Remote Use of Individual Growth and Development Indicators (IGDIs) for Infants and Toddlers

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q2 EDUCATION, SPECIAL

Journal of Early Intervention Pub Date : 2021-11-28 DOI:10.1177/10538151211057552

C. Greenwood, Susan Higgins, M. McKenna, J. Buzhardt, D. Walker, Jun Ai, Dwight W. Irvin, Nikki Grasley-Boy

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Abstract

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.

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婴幼儿个体生长发育指标(IGDIs)的远程使用

普遍筛查和进展监测是早期干预/幼儿特殊教育(EI/ECSE)的循证实践。婴幼儿个体生长发育指标(IGDIs)是各规划可用于普遍筛查、进度监测、干预决策和问责制的指标。在2019冠状病毒病大流行之前，igdi由经过认证的早期教育工作者亲自管理和评分。由于COVID-19, EI/ECSE从业人员无法再进行现场评估。我们报告了两个早期干预项目是如何使用远程协议实施IGDI的，其中包括(a)家长在家为IGDI管理做准备，(b)项目工作人员使用视频会议进行会话观察，以及(c)项目工作人员使用标准玩具集与父母/照顾者玩伴互动时，对儿童的表现进行远程编码。对远程协议进行了描述，并比较了大流行之前和期间各规划的采用情况。报告了面对面与远程协议中儿童得分的等效性，以及护理人员和项目工作人员的偏好。讨论了对远程幼儿服务的影响。

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Journal of Early Intervention Multiple-

CiteScore

3.30

自引率

7.10%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Early Intervention (JEI) publishes articles related to research and practice in early intervention for infants and young children with special needs and their families. Early intervention is defined broadly as procedures that facilitate the development of infants and young children who have special needs or who are at risk for developmental disabilities. The childhood years in which early intervention might occur begin at birth, or before birth for some prevention programs, and extend through the years in which children traditionally begin elementary school.