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<p>Measurement for intervention decision making has a long history in applied behavior analysis and at the Juniper Gardens Children’s Project (JGCP). This contribution to the special issue discusses how researchers at JGCP fulfilled a need of home visitors (HVs) and early child-care providers who lacked valid measures that could be (1) administered universally to identify children likely to benefit from more intensive support and (2) used to monitor the progress of children (with and without disabilities) given provision of that support. The <i>Individual Growth and Development Indicators</i> (IGDIs) for infants and toddlers became this important contribution. We developed and validated the IGDIs through a program of research collaborating with early childhood community partners and translated their use into practice. This article discusses this unique class of observational measures designed for practitioners to use for universal screening and monitoring the progress of young children’s acquisition of early language, movement, problem solving, and social skills. Implications are discussed.</p>

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Infant–Toddler Individual Growth and Development Indicators

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年5月5日

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  • Jay Buzhardt,
  • Judith J. Carta,
  • Charles R. Greenwood,
  • Dale Walker

摘要

Measurement for intervention decision making has a long history in applied behavior analysis and at the Juniper Gardens Children’s Project (JGCP). This contribution to the special issue discusses how researchers at JGCP fulfilled a need of home visitors (HVs) and early child-care providers who lacked valid measures that could be (1) administered universally to identify children likely to benefit from more intensive support and (2) used to monitor the progress of children (with and without disabilities) given provision of that support. The Individual Growth and Development Indicators (IGDIs) for infants and toddlers became this important contribution. We developed and validated the IGDIs through a program of research collaborating with early childhood community partners and translated their use into practice. This article discusses this unique class of observational measures designed for practitioners to use for universal screening and monitoring the progress of young children’s acquisition of early language, movement, problem solving, and social skills. Implications are discussed.