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Infant/Toddler Assessment

Infant/Toddler Assessment. Dr. Amy S. Hood. Let’s Review:. What’s the difference between screening and assessment?. Guidelines for On-going Assessment of Infants and Toddlers. Assessment means working together to learn about the child

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Infant/Toddler Assessment

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  1. Infant/Toddler Assessment Dr. Amy S. Hood

  2. Let’s Review: What’s the difference between screening and assessment?

  3. Guidelines for On-going Assessment of Infants and Toddlers • Assessment means working together to learn about the child • An assessment should take into account all aspects of development • An assessment should give a picture of child in various settings and from many people

  4. Know and understand the sequences and timetables of development • Identify the child’s strengths and abilities as well • Assessments should feel like HELP • Reassessment should occur in familiar settings

  5. Steps to follow during assessment • Begin with conversation • Listen to what the parent tells you • Observe in familiar settings • Parents should also observe • Specific areas are assessed as necessary • Multiple sources of info should be used

  6. Remember DON’T do these things! • Don’t separate the child from caregiver • Don’t have someone the child is unfamiliar with conduct assessment • Don’t limit the assessment to certain areas • Remember formal tests/tools should not be the cornerstone of evaluation.

  7. What are some 0-3 specific SCREENING tools? • Denver • Ages & Stages Questionnaire • Brigance Screening • Others?

  8. What are some specific 0-3 assessment tools? • Brigance • Early Learning Accomplishment Profile (E-LAP) • High Scope Child Observation Record • The Ounce Scale • Galileo • Creative Curriculum Continuum • Hawaii Early Learning Profile (HELP) • The Carolina Curriculum for Infants and toddlers with special needs • Growing Birth to Three

  9. Remember there is a difference between on-going assessment and diagnostic assessment

  10. Let’s Look at what states have done around assessment

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