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Editor and Contributors; 1 Early Childhood Assessment: An Integrative Framework; Abstract; Introduction; Defining an Integrative Framework-Background and Literature Review; Principles/Tenets of Early Childhood Assessment; Typical and Atypical Development and Early Childhood Assessment; Risk, Prevention, and Intervention During the Early Childhood Period; Classification and Diagnosis-Early Childhood Years; Implications for Practice; Appendix 1; References; 2 Standardized Assessment of Cognitive Development: Instruments and Issues; Abstract; Introduction; Literature Review
Theories of Cognitive Development and IntelligenceMeasuring Cognitive Development and Intelligence in Early Childhood; Standardized Measures of Cognitive Assessment; Selecting and Evaluating Standardized Measures; Evaluating the Qualities of Early Childhood Cognitive Assessment Instruments; Implications for Practice; Conducting and Interpreting a Standardized Cognitive Assessment; Checklist to Evaluate Early Childhood Cognitive Assessment; Implications for Practice: Select Measures of Cognitive Functioning; The Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development™-Third Edition (Bayley-III
Bayley, 2006)The Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning™, Fourth Edition (DIAL™-4 Mardell & Goldenberg, 2011); Battelle Developmental Inventory, Second Edition (BDI-2; Newborg, 2005); The Differential Ability Scales: Second Edition (DAS-II, Elliott, 2007); The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition (KABC-II; Kaufman & Kaufman, 2004); Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Fourth Edition (WPPSI-IV; Wechsler, 2012); Summary of Practice Guidelines for Cognitive Assessment of Young Children; Case Study; Discussion Questions; References
3 Defining and Measuring Early Academic Development to Promote Student OutcomesAbstract; Introduction; Literature Review; Assessment Tools; Literature Review; Considerations in Assessment; Early Literacy Development; Assessing Oral Language and Early Literacy; Early Number Sense Development; Assessing Early Number Sense; Assessing Both Early Literacy and Numeracy; Implications for Practice; Case Study: Using Early Academic Data in a Problem Solving Model; Discussion Questions; References; 4 The Use of Response to Intervention in Early Childhood; Abstract; Introduction
What Is Response to Intervention?Tiered Intervention-How Does It Work?; The Historical Foundation of RTI; View from the Field: Literature Review; RTI Components; RTI Development in Preschool: Emerging RTI Models; Additional Resources for Early Childhood RTI; RTI Framework Growth; Implications for Practice; Empirical Support: A Cautionary Tale; Implications of RTI for Psychologists and Other Practitioners; Case Studies; Case Study 1; Discussion Questions; Case Study 2; Discussion Questions; References; 5 Early Childhood Authentic and Performance-Based Assessment; Abstract; Introduction
Theories of Cognitive Development and IntelligenceMeasuring Cognitive Development and Intelligence in Early Childhood; Standardized Measures of Cognitive Assessment; Selecting and Evaluating Standardized Measures; Evaluating the Qualities of Early Childhood Cognitive Assessment Instruments; Implications for Practice; Conducting and Interpreting a Standardized Cognitive Assessment; Checklist to Evaluate Early Childhood Cognitive Assessment; Implications for Practice: Select Measures of Cognitive Functioning; The Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development™-Third Edition (Bayley-III
Bayley, 2006)The Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning™, Fourth Edition (DIAL™-4 Mardell & Goldenberg, 2011); Battelle Developmental Inventory, Second Edition (BDI-2; Newborg, 2005); The Differential Ability Scales: Second Edition (DAS-II, Elliott, 2007); The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition (KABC-II; Kaufman & Kaufman, 2004); Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Fourth Edition (WPPSI-IV; Wechsler, 2012); Summary of Practice Guidelines for Cognitive Assessment of Young Children; Case Study; Discussion Questions; References
3 Defining and Measuring Early Academic Development to Promote Student OutcomesAbstract; Introduction; Literature Review; Assessment Tools; Literature Review; Considerations in Assessment; Early Literacy Development; Assessing Oral Language and Early Literacy; Early Number Sense Development; Assessing Early Number Sense; Assessing Both Early Literacy and Numeracy; Implications for Practice; Case Study: Using Early Academic Data in a Problem Solving Model; Discussion Questions; References; 4 The Use of Response to Intervention in Early Childhood; Abstract; Introduction
What Is Response to Intervention?Tiered Intervention-How Does It Work?; The Historical Foundation of RTI; View from the Field: Literature Review; RTI Components; RTI Development in Preschool: Emerging RTI Models; Additional Resources for Early Childhood RTI; RTI Framework Growth; Implications for Practice; Empirical Support: A Cautionary Tale; Implications of RTI for Psychologists and Other Practitioners; Case Studies; Case Study 1; Discussion Questions; Case Study 2; Discussion Questions; References; 5 Early Childhood Authentic and Performance-Based Assessment; Abstract; Introduction