Fidelity of Implementation in Assessment of Infants and Toddlers : Evaluating Developmental Milestones and Outcomes

This book examines the challenges in developmental assessment of infants and toddlers and provides best practices for implementing standardized assessments in early intervention settings. It starts with an overview of standardized assessment practices and discusses how specific tools can be used in early intervention for different purposes (e.g., eligibility for services). The book explains the importance of the Fidelity of Implementation of Assessment (FOI-A) approach in creating standardized assessment for infants and toddlers. Chapters provide a checklist-based framework for FOI-A, with details on technological supports for test administration and data collection as well as training and supervision models. In addition, chapters discuss ways of engaging families, gaining their trust, and including them in their children’s educational planning. Topics featured in this book include: * The Battelle Development Inventory, 2nd Edition (BDI-2) and its use in the assessment of young children. * Using checklists to improve fidelity of implementation for standardized assessments. * Using checklists to support early intervention directors and teams. * How to provide feedback to early interventionists and other professionals on FOI-A. * Recommendations to improve FOI-A. __Fidelity of Implementation in Assessment of Infants and Toddlers__ is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians and related professionals, and graduate students in varied fields including child and school psychology, pediatrics, social work, behavioral therapy, infant and early childhood development, and early education and care. "This book examines the challenges in developmental assessment of infants and toddlers and provides best practices for implementing standardized assessments in early intervention settings. It starts with an overview of standardized assessment practices and discusses how specific tools can be used in early intervention for different purposes (e.g., eligibility for services). The book explains the importance of the Fidelity of Implementation of Assessment (FOI-A) approach in creating standardized assessment for infants and toddlers. Chapters provide a checklist-based framework for FOI-A, with details on technological supports for test administration and data collection as well as training and supervision models. In addition, chapters discuss ways of engaging families, gaining their trust, and including them in their children's educational planning. Topics featured in this book include: The Battelle Development Inventory, 2nd Edition (BDI-2) and its use in the assessment of young children. Using checklists to improve fidelity of implementation for standardized assessments. Using checklists to support early intervention directors and teams. How to provide feedback to early interventionists and other professionals on FOI-A. Recommendations to improve FOI-A. Fidelity of Implementation in Assessment of Infants and Toddlers is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians and related professionals, and graduate students in varied fields including child and school psychology, pediatrics, social work, behavioral therapy, infant and early childhood development, and early education and care." -- Prové de l'editor This book examines the challenges in developmental assessment of infants and toddlers and provides best practices for implementing standardized assessments in early intervention settings. It starts with an overview of standardized assessment practices and discusses how specific tools can be used in early intervention for different purposes (e.g., eligibility for services). The book explains the importance of the Fidelity of Implementation of Assessment (FOI-A) approach in creating standardized assessment for infants and toddlers. Chapters provide a checklist-based framework for FOI-A, with details on technological supports for test administration and data collection as well as training and supervision models. In addition, chapters discuss ways of engaging families, gaining their trust, and including them in their children’s educational planning. Topics featured in this book include: The Battelle Development Inventory, 2 nd Edition (BDI-2) and its use in the assessment of young children. Using checklists to improve fidelity of implementation for standardized assessments. Using checklists to support early intervention directors and teams. How to provide feedback to early interventionists and other professionals on FOI-A. Recommendations to improve FOI-A. Fidelity of Implementation in Assessment of Infants and Toddlers is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians and related professionals, and graduate students in varied fields including child and school psychology, pediatrics, social work, behavioral therapy, infant and early childhood development, and early education and care. Annotation This bookexamines the challenges in developmental assessment of infants and toddlers and provides best practices for implementing standardized assessments in early intervention settings. It starts with an overview of standardized assessment practices and discusses how specific tools can be used in early intervention for different purposes (e.g., eligibility for services). The book explains the importance of the Fidelity of Implementation of Assessment (FOI-A) approach in creating standardized assessment for infants and toddlers. Chapters provide a checklist-based framework for FOI-A, with details on technological supports for test administration and data collection as well as training and supervision models. In addition, chapters discuss ways of engaging families, gaining their trust, and including them in their children's educational planning. Topics featured in this book include:The Battelle Development Inventory, 2ndEdition (BDI-2) and its use in the assessment of young children. Using checklists to improve fidelity of implementation for standardized assessments. Using checklists to support early intervention directors and teams. How to provide feedback to early interventionists and other professionals on FOI-A. Recommendations to improve FOI-A. Fidelity of Implementation in Assessment of Infants and Toddlersis a must-have resource forresearchers, clinicians and related professionals, and graduate students in varied fields including child and school psychology, pediatrics, social work, behavioral therapy, infantand early childhood development, and early education and care Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Introduction to Assessment in Early Childhood Education (Angela Stone-MacDonald, Lianna Pizzo, Noah Feldman)....Pages 1-14 What Is Fidelity of Implementation of Assessment and Why Is It Important? (Angela Stone-MacDonald, Lianna Pizzo, Noah Feldman)....Pages 15-28 Assessment in Early Intervention: Using the Battelle Developmental Inventory, Second Edition (Angela Stone-MacDonald, Lianna Pizzo, Noah Feldman)....Pages 29-45 Fidelity of Implementation of the BDI-2: A Case Study (Angela Stone-MacDonald, Lianna Pizzo, Noah Feldman)....Pages 47-61 Using Checklists to Improve the Fidelity of Implementation of Standardized Tests (Angela Stone-MacDonald, Lianna Pizzo, Noah Feldman)....Pages 63-86 Using Checklists to Support Early Intervention Directors and Teams (Angela Stone-MacDonald, Lianna Pizzo, Noah Feldman)....Pages 87-106 Using Checklists to Train Preservice Early Childhood Professionals for Fidelity of Implementation of Assessment (Angela Stone-MacDonald, Lianna Pizzo, Noah Feldman)....Pages 107-121 Providing Feedback to Early Interventionists and Other Professionals on Fidelity of Implementation of Assessment (Angela Stone-MacDonald, Lianna Pizzo, Noah Feldman)....Pages 123-134 Working with Families (Angela Stone-MacDonald, Lianna Pizzo, Noah Feldman)....Pages 135-148 Conclusions: Recommendation for Practice and Future Research (Angela Stone-MacDonald, Lianna Pizzo, Noah Feldman)....Pages 149-155 Back Matter ....Pages 157-177