Early Intervention Program (EIP) Curriculum Content for New York State (Virtual Programs available)
Age Group: Birth to 3 years
Domain 1: Social/Emotional Development
- Infants (0-12 months)
- Social-Emotional Foundations:
- Responds to familiar faces and voices
- Shows interest in toys and objects
- Begins to show emotions (e.g., smiling, laughing)
- Social Skills:
- Makes eye contact
- Responds to name
- Engages in interactive games (e.g., peek-a-boo)
- Toddlers (1-2 years)
- Emotional Regulation:
- Expresses emotions (e.g., happiness, sadness, anger)
- Begins to self-soothe
- Shows interest in playing with others
- Social Skills:
- Imitates actions and gestures
- Engages in simple interactive play
- Shows affection for familiar adults
- Preschoolers (2-3 years)
- Emotional Regulation:
- Recognizes and labels emotions
- Begins to manage emotions (e.g., taking deep breaths)
- Shows empathy for others
- Social Skills:
- Engages in cooperative play
- Shares and takes turns
- Initiates interactions with peers
Domain 2: Communication/Language Development
- Infants (0-12 months)
- Receptive Language:
- Responds to voices and sounds
- Understands simple gestures (e.g., "wave bye-bye")
- Begins to understand simple words (e.g., "mommy")
- Expressive Language:
- Coos and babbles
- Makes vowel sounds
- Responds to name
- Toddlers (1-2 years)
- Receptive Language:
- Understands simple directions (e.g., "pick up toy")
- Identifies body parts
- Recognizes familiar objects
- Expressive Language:
- Says first words (e.g., "mama," "dada")
- Uses gestures (e.g., pointing)
- Engages in babbling conversations
- Preschoolers (2-3 years)
- Receptive Language:
- Understands simple stories
- Follows two-step directions
- Identifies pictures in a book
- Expressive Language:
- Uses two-word phrases (e.g., "more juice")
- Identifies objects and actions
- Engages in simple conversations
Domain 3: Cognitive Development
- Infants (0-12 months)
- Problem-Solving:
- Tracks objects
- Reaches for toys
- Explores objects with hands and mouth
- Memory:
- Recognizes familiar faces
- Responds to familiar sounds
- Shows interest in interactive games
- Toddlers (1-2 years)
- Problem-Solving:
- Uses trial and error to solve problems
- Imitates actions and gestures
- Shows interest in cause-and-effect toys
- Memory:
- Remembers simple actions and gestures
- Finds hidden objects
- Shows interest in simple puzzles
- Preschoolers (2-3 years)
- Problem-Solving:
- Uses simple tools (e.g., crayons, blocks)
- Solves simple puzzles
- Shows interest in sorting and categorizing
- Memory:
- Remembers simple stories and songs
- Identifies shapes and colors
- Shows interest in matching and sequencing games
Domain 4: Physical Development
- Infants (0-12 months)
- Gross Motor:
- Lifts head and chest while on stomach
- Rolls over
- Reaches for toys
- Fine Motor:
- Grasps toys
- Brings hands to mouth
- Explores objects with hands
- Toddlers (1-2 years)
- Gross Motor:
- Sits and stands with support
- Walers and takes steps
- Clims up and down stairs
- Fine Motor:
- Uses pincer grasp
- Points to objects
- Shows interest in simple art activities
- Preschoolers (2-3 years)
- Gross Motor:
- Runs and jumps
- Kicks a ball
- Throws a ball
- Fine Motor:
- Uses simple tools (e.g., crayons, scissors)
- Draws simple shapes
- Shows interest in dressing and undressing
Domain 5: Adaptive/Daily Living Skills
- Infants (0-12 months)
- Self-Care:
- Eats and drinks from a bottle
- Begins to show interest in finger foods
- Shows interest in dressing and undressing
- Play and Leisure:
- Engages in interactive play
- Shows interest in toys and objects
- Begins to explore environment
- Toddlers (1-2 years)
- Self-Care:
- Uses a cup
- Begins to use utensils
- Shows interest in dressing and undressing
- Play and Leisure:
- Engages in simple imaginative play
- Shows interest in simple puzzles and games
- Explores environment
- Preschoolers (2-3 years)
- Self-Care:
- Uses a cup and utensils
- Begins to dress and undress independently
- Shows interest in using the toilet
- Play and Leisure:
- Engages in complex imaginative play
- Shows interest in arts and crafts
- Explores environment and engages in simple problem-solving
This curriculum content is aligned with the New York State Early Learning Guidelines and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It is designed to support the development of young children with disabilities or delays, and to provide a foundation for future learning and success.
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