Iowa: Early Childhood Outcomes Workshop (2012)
This training was conducted in June 2012 for service providers that work in both the early intervention and early childhood special education programs in Iowa. Information and activities in the training related to the main components of the COS process (assessment, the 7-point scale, age anchoring and the decision tree) as well as offered opportunities to practice using the components to complete ratings on sample children. Additional information about ensuring a quality COS process and data reporting was included.
Materials
Handouts
- The Three Child Outcomes
- Introduction to the ECO Crosswalks
- Teaching Strategies GOLD Assessment System
- Developmental Assessment of Young Children
- Definitions of Outcomes Ratings
- Immediate Foundational Skills]
- Age Anchors
- Decision Tree
- What if we can't reach consensus?
- COSF Discussion Prompts
- Child Functioning Notes
- COSF Documentation Guidance
- Documentation Key
- Guidance for Reviewing COSFs
- Instructions for Child Example: Kim activities
Actvities
- Functional skills exercise
- Jack's assessment
- Summary by Outcomes: Kim (17 months)
- Age-Expected, Immediate Foundational, and Foundational Skills/Behaviors Exercise (30 months)
- Summary by Outcomes: Kim (35 months)
- Quality Review Team Discussion
- Including Families video handout
- Case Study: Kim (17 months)
- Case Study: Kim (35 months)
- Outcome 3 Activity