Lead Faculty: Dr. Jane Maurine Duckett
Prerequisite
Completion of Level II Education Specialist Program
Course Description
This course is designed to develop a student's familiarity with a wide variety of assessment techniques and instruments for infants, toddlers, and young childen with special needs. Instruments include formal and informal assessments, curriculum-based instruments, observation and data collection methods, evaluations of preschool and infant/ toddler environments and family interviewing techniques. Students complete several screening and assessment projects. Issues related to cultural linguistic diversity and the family's role in assessment and evaluation are addressed.