EOT&TA IDA Training2007-2008

First, Middle, & Last Name INITIALS ______Today's Date: ______

Training Location: ______

Pre-IDA Training Questionnaire

1.Please indicate your agency affiliation:

Child Care ProviderEarly Head Start

Dept of Human ServicesHead Start

Higher EducationSocial Services

Education / ISDPublic Health

Mental HealthParent

Other, please specify: ______

2.Please indicate your primary position within Early On:

Service ProviderEarly On Coordinator

Service CoordinatorMulti-disciplinary Evaluation Team Member

Interim Service CoordinatorNot currently involved (skip question 3)

AdministratorParent

LICC Member representing : ______

Other, please specify: ______

3.How long have you been associated with Early On? ______Years, and ______Months

4.Please briefly state why you are taking this IDA training?

______

______

______

5.What is your expectation for using the IDA in your work?

(Please CHECK all that apply)

I plan to use the IDA to determine the Early On eligibility of newly referred families.

I plan to use the IDA as part of the assessment of eligibility for Special Education.

I plan to administer the IDA with all families on my Early On caseload as an assessmentof yearly progress.

I am taking this training for information purposes only and do not plan to administer the IDA myself.

Don't know

  1. How would you rate your current level of competence in the following areas?

(Please CHECK one response for each)

I feel competent in this area / I am interested in more advanced skills / I would like to refresh my skills in this area / I need basic skills in this area / Not
Sure
a. Ability to form a relationship with a family through a family-centered interview. /  /  /  /  / 
b. Understanding of infant/toddler development as it impacts an individual child. /  /  /  /  / 
c. Ability to write an integrated report incorporating the results of a developmental evaluation, parent-child/infant observation, developmental history, and health status. /  /  /  /  / 
d. Ability to administer a developmental evaluation in a family-centered, culturally competent manner. /  /  /  /  / 
e. Understanding of the critical functions of evaluation items. /  /  /  /  / 

Please choose the appropriate answer(s) for each of the following questions.

(Please CHECK all that apply)

7.What is a purpose of a developmental evaluation, such as the IDA?

To give an exact developmental age of a child.

It is the only requirement to make a child eligible for services.

To give information on a child’s skills to influence the child’s interventions.

All of the above

8.What components are necessary for determining “Early On” eligibility?

Parent-child observation.

Current health information including hearing and vision.

A multi-disciplinary developmental evaluation.

Qualifying income for family.

9.A multi-disciplinary evaluation must be completed ______.

Thirty days after a signed consent to evaluate.

Forty five school days after a consent to evaluation is signed.

Within 45 days of the referral.

As soon as a family is ready for the evaluation.

10.What is the significance of the * (starred) items?

They are relatable tasks in different domains.

They are scoring symbols for significance items.

They are markers skills that indicate important mastery at a particular age.

All of the above

11.A child may be made eligible for Early On services in Michigan if ______.

They are at risk for a delay in their development.

There is at least a 50% delay in one or more domains.

They have a measurable delay in one or more domains.

All of the above

12.Items evaluated can be scored for credit if ______.

You observe the child perform the task with mastery.

The parent describes in detail the child’s ability to perform that task.

You observe the child’s emerging skill.

All of the above

13.Numbered and lettered items on the protocols refer to ______.

The age range the child has reached.

The age range you expect the child to be competent in.

A reference to the text in the administration manual.

A developmental age level

14.The areas of concern according to the IDA are ______.

Poor Quality, Developmentally Delayed.

Questionable, Delayed, Problematic.

Delay, Low Performance, Concerned.

Early On Eligible, Special Education Eligible

  1. Using the date of July 10, 2007 as the assessment date, calculate the following child’s age in months:

Sarah, born 6 weeks premature, on Oct 30, 2006

8 months 10 days

6 months 26 days

9 months 20 days

Rounded up to 9 months

THANK YOU

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