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Greenwood, Charles R.; Higgins, Susan; McKenna, Meaghan; Buzhardt, Jay; Walker, Dale; Ai, Jun; Irvin, Dwight W.; Grasley-Boy, Nikki – Journal of Early Intervention, 2022
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.…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Progress Monitoring, Infants, Toddlers
Buzhardt, Jay; Wallisch, Anna; Irvin, Dwight; Boyd, Brian; Salley, Brenda; Jia, Fan – Journal of Early Intervention, 2022
One of the earliest indicators of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is delay in language and social communication. Despite consensus on the benefits of earlier diagnosis and intervention, our understanding of the language growth of children with ASD during the first years of life remains limited. Therefore, this study compared communication growth…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Toddlers, Expressive Language
King, Marika; Larson, Anne L.; Buzhardt, Jay – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2022
Few, if any, reliable and valid screening tools exist to identify language delay in young Spanish-English speaking dual-language learners (DLLs). The early communication indicator (ECI) is a brief, naturalistic measure of expressive communication development designed to inform intervention decision-making and progress monitoring for infants and…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Bilingual Education, Communication Skills, Infants
Greenwood, Charles R.; Higgins, Susan; McKenna, Meaghan; Buzhardt, Jay; Walker, Dale; Ai, Jun; Irvin, Dwight W.; Grasley-Boy, Nikki – Grantee Submission, 2021
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.…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Progress Monitoring, Child Development
Greenwood, Charles R.; Carta, Judith J.; Schnitz, Alana G.; Higgins, Susan; Buzhardt, Jay; Walker, Dale; Jia, Fan; Irvin, Dwight – Journal of Early Intervention, 2021
Measures of young children's social development are needed in the Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS) approach to early childhood. In 2004, we reported initial development of an observational measure of infants' and toddlers' social skills designed for early educators, the Early Social Indicator (ESI). Here, we report preliminary findings on the…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Social Indicators, Child Development
Greenwood, Charles R.; Carta, Judith J.; Schnitz, Alana G.; Higgins, Susan; Buzhardt, Jay; Walker, Dale; Jia, Fan; Irvin, Dwight – Grantee Submission, 2021
Measures of young children's social development are needed in the MultiTier System of Supports (MTSS) approach to early childhood. In 2004, we reported initial development of an observational measure of infants' and toddlers' social skills designed for early educators, the Early Social Indicator (ESI). Here, we report preliminary findings on the…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Social Indicators, Child Development