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Chapter 14: Early Childhood Assessment Brief Summary Chapter 14 focuses on the importance of the early intervention assessment and education in the birth to 5 year old population. After reading this chapter your students should understand the following: 􀂃 The importance of early childhood assessment 􀂃 Leal foundations for assessment procedures 􀂃 The challenge of early childhood assessment 􀂃 Working with the family in early childhood assessment 􀂃 Early childhood assessment measures Lecture and Discussion Outline I. Overview of Early Childhood Assessment A. Early childhood intervention B. Standards of assessment materials for use with young children: 1. Authenticity 2. Convergence 3. Collaboration 4. Equity 5. Sensitivity 6. Congruence II. Legal Foundations for Assessment Procedures A. The Education for All Handicapped Children Act- Public Law 94-142 B. Public Law 99-457 C. Part H D. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)- P.L. 101-476. E. Part C III. The Challenge of Early Childhood Assessment A. Goals of the assessment process in early childhood assessment B. The assessment and evaluation process for early intervention 1. Casefinding/Child Find 2. Screening 3. Assessment for Diagnosis and Determination of Eligibility 4. Program Planning 5. Program Evaluation III. The Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) A. Overview B. Components of an IFSP C. Services that can be given to infants and toddlers in the IFSP: D. Service models 117 1. Home-and community based visits 4. Family support groups 2. Facility or center-based visits 5. Group development 3. Parent-child groups intervention IV. Working With The Family In Early Childhood Assessment A. Overview B. Conducting parent interviews in early intervention V. Early Childhood Assessment A. Bayley Scales Of Infant Development-2nd Edition (BSID-II) B. Preschool Language Scale-3 (PLS-3) C. Metropolitan Readiness Tests- 6th Edition (MRT-6) D. Boehm Test of Basic Concepts-Revised (BTBC-R) E. Bracken Basic Concept Scale (BBCS) F. The Preschool Evaluation Scales (PES) G. Kindergarten Readiness Test (KRT) H. Degangi-Berk Test of Sensory Integration (TSI) I. The Battelle Developmental Inventory (BDI) J. Columbia Mental Maturity Scale (CMMS) K. McCarthy Scales of Children’s Abilities (MSCA) VI. Conclusion