The Child Find Self-Assessment (CFSA) is a valuable tool for State IDEA Part C programs to identify strategies to promote efficiency in their child find systems, with the goal of ensuring children eligible for services are referred and enrolled. States can use the CFSA as a monitoring tool to ensure they have met the regulatory […]
Category Archives: 2019
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support in Early Childhood Webinar
May 16, 2019 As MTSS is being implemented in schools, there is growing interest in implementing MTSS in early childhood programs. Interventions in MTSS are designed to be individualized and responsive to all children’s needs; thus, these models have the potential to promote child outcomes and reduce the prevalence that need special education services in […]
Learn the Signs Act Early: Collaboration to Increase Developmental Monitoring and Earlier Identification
May 22, 2019 Developmental monitoring and developmental screening lead to earlier and more appropriate referrals to the Part C program. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s “Learn the Signs. Act Early” (LTSAE) program aims to increase early identification of children with developmental disabilities by promoting family-engaged developmental monitoring, screening, and acting early on […]
Telling Your Data Story with an Infographic Workshop Series
April 4, 2019 This series of virtual workshops will equip participants with resources and tools as well as feedback and support to develop an effective infographic. In the first workshop, facilitators will review best practices, share resources, provide a how-to on using tools, and share exemplar infographics. In the second workshop, participants will share infographics […]
Interactive resources for child outcomes data
This 2019 online interactive resource offers an easy-to-understand video that explains how the child outcomes data that local programs collect are converted to the national data reported by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). It also includes a set of calculators to help users explore how the data are converted, […]
Infographic webinar series PDF
Please use this PDF for the webinar: Infographic Development Worksheet_WH Questions_Fillable
Introducing the Tip Sheet Series
This tip sheet series provides concise guidance for collecting and analyzing high-quality data on the implementation of evidence-based practices. The content was designed for staff of state and local early intervention (IDEA Part C) and preschool programs for children with disabilities (IDEA Part B 619), but it is relevant for anyone evaluating the implementation of […]
Evaluating Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices: Tips for Improving Quality and Feasibility
February 13, 2019 Learn about best practices for evaluating practice change and fidelity, including characteristics of a high-quality data collection too. Hear from one state on how they have made improvements to create a feasible evaluation plan. Presented by Debbie Shaver, Margaret Gillis, Katy McCullough and Stacy Kong in February 2019 Webinar Recording Webinar Presentation
Data Culture: What Does It Look Like in Your Program? Encore Webinar
February 6, 2019 Learn about state efforts to build a culture of data use and use this information to reflect on your state or program’s data culture. Resources including the DaSy Data Culture Toolkit will be discussed. Presented by Brenda Sharp, Lisa Backer, Haidee Bernstein, and Tony Ruggiero in February 2019 Webinar Recording Webinar Presentation
Collecting, Analyzing, and Sharing Qualitative Data Encore Webinar
This webinar includes best practices in collecting, analyzing and sharing qualitative data with an example from Louisiana’s SSIP work. This webinar also shares resources to support qualitative methods and an activity for participants to practice analyzing qualitative data. Presented by Megan Cox, Kerry Friedman, Brenda Sharp and Debbie Shaver in January 2019 Webinar Recording Webinar […]