Activity-Based Early Intervention Programs, Etkinlik Temelli Erken Müdahale Programları

Abstract

Early intervention practices are interventions carried out with professionals in different fields of expertise in order to contribute to the development of children between the ages of 0‐3 years and to provide guidance to their families as a result of the fact that they are at risk or diagnosed with developmental disabilities as a result of showing a different development than their peers in the developmental skills of the age group they are in. In early intervention practices, principles regarding the use of children's daily functions and habits are emphasized. These early intervention types are implemented under the titles of activity‐based, routines‐based, participation‐based and learning opportunities. Activity‐based interventions are programs developed and used to increase children's interactions with their parents and caregivers in their natural environment, to maximize the skills of young children with developmental delay or risk, to reduce the stress of parents or caregivers, to inform and guide them about supporting their children's development. In the activity‐centered approach model, learning opportunities that address the child's developmental goals are integrated into real, daily and planned activities that are child‐centered. The natural activities that take place in this way provide young children with a wide variety of practice opportunities. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.