SPED 5050 - Assessment of Young Children

(3 credits)

This course is designed to develop student’s familiarity with a wide variety of assessment techniques and instruments. Students are required to learn and practice administration of selected instruments. Instruments used by students include some curriculum-based instruments, observation and data collection methods, evaluations of preschool and infant/toddler environments, family interviewing techniques. Students complete several screening and assessment projects that help them to gain these skills. In addition, issues related to the assessment of young children, children with disabilities and children from different cultural backgrounds are discussed.

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