COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
COURSE OUTLINE
DEPARTMENT COURSE DESIGNATOR
AND NUMBER SEMESTER HOURS
Teaching and Learning
TLSE 423
3
COURSE TITLE
Assessment in Early Childhood Special Education
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
Identification and diagnosis of infants, toddlers, and young children (birth to eight years)
with special needs and assessment of family concerns, priorities, and resources and early
childhood environments. PRQ: TLSE 240.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The student will:
1. Score, summarize, and interpret assessment information. (K, P)
2. Review culturally unbiased assessment instruments and procedures. (K, R)
3. Write assessment summary reports based on assessment information. (K, P, R)
4. Discriminate among different types of assessments that may be used with young
children. (K, R)
5. Identify variables to consider when selecting and designing assessments. (K, R)
6. Identify different types of reliability and validity. (K)
7. Identify barriers to child and family assessment and strategies to address barriers.
(K, R)
8. Describe federal and state legislation concerning child and family assessment. (K)
9. Identify current issues and recommended practices in child and family
assessment. (K, R)
10. Describe methods to evaluate child progress, family satisfaction, and program
evaluation. (K)
11. Describe the process of administering team-based and play-based assessments.
(K)
12. Identify factors to consider in selecting and arranging the environments for
assessment. (K)
13. Provide the rationale for including families in all aspects of the assessment
process and strategies to include families. (K, R)
14. Describe issues and concerns that may arise in conducting assessment with
children and families who present language diversity and strategies to employ in
conducting assessment. (K)
15. Identify strategies for using interpreters during assessment. (K)
