Course curriculum

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    MODULE ONE: routines-based assessment

    • Home

    • Read: In this chapter, Robin McWilliam describes the routines-based interview he designed to be used as a voluntary family assessment in early intervention.

    • RBI Report Form

    • Video: In this video, Lee Ann Jung discusses the flow of the routines-based interview, developed by Robin McWilliam. She demonstrates an RBI with a mother of a child receiving early intervention.

    • Do and Reflect
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    MODULE TWO: family ecology

    • Ecomap Hartman article

    • Ecomap Chapter

    • Video: In this video lecture, Lee Ann Jung describes the eco mapping process, benefits of generating an eco map, and provides a visual of an eco map.

    • Do and Reflect
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    MODULE THREE: integrated, family-centered assessments

    • Article: Scott McConnell, in this seminal article, distinguishes “testing” from “assessment” and offers us new visions for assessment in early childhood special education.

    • This report is an example of one that integrates the voluntary family assessment with observation and two instruments for developmental assessment.

    • Video: In this video, Lee Ann Jung, discusses the integration of family assessments with developmental assessments.

    • Video: In this video by Larry Edelman, you will hear from an interventionist who conducts assessment through observation of natural play and interactions.

    • Do and Reflect
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    ASSESSMENT

    • Course Assessment

    • Verification of Hours