Eligibility for a
Child Who Shows Greater than 25% Delay Only in the Area of Expressive Language
Greater than 25% Delay
Only in the Area of Expressive Language
- Watch and See:
Yes - (Each of these factors would help the team in determining whether
the child should be eligible for early intervention services. When the child
displays a delay only in expressive language and there are no other factors
present, a “watch and see” approach is recommended.)
- Eligible: No
Receptive language
delay >20% and <25%
- Watch and See:
No
- Eligible: Yes
Intelligibility
concerns (voice, fluency, and quality of speech sounds)
- Watch and See:
No
- Eligible: Yes
Frustration during
communication
- Watch and See:
No
- Eligible: Yes
Regression in
child's communication over the past three months
- Watch and See:
No
- Eligible: Yes
Oral motor concerns
- Watch and See:
No
- Eligible: Yes
Family history
of language impairment
- Watch and See:
No
- Eligible: Yes
Birth or health
history associated with increased risk of poor language development
(Examples: congenital infection, ototoxic medications, chronic otitis media
craniofacial anomalies)
- Watch and See:
No
- Eligible: Yes
Communication
environment is not conducive to facilitating language acquisition (Examples:
Few conversational initiations, interactions with adults more than peers, difficulty
gaining access to activities, parent interaction style more directive than responsive)
- Watch and See:
No
- Eligible: Yes
“Watch and see”
means that
- The child is not
found eligible for early intervention at this time
- Parents are provided
suggestions for activities and community resources to promote language development
and for monitoring of their child's progress
- The child is screened
within three months to assess progress in communication and in other developmental
areas (Screening by the speech language pathologist (SLP) is recommended depending
on the age of the child. A developmental specialist may be an appropriate
screener with guidance from the SLP)
- If communication
concerns persist, eligibility will be reconsidered.