Early Intervention
Early Intervention used to describe the services and supports that are available to babies and young children with developmental delays and disabilities and their families. May include speech therapy, physical therapy, and other types of services based on the needs of the child and family. Can have a significant impact on a child’s ability to learn new skills and overcome challenges and can increase success in school and life. Programs are available in every state and territory .
Early intervention at Nishtha Special School focuses on assisting children in learning the necessary skills that typically develop during the first three years of life, such as:
- Physical (reaching, rolling, crawling, and walking)
- Cognitive (thinking, learning, solving problems)
- Communication (talking, listening, understanding)
- Social/emotional (playing, feeling secure and happy)
- Self-help (eating, dressing)
Early intervention at our school can help children learn many vital skills and catch-up in their development phase.
- A program that provides therapy and educational support services
- Equips children with necessary skills and helps develop their potential
- Early intervention is a therapy and educational support service that allows special needs children with functional expertise, e.g. fine/gross motor, cognitive, communication, social and self-help skills for learning and living
- We recognize the child’s learning needs and provide intervention for their development growth in a naturalistic and interactive learning environment
- We use a playful approach to make children learn certain concepts, e.g. blocks, puzzles, beading, sorting etc.
- We involve children in music, dance and art to develop their skills in those fields and improve social skills like sharing and caring for one another.