Recommended parameters for quality assessment in early intervention

Abstract

This article aims to do a synthesized review of theoretical and empirical principles underlying the practices currently recommended for assessment in early intervention. Describes the major paradigm shifts in Early Intervention in the last decades, and how they are reflected in assessment processes, and presents a brief description of the evidence-based characteristics of assessment in Early Intervention. It also presents some tools and assessment procedures that are consistent with the practices described within the research literature, as more responsive to the needs, concerns and priorities of children and their families.

Keywords

• Assessment
• Early intervention
• Family centered
• Parental involvement.