Assessments for Children Birth to 3: Part 1 Minnesota Child Development Inventory

1. Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind November 6, 2013 Assessments for Children Birth to 3: Part 1 Minnesota Child Development Inventory

2. Presenter • Allison Sedey, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CCC-A • University of Colorado-Boulder • Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind • Allison.Sedey@colorado.edu

3. Today’s Topics • Description of assessment • Instructions for administration • Opportunity for families with children who are d/hoh to participate in NECAP • Interpretation and use of results

4. Age Range • 12 months to 6 years • Expressive language most sensitive from 15 months to 3½ years • Language Comprehension most sensitive from 12 months to 3½ years

5. General Description • Parent report • Parents respond “yes” or “no” to a variety of statements about their child • Example: “Has a vocabulary of 20 or more words” • 9 areas of development assessed • Summary score “general development”

6. Areas Assessed • Social • Self Help • Gross Motor • Fine Motor • Expressive Language • Language Comprehension

7. Areas Assessed (cont.) • Letters • Numbers • Situation Comprehension (from 1974 version) • General Development • Composite score • Selected items from all subscales

8. Published version • Available from Pearson Education, Inc. • Manual available on-line at: • http://www.childdevrev.com/page11/page59/files/cdi-manual.pdf

9. Adapted version for d/hoh • Adapted at the University of Colorado-Boulder • Based on original adaptations made at Gallaudet University • Appropriate for children who use sign language (with or without spoken language)

10. Adapted version for d/hoh • Clarification that sign or spoken language is acceptable • ASL equivalents on grammar items • Some auditory items adapted to include a visual counterpart • **Adapted version available in English or Spanish

11. Scoring • Age scores assigned on each subscale • Plotted on a profile sheet relative to: • Chronological Age • Borderline delay (20% below CA) • Significant delay (30% below CA)

13. NECAP • National Early Childhood Assessment Project • Assisting interested states in administering two developmental assessments • Minnesota Child Development Inventory • MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory

14. NECAP • National Early Childhood Assessment Project • For children who are deaf or hard of hearing • Assessments scored by CU-Boulder • Report of child’s results sent to interventionist and/or family • Annual accountability report sent to participating state/agency

15. NECAP • **State- or agency-level administrators interested in participating in NECAP can contact: • Allison.Sedey@colorado.edu

16. Use of Results • Identifies children functioning within vs. below average range • Age scores are typically easily understood by parents • Easy to monitor progress over time • Self Help and Situation Comprehension provide estimate of non-verbal cognition

17. Use of Results (cont.) • Profile sheet provides a visual display of areas of strength and limitations • Are scores consistent across developmental domains or varied? • Alerts interventionist to possible need for referral to other disciplines

18. Use of Results (cont.) • In conjunction with manual listing items in developmental order: • Identify specific items where child is delayed • Delay or lack of opportunity? • Does lack of a single skill dramatically impact score? (e.g., feeding) • Identify “next steps” in a variety of skill areas