Initial Evaluation Practices to Identify Young Children with Delays and Disabilities.
Initial Evaluation Practices to Identify Young Children with Delays and Disabilities.
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10.1007/s40688-023-00467-3
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2023-04-04
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Steed, Elizabeth
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Stein, Rachel;Steed, Elizabeth
早期干预的价值是很好的证明，但是，鲜为人知的过程中，初步评估小组使用的评估和确定幼儿的早期干预（EI）和学前特殊教育的资格。本研究调查了多学科的幼儿提供者（N = 1445）谁进行初步评估幼儿。定量调查数据进行了分析，使用描述性分析，以描述初步评估的位置，使用的工具，团队成员，以及可能延迟和残疾儿童的资格确定方法。评价做法差别很大，但评价小组通常包括幼儿特殊教育工作者以及言语和语言病理学家、学校心理学家或其他专家，参与的情况较少。资格审查方法也多种多样，最常用的是延迟百分比和低于平均值的标准差;还介绍了确定资格时的若干挑战。对EI和学前特殊教育的评价进行了比较，以了解变化。统计学上的显着差异时，发现比较评价集中在资格EI或学前特殊教育。的影响和未来的方向进行了探讨。 在线版本包含补充材料，可通过10.1007/s40688-023-00467-3获取。
The value of early intervention is well demonstrated; however, less is known about the processes that initial evaluation teams use to evaluate and determine young children’s eligibility for early intervention (EI) and preschool special education. The present study surveyed multidisciplinary early childhood providers (N = 1445) who conduct initial evaluations for young children. Quantitative survey data were analyzed using descriptive analyses to describe the location of initial evaluations, tools used, team membership, and approaches to eligibility determination for children with possible delays and disabilities. Evaluation practices varied greatly, but evaluation teams most often included early childhood special educators and speech and language pathologists, school psychologists or other specialists were less frequently involved. Eligibility approaches were also wide-ranging with percentage delay and standard deviation below the mean most often used; several challenges when determining eligibility were also described. Evaluations for EI and preschool special education were compared to look at variations. Statistically significant differences were found when comparing evaluations focused on eligibility for EI or preschool special education. Implications and future directions are explored. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40688-023-00467-3.