Influencing the Development of Young Children with Disabilities: Current Themes in Early Intervention

Early intervention as a field encompasses a multitude of approaches. Nevertheless, recent research and theory have led to increasing agreement on the characteristics of high quality services. Two themes, `development‐in‐context' and `systems of service', are particularly evident in the changes taking place in service delivery. This article describes these themes and demonstrates how they are interwoven throughout different components of early intervention systems.