Natural Environments
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NECTAC Natural Environments topic editors: Joicey Hurth
and Lynda Pletcher |
OSEP TA Community of Practice- Part C Settings Services in Natural Environments Documents
A national workgroup has reached consensus on principles and practices validated through several
research, model demonstration and outreach projects designed to enhance services in natural
environments. The documents were shared at the December 2007 OSEP National Early Childhood Conference during a session entitled
Key Principles and Practices for Providing Early Intervention Services in
Natural Environments: Reaching Consensus 
(PPT: 83kb)
Mission and Key Principles for Providing Early
Intervention Services in Natural Environments 
(PDF: 45kb)
Seven Key Principles: Looks Like/
Doesn’t Look like (PDF: 97kb)
Agreed upon Practices for Providing Early
Intervention Services in Natural Environments (PDF: 427kb)
We welcome your comments and ideas for use of these documents. Please let us know of resources you have developed that support the principles and practices. Please send them to Lynda_Pletcher@unc.edu