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Weaving Assessment Information into Intervention Ideas: Planning Communication Interventions for Young Children with Disabilities.
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Hampton, Enrica O.; Whitney, Diana Williams; Schwartz, Ilene S. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2002
This article discusses how practitioners can link assessment to action when planning communication interventions for young children with disabilities. It reviews communication components and discusses strategies for collecting information that may be especially useful in the domain of communication. Strategies for turning assessment information…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Data Collection
"Growing" Measures for Monitoring Progress in Early Childhood Education: A Research and Development Process for Individual Growth and Development Indicators.
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McConnell, Scott R.; McEvoy, Mary A.; Priest, Jeffrey S. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2002
This article provides a brief overview of general outcome measurement and its potential for assessment of continuous progress in early childhood education. It describes an eight-step research and development process for the generating and evaluating of individual growth and development indicators. These indicators are adaptable across children,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Data Collection, Developmental Stages, Disabilities
The Role of Developmental Histories in the Screening and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders.
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Plotts, Cindy; Webber, Jo – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2002
This article discusses the importance of obtaining developmental history in the screening and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders in children. Steps for obtaining developmental history are described and general guidelines are provided. Instruments for collecting developmental history and diagnostic indicators for autism spectrum disorders are…
Descriptors: Autism, Child Development, Children, Clinical Diagnosis
Assessment of Communication and Language in Classical Autism: Issues and Practices.
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Ogletree, Billy T.; Pierce, Kathleen; Harn, William E.; Fischer, Martin A. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2002
This article describes practices effective in assessing communication and language in persons with autism. It reviews basic principles that govern assessment in the discipline of speech-language pathology, discusses features associated with autism that affect communication and language assessment, and provides strategies to address these features.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Children, Communication Skills
Using Curriculum-Based Measures To Promote a Linked System Approach.
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Pretti-Frontczak, Kristie L. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2002
This article outlines a five-step process for use in selecting and adopting curriculum-based measures designed to facilitate a linked system approach and promote family-centered, collaborative, early childhood intervention practices. Within a linked system approach, assessment information guides the development of goals and objectives, which in…
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum Based Assessment, Data Collection, Developmental Stages