Using Portfolio Assessment to Document Developmental Progress of Infants and Toddlers

Once children have entered into the early intervention system, ongoing developmentally appropriate assessment is crucial. A critical component is monitoring child progress in relation to education and intervention goals or outcomes. For infants and toddlers, whose performance often cannot be documen...

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Published in:Young exceptional children 2006-10, Vol.10 (1), p.22-32
Main Authors: Jarrett, Marian H., Browne, Barbara C., Wallin, Christine M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child Development
Disabilities
Early Intervention
Evaluation Methods
High Risk Students
Individualized Family Service Plans
Infants
Portfolio Assessment
Portfolios (Background Materials)
Special Needs Students
Toddlers
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Summary:Once children have entered into the early intervention system, ongoing developmentally appropriate assessment is crucial. A critical component is monitoring child progress in relation to education and intervention goals or outcomes. For infants and toddlers, whose performance often cannot be documented using traditional assessment and progress-monitoring methods, portfolio assessment can provide a way to document progress and plan intervention in concert with family members and other professionals following the development of the individualized family service plan (IFSP). This article provides practitioners with a tool to assist with monitoring and documenting infant and toddler progress toward IFSP outcomes. It addresses the importance of portfolio assessment, and describes the infant/toddler portfolio process that can be adapted for early care and education settings and for older children with significant disabilities in which documentation of incremental changes in functional skills is essential to successfully monitor child progress. (Contains 4 tables.)
ISSN:1096-2506
2154-400X
DOI:10.1177/109625060601000103