DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF YOUNG CHILDERN 4

Developmental assessment of Young children 4 (1+3)

Lesson 11:Assessment of Infants & Toddlers

Flexibility

It is the important examiner character for obtaining reliable and valid results. Flexibility is important in varying contexts like

• Scheduling considerations: It refers to the extended warm up period for the child to become acclimated to the examiner and the testing environment.
• Data collection: collecting data regarding the abilities of the child through parents, clinicians if the desired behavior can not be elicited during testing.
• Make allowances for individual child needs in testing.: Based on the child’s attention, interest and motivation, when interacting with the child, the examiner must be alert to the needs to
• Vary the rate of item presentation
• Alter the type of activity being administered
• Giving immediate reinforcement
• Set limits