3 Model Demonstration Projects![Cohort Access Only](images/download.gif)
Early Childhood Language Interventions for Children with Developmental Disabilities
and Delays
In January 2008, OSEP funded the third cohort of Model Demonstration Projects. Cohort 3 consisted of three projects focusing on early language interventions for children from birth to age 5 with developmental disabilities and delays. Features of these models included the following:![](images/cohort-bubb-3.gif)
Serving children from birth to age 5 served by Part C and Part B early intervention programs
Providing effective functional language intervention strategies in natural settings
Emphasis on collecting and using data for decision-making
Focus on improved language and communication skills
Promoting continuity for children from Part C to Part B preschool services
Systematic strategies for professional development and capacity building that result in increased practitioner/provider abilities and behaviors that promote language development
Systematic strategies for capacity building that result in increased parent/caregiver abilities and behaviors that promote language development. |