Machine generated contents note: pt. I EARLY INTERVENTION FOUNDATIONS -- 1. What Every Early Intervention Professional Should Know / Arlene Stredler-Brown -- 2. Developing and Sustaining Exemplary Practice Through Professional Learning / Marilyn Sass-Lehrer -- 3. Families: Partnerships in Practice / Cheryl L. Wu -- 4. Legislation, Policies, and the Role of Research in Shaping Early Intervention / Christine Yoshinaga-Itano -- 5. Collaboration with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Communities / Marilyn Sass-Lehrer -- pt. II EARLY INTERVENTION PRACTICES -- 6. Getting Started: Hearing Screening, Evaluation, and Next Steps / Angela Shoup -- 7. Developmental Assessment / Nicole Hutchinson -- 8. Collaboration for Communication, Language, and Cognitive Development / Susan Lenihan -- 9. Individualized Family Service Plans and Programming / Jodee Grace -- 10. Early Intervention in Challenging National Contexts / Alys Young