 For
children as young as 14 months,
our intensive home-based program
provides 16-30 hours a week of
one-on-one instruction from a
NECC teacher to the child in his/her
own home. To ensure close supervision
and consistency in each child’s
program, our Board Certified Behavior
Analysts (BCBA) Supervisors regularly
observe the child and the teacher
in the home, and meet with the
parents monthly at the central
school building. Guided by the
principles of Applied Behavior
Analysis (ABA), teachers help
young children acquire the skills
they need in order to learn naturally
from their environments, as typical
children do.
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Curriculum
and Approach |
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Communication,
pre-academic, social, play
and self-help skills are
the main focus of the intensive
training. The NECC curriculum
follows a developmental
progression and is taught
using a combination of table-top
discrete trials and structured
play opportunities. Parental
involvement in the instruction
process is required and
is an integral part of the
program. With the support
of teachers, parents will
learn the skills they need
to help further their child’s
development through generalization
of the child’s response
to others in the family
and across different settings.
As with all of our intensive
programs, the goal is to
prepare the child for his/her
next step, whether it be
NECC’s preschool program
or a public school setting.
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Placement
Factors |
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The home-based
program provides year-round
service, primarily to children
within 40 to 50 minutes
of NECC’s Southborough
campus. Children aged 14
months to 3 years are placed
in the program by referrals
from their local Early Intervention
Program. NECC is approved
by the DPH as a Specialty
Service Provider and works
closely with Early Intervention
Programs to coordinate services.
Children ages 3 to 6 in
NECC’s home-based
program are funded by their
local school system. While
initially services are provided
only in the family’s
home, as the child acquires
appropriate skills, NECC
investigates opportunities
for the child to participate
in a local preschool accompanied
by a NECC teacher.
To see a profile of the
type of student enrolled
in this program please click
here.
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