Early Childhood Outcomes

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Overview of Early Childhood Outcomes

BEISFS Announcement: EI-12 #07 on Collecting and Reporting Child Outcome Data in EI

The announcement provides guidance on the process for collecting and reporting child outcome data for children in PA Early Intervention program.

FAQ on Collecting Child Outcome Data

This document and interactive web object, provide frequently asked questions and responses related to the rationale for measuring child outcomes, procedures and timelines for collecting data, determining child outcome ratings, and collecting Early Child Outcome data during transitions.

Family Tip Sheet

The tip sheet provides families with an overview of Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO), why and how outcomes are measured and how the family can participate. It provides families questions to consider as they prepare for ECO activities.

Family Tip Sheet – Spanish Version

A Spanish version, this tip sheet provides families with an overview of Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO), why and how outcomes are measured and how the family can participate. It provides families questions to consider as they prepare for ECO activities.

ECO Process Infographic

The Early Childhood Outcome Process provides a reminder of the 4 steps in collecting ECO data.

Breadth of the Three Child Outcomes

Use the Breadth of the Three Child Outcomes handout to increase the reliability of your ECO data. This handout describes the functional skills that correspond to each of the three outcomes.

Data Collection

ECO Conversation Starters

This document provides ideas to help guide team discussions of child performance across the child outcome indicators, help teams understand what information about a child’s skills across settings relates to which of the child outcomes, and help focus team discussions.

Determining ECO Ratings Using the Decision Tree

This document and interactive web object, provide ideas to help guide team discussions of child performance across the child outcome indicators, help teams understand what information about a child’s skills across settings relates to which of the child outcomes, and help focus team discussions.

ECO Rating Summary Form A

This is a long version of two forms that may be used for documenting Early Childhood Outcome ratings determined for an individual child. Check with your local Early Intervention program to determine which form you should use.

ECO Rating Summary Form B

This is a short version of two forms that may be used for documenting Early Childhood Outcome ratings determined for an individual child. Check with your local Early Intervention program to determine which form you should use.

Authentic Assessment

ECTA Center Crosswalks

The crosswalks display how content on a given assessment instrument is related to each of the three child outcomes. The crosswalks are meant to help programs and providers see the extent of information available in an outcome area from a given assessment tool. The crosswalks are not meant to be used as a “checklist” or “score sheet” for measuring child outcomes.