Investigate the Conceptual Framework for Developing Family-centered Early Interventions for the Cognitive Functions of 3 to 5 Year old Children

The purpose of this research was to investigate the conceptual framework for developing family-centered early interventions for the cognitive functions of 3 to 5-year-old children in Yasuj. Using the convenience sampling method, the researchers analyzed all the foreign and domestic studies conducted until 2018. Also, the snowball sampling method was used to select ten experts to evaluate the components. The data were analyzed by thematic analysis using Nvivo software. Data analysis revealed four organizing themes, including attention, memory, language, and executive functions. Seventeen basic themes that constituted the organizing themes were extracted to develop a family-centered intervention program for cognitive functions. The basic themes were maintaining attention, sustained attention, divided attention, focused and selective attention for the theme of the organizer of attention; visual, auditory and working memory for the theme of the organizer of the memory; expressive and receptive language for the theme of the language and basic themes of planning, emotional control, time management, flexibility, metacognition, response inhibition and organization for the theme of the organizer of executive functions. To validate the thematic model, the researchers designed a questionnaire and gave it to the second group of experts, and the coding reliability was confirmed by Holsti’s method. This package can pave the way for parents of at-risk children and children with developmental delays. It can also help enhance the cognitive functions of normal children.