The Charlotte Circle Project was an early intervention Model Demonstration project providing center-based and home-based instruction to children (birth to 3 years) with severe/profound handicaps and their parents. The project adopted the social reciprocity model, in which the behavior of the child and the parent interact to either encourage or discourage interactive responses. This article describes the project's model, the participating children, the project's daily activities, and evaluative findings regarding its implementation and outcome.
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