Curriculum Framework for Early Intervention Progress Monitoring

Curriculum Frameworkin Early Intervention : 

IV. PROGRESS MONITORING Michelle Gatmaitan September 1, 2010 Curriculum Frameworkin Early Intervention

“Early Intervention” as defined in this presentation series refers to… : 

“Early Intervention” as defined in this presentation series refers to… IDEA Part C services for families of infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities Home visiting services e.g. Early Head Start Family and infant/toddler program models e.g. Parents as Teachers, PLAI curriculum, etc. Infant/toddler early care and education e.g. child care centers – classroom or home-based programs Accessing the General Curriculum 9/1/10

How do we define Progress Monitoring? : 

How do we define Progress Monitoring? Refers to the systematic documentation of child change, or the lack of change over time (Grisham-Brown et al., 2005) Important for providing feedback Was the instruction or intervention effective? Accessing the General Curriculum 9/1/10

What makes Progress Monitoring different for early intervention services? : 

What makes Progress Monitoring different for early intervention services? Progress Monitoring Accessing the General Curriculum 9/1/10

Recommended Practicesin Progress Monitoring : 

Recommended Practicesin Progress Monitoring Ongoing assessment of child Ongoing Curriculum-Based Assessment Child Outcomes Summary Form (SRI International, 2005) Review of Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) outcomes Measures of parent self-efficacy Early Intervention Parent Self-Efficacy Scale (Guimond, Wilcox, & Lamorey, 2008) Measures of family-professional collaboration Family-Professional Partnership Scale (Beach Center on Disability, University of Kansas; Summers et al., 2006) Family and Professional Self-Assessment (Beach Center on Disability, University of Kansas) Measures of family outcomes Family Quality of Life Scale (Hoffman et al., 2006; Park et al., 2003; Poston et al., 2003) Family Outcomes Survey (Bailey, Hebbeler, & Bruder, 2006; Bailey et al., 2006) Review of IFSP outcomes Accessing the General Curriculum 9/1/10

Example of Progress Monitoring:Child Outcomes Summary Form sample items : 

Example of Progress Monitoring:Child Outcomes Summary Form sample items Accessing the General Curriculum 9/1/10 (SRI International, 2005)

Example of Progress Monitoring:Partnership Self-Assessment sample items : 

Example of Progress Monitoring:Partnership Self-Assessment sample items Accessing the General Curriculum 9/1/10 Beach Center Family and Professional Partnership Self-Assessment Guide

Example of Progress Monitoring:Family-Professional Partnership Scale sample items : 

Example of Progress Monitoring:Family-Professional Partnership Scale sample items 5-point scale, where 1 = very dissatisfied, 3 = neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, and 5 = very satisfied. Accessing the General Curriculum 9/1/10 Beach Center Family-Professional Partnership Scale

Example of Progress Monitoring:Family Outcomes Survey sample items : 

Example of Progress Monitoring:Family Outcomes Survey sample items Accessing the General Curriculum 9/1/10 (Bailey, Hebbeler, & Bruder, 2006)

How do we evaluate our Progress Monitoring practices? : 

How do we evaluate our Progress Monitoring practices? Is the progress monitoring ongoing and authentic? Do our progress monitoring practices consider both child AND family progress towards outcomes? Does the progress monitoring inform our instruction and our decision-making? Accessing the General Curriculum 9/1/10

Thoughts on Progress Monitoring in EI? : 

Please add them to the wiki in Week 2. Thoughts on Progress Monitoring in EI?

References : 

References Bailey, D.B., Hebbeler, K., & Bruder, M.B. (2006). Family Outcomes Survey. Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO) Center. Bailey, D.B., Bruder, M.B., Hebbeler, K., Carta, J., Defosset, M., et al. (2006). Recommended outcomes for families of young children with disabilities. Journal of Early Intervention, 28(4), 227-251. Beach Center on Disability (n.d.) Beach Center Family-Professional Partnership Scale. University of Kansas. Retrieved from http://www.beachcenter.org/resource_library/beach_resource_detail_page.aspx?intResourceID=2478&Type=Tool Guimond, A.B., Wilcox, M.J., & Lamorey, S.G. (2008). The Early Intervention Parenting Self-Efficacy Scale (EIPSES): Scale construction and initial pscyhometric evidence. Journal of Early Intervention, 30(4), 295-320. Accessing the General Curriculum 9/1/10

References : 

References Hoffman, L., Marquis, J.G., Poston, D.J., Summers, J.A., & Turnbull, A. (2006). Assessing family outcomes:  Psychometric evaluation of the family quality of life scale.  Journal of Marriage and Family, 68, 1069-1083. Park, J., Hoffman, L., Marquis, J., Turnbull, A.P., Poston, D., Mannan, H., Wang, M., & Nelson, L. (2003).  Toward assessing family outcomes of service delivery:  Validation of a family quality of life survey.  Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 47(4/5), 367-384. Poston, D., Turnbull, A., Park, J., Mannan, H., Marquis, J., & Wang, M. (2003).  Family quality of life outcomes:  A qualitative inquiry launching a long-term research program.  Mental Retardation, 41(5), 313-328. Summers, J.A., Hoffman, L., Marquis, J., Turnbull, A., Poston, D., & Nelson, L.L.  (2005).  Measuring the quality of family-professional partnerships in special education services.  Exceptional Children, 72(1), 65-83. Accessing the General Curriculum 9/1/10