ERIC Number: EJ1342066
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jun
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-8151
EISSN: EISSN-2154-3992
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Remote Use of "Individual Growth and Development Indicators" (IGDIs) for Infants and Toddlers
Greenwood, Charles R.; Higgins, Susan; McKenna, Meaghan; Buzhardt, Jay; Walker, Dale; Ai, Jun; Irvin, Dwight W.; Grasley-Boy, Nikki
Journal of Early Intervention, v44 n2 p168-189 Jun 2022
Universal screening and progress monitoring are evidence-based practices in early intervention/early childhood special education (EI/ECSE). Individual Growth and Development Indicators (IGDIs) for infants/toddlers are measures that programs can use for universal screening, progress monitoring, intervention decision-making, and accountability. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, IGDIs were administered and scored exclusively in person by certified early educators. Because of COVID-19, EI/ECSE practitioners could no longer conduct in-person assessments. We report how two early intervention programs implemented IGDIs using remote protocols that included (a) preparation of parents for IGDI administration at home, (b) session observation by program staff using videoconferencing, and (c) remote coding of the child's performance by program staff when interacting with a parent/caregiver play partner using the standard toy set. The remote protocols are described, and uptake by the programs is compared before and during the pandemic. Equivalence of children's scores from in-person versus remote protocols is reported, as well as caregivers' and program staff's preferences. Implications for remote early childhood services are discussed.
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Progress Monitoring, Infants, Toddlers, COVID-19, Pandemics, Early Intervention, Videoconferencing, Child Development, Scores, Evaluation Methods, Computer Assisted Testing, Parent Attitudes, Developmental Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) (ED/OSERS); National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) (ED/IES)
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Identifiers - Location: Kansas
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: H327SI40024; R324A150166; R324A170141
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