A Worthy Challenge: Assessing Child Developmental Growth in a Systematic Manner.

Y

3

Check Lists; Child Development; Cognitive Development; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Differences; Developmental Stages; Disabilities; Early Childhood Education; Early Identification; Elementary Education; Evaluation Criteria; Evaluation Methods; Motor Development; Social Development; Test Validity; Young Children

1053-8151

This article comments on two studies (EC 629 876) that investigated the validity of a set of 15 general growth outcomes (GGOs) for identifying young children with disabilities. It discusses concerns that the respondents were not culturally diverse and need to provide public and empirical demonstrations of the operationalization of the outcomes indicators. (Contains 3 references.) (CR)

2002

EJ645122