Child Find is a legally mandated requirement for states to actively screen young children for disabilities in order to provide early intervention services. This screening is important to continue during the current health crisis. Learn ways to provide Child Find services through remote and virtual activities. Read More
During the COVID-19 pandemic, schools, clinics, and centers are closed, but children still need to be identified for services. This discussion will focus on how to conduct a TPBA2 assessment using Zoom, Skype, or another video conference method. Read More
When we evaluation bilingual children who are suspected of having DLD, it is important to consider both languages. Yet, given the shortage of bilingual SLPs it is important to know what we can glean from testing in one language and how reliable that information might be given children’s level of exposure to their home language and the school language. Dr. Elizabeth Peña will talk about instances in which we can make fairly good diagnostic decisions when testing in English and how the home language can be considered in making diagnostic decisions. Read More
Download these 10 tips to see how you can become a more effective teacher! These tips are adapted from Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction & Assessment, Pre-K–6, Second Edition, edited by Martha Hougen, PhD., and Susan Smartt, Ph.D.. Read More
Consult this crosswalk to learn how the Measure of Engagement, Independence, and Social Relationships (MEISR™) can be used in alignment with OSEP Child Outcomes. Read More
Once you’ve completed your TPITOS™ observation, calculating results is easy with the Teaching Pyramid Infant-Toddler Observation Scale (TPITOS) Scoring Spreadsheet. The scoring spreadsheet automatically creates a summary page that displays aggregate scores and graphs for every teacher’s TPITOS scores. Read More
This free 45-minute webinar, hosted by the developers of the MEISR, explains unique features of the MEISR, its relationship to the Routines-Based Interview (RBI), how results can be used to help early interventionists and programs, and more! Live Q&As followed each webinar during the original broadcast. Read More
MEISR developers R.A. McWilliam, Ph.D., and Naomi O. Younggren, Ph.D., discuss the needs that the MEISR can fill, how it complements the Routines-Based Interview, and more in this developer Q&A! Read More
Read this Q&A with MEISR user Cami Stevenson, EI/ECSE Asst. Administrator for Multnomah Early Childhood Program (MCEP) in Portland, OR, for a valuable, real-world perspective of using MEISR with families. Read More
This Q&A with TPITOS co-developer Kathryn Bigelow discusses the benefits of the TPITOS in infant-toddler classrooms, how it is completed, and how the results can be used by early childhood programs. Read More
