ERIC Number: EJ1470627
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jun
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1082-3301
EISSN: EISSN-1573-1707
Available Date: 2024-07-09
Measuring Home Activities and Participation of Children Receiving Early Childhood Intervention Services in Spain
Early Childhood Education Journal, v53 n5 p1835-1850 2025
This study analyzed the fit of data collected with the Measure of Engagement, Independence, and Social Relationships for 3- to 5-year-olds (MEISR 3-to-5-years-old) to a proposed theoretical model based on the cross-walk of MEISR 3-to-5-years-old items and codes from 7 chapters of the Activities and Participation component of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health-Children and Youth (ICF-CY). Participant children (N = 599) were recruited from 44 early childhood intervention programs across 9 autonomous communities (i.e., states) in Spain. Children's ages ranged from 36 to 72 months (M = 49.22; SD = 9.77). Parents of children completed a sociodemographic questionnaire and a MEISR 3-to-5-years-old scale. Reliability and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) results supported the internal consistency of the MEISR 3-to-5-years-old items and its content validity for assessing child participation based on the ICF-CY framework. Statistically significant differences on the mean percentage of children who presented difficulties and learning opportunities when participating in home routines by the Activities and Participation ICF-CY chapters were found. No differences were found on children's strengths for participation across chapters. Implications for practice are discussed. Such implications highlight the use of the MEISR 3-to-5-years-old in early childhood intervention programs to assess child functioning, plan interventions and follow-up child progress to promote learning and development of children.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Intervention, Preschool Children, Child Development, Data Collection, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Participation, Family Environment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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Author Affiliations: 1Equipo de Investigación en Atención Temprana (INAT), Logroño, La Rioja, Spain; 2Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain; 3Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain; 4The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Evidence-Based International Early Intervention Office (EIEIO), Tuscaloosa, US