R. A. McWilliam – författare

Young children grow and learn when they participate fully in everyday routines and activities. Assess this critical dimension of child development with the MEISR™, an easy-to-use tool for creating a profile of the functional behaviors of children from birth to 3 years of age.A rich learning opportunity for both families and professionals—and an ideal starting point for talking to parents about their child’s functioning—the MEISR helps build an understanding of a child’s engagement, independence, and social relationships within the context of 14 common family routines. Completed by caregivers and easy to use with them during home visits, the MEISR helps paint a picture of the child’s functional abilities and highlights future learning opportunities.In this comprehensive MEISR manual, you’ll discover how to:• introduce the MEISR to families • implement and score the MEISR • interpret results accurately• review the MEISR with families and develop individualized intervention priorities• integrate the Routines-Based Interview (RBI) with the MEISR• use results of the MEISR to inform federal child outcome reporting • monitor your program’s effectiveness with the help of data from the MEISRMake the MEISR a part of your early intervention program, and you’ll have a powerful tool that helps families enhance natural learning opportunities and support their child’s engagement.

This user-friendly book presents research-based best practices for serving families of children with special needs from birth to age 6. Expert contributors demonstrate how early intervention and early childhood special education can effectively address a wide range of family concerns, which in turn optimizes children's development and learning. Tightly edited, the volume offers indispensable tools for assessing families; identifying and capitalizing on their strengths; providing information, support, and coaching; collaborating with parents and teachers to address children's functional needs in the context of everyday routines; and coordinating care. Over a dozen reproducible checklists and forms help professionals immediately implement the techniques and strategies described.