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Early intervention, sometimes called early involvement, is the first step in connecting your family with an educational team to support you and your child who is deaf or hard of hearing (DHH). This team can help you find the right services, resources, and guidance on your journey.
Every family’s path is unique, and it may take unexpected turns along the way. Having a trusted team by your side can make a big difference in helping you navigate decisions and build a strong foundation for your child’s language and future.
Getting started with early intervention as soon as possible allows you to work with providers who will help you set meaningful goals for your child and connect you with tools to reach them. Early interventionists can also guide you in supporting your child’s language and communication development—often through simple strategies built right into your everyday routines at home.
Research shows that early involvement leads to stronger language development and better communication outcomes. Early support truly has a lasting impact.
Eight Reasons to say YES to Early Intervention [PDF]
One important benefit of early intervention is having a team by your side to help support and explore ways to reach the goals you have for your child. These goals are unique to your child’s strengths, needs, and your family’s priorities. A key part of this process is assessment; assessments are a tool that helps create a clear, personalized plan for your child’s development. Assessments can show how your child is growing, what areas might need extra support, and track progress over time. They come in many forms, like observations, checklists, and questionnaires. As a parent, your role in the assessment process is essential. You know your child best, and your insights help build a complete picture of who they are and how to support their communication, learning, and growth.
Five Reasons to Say YES to Assessments in Early Intervention [PDF]
In Michigan, programs that support development before kindergarten vary depending on the age and needs of your child. Connect with your local early intervention services through Early On Michigan (birth to 3) or Build Up Michigan (ages 3-5) to locate your educational team. You can work with your team to explore additional options and local resources that may support your child’s journey.
Early On is Michigan's early intervention system for helping infants and toddlers, birth to age 3 who have a disability, developmental delay(s) or are at risk for delay(s) due to certain health conditions, and their families.
Build Up helps parents and their children, ages 3 through 5, get additional educational support as they begin and continue to learn the skills needed to enter kindergarten.
Michigan Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) services include special instruction and related services provided to eligible young children, ages three through five.
Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) is Michigan’s free PreK program for eligible four-year-olds. Ranked #1 in the U.S., it’s a safe place where children learn how to get along with others, share, take turns, and make friends.
Help Me Grow connects families with local community resources to help children prenatal through five thrive. Have a question or concern about your child’s development or hope to get connected to preschool, childcare, playgroups, parent support networks, or local activities, Help Me Grow can support you.
Michigan School for the Deaf’s early childhood program for deaf and hard of hearing children ages 2.5 to 7, provides a language rich academic environment that supports each child at their level and provides them the tools they need to thrive.
The Michigan Department of Education Resource for Deaf/Hard of Hearing (MDE RDHH) Michigan DHH Service Directory [PDF] provides an overview of the programs and services each Michigan intermediate school district (ISD) offers for students who are DHH.
