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

Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind

November 6, 2013

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

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

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

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”

Areas Assessed

• Social• Self Help• Gross Motor• Fine Motor• Expressive Language• Language Comprehension

Areas Assessed (cont.)

• Letters• Numbers• Situation Comprehension (from 1974

version)• General Development

• Composite score• Selected items from all subscales

Published version

• Available from Pearson Education, Inc.• Manual available on-line at:

http://www.childdevrev.com/page11/page59/files/cdi-manual.pdf

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)

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

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)

NECAP

National Early Childhood Assessment Project• Assisting interested states in administering

two developmental assessments Minnesota Child Development Inventory MacArthur-Bates Communicative

Development Inventory

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

NECAP

**State- or agency-level administrators interested in participating in NECAP can contact:

Allison.Sedey@colorado.edu

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

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

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