Developmental Screening In Early Childhood

This CD-Rom is part of the Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ), a flexible, culturally sensitive system for screening infants and young children for developmental delays or concerns in the crucial first 5 years of life. The CD-Rom includes all 19 questionnaires and scoring sheets translated into Spanish, plus a Spanish translation of the intervention activity sheets found in The ASQ User's Guide. Each questionnaire covers 5 key developmental areas: communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving, and personal-social. Users can print an unlimited number of forms in PDF format. Some restrictions apply; ASQ is a registered trademark of Brookes Publishing Co.

The assessment of young children's development and learning has recently taken on new importance. Private and government organizations are developing programs to enhance the school readiness of all young children, especially children from economically disadvantaged homes and communities and children with special needs. Well-planned and effective assessment can inform teaching and program improvement, and contribute to better outcomes for children. This book affirms that assessments can make crucial contributions to the improvement of children's well-being, but only if they are well designed, implemented effectively, developed in the context of systematic planning, and are interpreted and used appropriately. Otherwise, assessment of children and programs can have negative consequences for both. The value of assessments therefore requires fundamental attention to their purpose and the design of the larger systems in which they are used. Early Childhood Assessment addresses these issues by identifying the important outcomes for children from birth to age 5 and the quality and purposes of different techniques and instruments for developmental assessments.

Strengthen your community's screening and early detection system with this integrated, low-cost, adaptable approach--your big-picture plan for catching delays and connecting young children with the services and supports they need.

The purpose of this document is to suggest guidelines for the identification and assessment of children who should participate in programs related to the infant-toddler (Part H) and the preschool (Part B, Section 619) components of Public Law 99-457, the Education of the Handicapped Amendments of 1986. The guidelines integrate information from the fields of medicine, health care, social services, psychology, and education and describe practices to advance the field of early intervention and improve services to children and families. The document first describes the requirements of Public Law 99-457 regarding screening and assessment. A theoretical viewpoint about childhood development is presented, and the differences between screening and assessment are outlined. The complex factors involved in defining the population to be served by Public Law 99-457 are noted, and guidelines for screening and assessing young disabled and developmentally vulnerable children are then proposed. A sequenced planning process is outlined and future tasks are listed. Appendices are attached that contain illustrations of several different models, representative lists of screening and assessment instruments and procedures, a glossary, and regulations from Public Law 94-142 and Public Law 99-457 that pertain to screening and assessment. Includes 79 references. (JDD)