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Chapter 14
Early Intervention and Preschool Assessment
Brief Summary
Chapter 14 focuses on the importance of assessment and education in the birth to 5-year-old
population. After reading this chapter, you should understand the following:
• Overview and purpose of early intervention
• Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
• Eligibility criteria for early intervention services
• Evaluation of infants and toddlers for early intervention services
• Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP).
• Purpose of the initial IFSP process
• Notice required to families for an IFSP meeting
• Timeline corresponding with an IFSP
• Contents of an IFSP
• Early intervention services available to infants and toddlers
• IFSP Reviews
• Transition from early intervention to preschool settings
• Overview of preschool assessment
• The challenge of preschool assessment
• Working with families
• Early childhood and preschool assessment measures
Lecture and Discussion Outline
I. Overview of Early Intervention
II. Eligibility Criteria for Early Intervention Services
III. Evaluation of Infants and Toddlers for Early Intervention Services
IV. The Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)
A. Purpose of the Initial IFSP Process
B. Notice Required to Families for an IFSP Meeting
C. Timeline Corresponding with an IFSP
D. Contents of an IFSP
E. Attendance at an Initial IFSP Meeting
F. Early Intervention Services Available to Infants and Toddlers
G. IFSP Reviews
V. Preschool Assessment
VI. The Challenge of Preschool Assessment
VII. Working With The Family In Early Intervention and Early Childhood
Assessment
VIII. Early Intervention and Early Childhood Assessment
A. Bayley Scales Of Infant Development-3rd edition (Bayley-III)
B. Preschool Language Scale-5th edition (PLS-5)
C. Metropolitan Readiness Tests- 6th Edition (MRT-6)
D. Boehm Test of Basic Concepts-3rd edition (BTBC-3)
E. Bracken Basic Concept Scale-Revised (BBCS-R)
F. The Preschool Evaluation Scales-2nd edition (PES-2)
G. Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning-4th ed. (DIAL-4)
H. Kindergarten Readiness Test (KRT)
I. Early Screening Profiles
J. Battelle Developmental Inventory-2nd edition (BDI-2)
K. McCarthy Scales of Children’s Abilities (MSCA)
VI. Conclusion Essay Questions
▪ What is early intervention?
▪ Discuss, in detail, the IFSP. In your discussion, be sure to address the components that must be
included under IDEA.
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