The Family's Role in Assessment

Books

The Early Intervention Guidebook for Families and Professionals: Partnering for Success
Bonnie Keilty
Teachers College Press, 2010
Call Number: WS 350.6 K27e 2010
Online Catalog:http://illinoisearlyintervention.worldcat.org/oclc/369296194
Keilty explains what early intervention looks like and how families can best partner with professionals so that young children can learn, grow, and thrive. The book includes a chapter on assessment and planning outlining how parents and professionals can work together throughout the process.

Authentic Assessment for Early Childhood Intervention: Best Practices
Stephen J. Bagnato
Guilford Press, 2007
Call Number: WS 105.5 .E8 B147 2007
Online Catalog:http://illinoisearlyintervention.worldcat.org/oclc/84900429
This book discusses assessment in early intervention and early childhood special education, including evaluations of early development, severe disabilities, cognitive functioning, and school readiness.

Videos

Successfully Parenting Your Baby with Special Needs
50-minute DVD
Edvantage Media, 1999
Call Number: WS 107.5 .R5 .S942 1999
Online Catalog:http://illinoisearlyintervention.worldcat.org/oclc/163568655
This video introduces parents to early intervention, including the referral and evaluation process and how best to partner with professionals involved in their child’s services.

Individualized Family Service Plan: Bri, Her Family and Early Intervention
77-minute DVD
S.I.
Call Number: HQ 784.H3 .I53
Online Catalog:http://illinoisearlyintervention.worldcat.org/oclc/646065966
Produced by the Illinois Department of Human Services and the Illinois Early Intervention Training Program, this video presents an example of a meeting where families and professionals develop an individualized family services plan meeting.

Web Resources

Tips for Surviving Child Developmental Assessment
Zero to Three provides this brief handout for parents, explaining the assessment process and providing tips for their involvement.
Web site: http://zerotothree.org/child-development/mental-health-screening-assessment/tips-for-surviving-child-developmental-assessment.html

It Takes a Village: Logan's Story
Logan's story describes how his parents and professionals worked together as a team to develop goals. The story of Logan, who had several developmental delays, is told using video clips, audio clips, and text.
Web site: http://www.beachcenter.org/resource_library/real_story.aspx?intResourceID=2464&Type=story

Authentic Assessment in Early Intervention
In this online video, a physical therapist discusses authentic assessment practices such as observation and collaborating with families.
Web site: http://www.cde.state.co.us/media/ResultsMatter/RMSeries/AuthenticAssessInEI_SA.asp

Articles

Moving From Assessment Information to IFSPs: Guidelines for a Family-Centered Process. Lee Ann Jung & Jennifer Grisham-Brown. (2006). Young Exceptional Children, 9(2), 2-11.
This article shows how information gathered in the assessment process is used to develop goals for young children and families.

Strategies for Achieving: Family-Driven Assessment and Intervention Planning. Harriet A. Boone & Elizabeth Crais. (1999). Young Exceptional Children, 39(1), 2-11.
This article describes how to introduce a family to the early intervention system and involve them in the assessment process.