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Indicators of Individual Growth and Development for Infants and Toddlers (IGDI) measure development outcomes for children between 6 and 42 months. IGDI assessments are evaluations of 6-minute play sessions with the child and require the use of a set of toys in addition to administration materials. IGDI assessments can be conducted live during the play session, based on a video recording of the play session, or by observing the play session virtually.
Content
Grades
< 3 Years,
Pre-Kindergarten
Respondent
Observer
Examiner
Administration Information
Length
6 minutes
Qualifications
Training required
Administration
Paper
Access and Use
Price
Free, but training is for a fee.
Contact
Juniper Gardens Children’s Project +1-913-321-3143
Use in Research
Bradfield, T. A., Besner, A. C., Wackerle-Hollman, A. K., Albano, A. D., Rodriguez, M. C., & McConnell, S. R. (2014). Redefining individual growth and development indicators: Oral language. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 39(4), 233-244. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534508413496837
Cadigan, K., & Missall, K. N. (2007). Measuring expressive language growth in young children with autism spectrum disorders. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 27(2), 110-118. https://doi.org/10.1177/02711214070270020101
Missall, K. N., Mcconnell, S. R., & Cadigan, K. (2006). Early literacy development: Skill growth and relations between classroom variables for preschool children. Journal of Early Intervention, 29(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1177/105381510602900101
Psychometrics
Scoring
Manual scoring
Psychometric References
Carta, J. J., Greenwood, C. R., Luze, G. J., Cline, G., & Kuntz, S. (2004). Developing a general outcome measure of growth in social skills for infants and toddlers. Journal of Early Intervention, 26 (2), 91-114. https://doi.org/10.1177/105381510402600203
Greenwood, C., Buzhardt, J., Walker, D., Jia, F., & Carta, J. (2019). Criterion Validity of the Early Communication Indicator for Infants and Toddlers. Assessment for Effective Intervention. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534508418824154
Greenwood, C. R., Carta, J. J., Schnitz, A. G., Higgins, S., Buzhardt, J., Walker, D., … & Irvin, D. (2020). Progress Toward an Early Social Indicator for Infants and Toddlers. Journal of Early Intervention. https://doi.org/10.1177/1053815120945021
Greenwood, C. R., Luze, G. J., Cline, G., Kuntz, S., & Leitschuh, C. (2002). Developing a general outcome measure of growth in movement for infants and toddlers. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 22(3), 143-157. https://doi.org/10.1177/02711214020220030201
Greenwood, C.R., Walker, D., Buzhardt, J., Irvin, D., Schnitz, A.G., & Fan, J. (2018). Update on the Early Movement Indicator (EMI) for Infants and Toddlers. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 38(2), 105-117. https://doi.org/10.1177/0271121418777290
Greenwood, C. R., Walker, D., Buzhardt, J., McCune, L., & Howard, W. J. (2013). Advancing the construct validity of the Early Communication Indicator (ECI) for infants and toddlers: Equivalence of growth trajectories across two Early Head Start samples. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 28, 743-758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2013.07.002
Greenwood, C. R., Walker, D., Carta, J. J., & Higgins, S. (2006). Developing a general outcome measure of growth in the cognitive abilities of children 1 to 4 years old: The Early Problem-Solving Indicator. School Psychology Review, 35(4), 535-551. https://doi.org/10.1080/02796015.2006.12087960
Luze, G. J., Linebarger, D. L., Greenwood, C. R., Carta, J. J., Walker, D., Leitschuh, C., & Atwater, J. B. (2001). Developing a general outcome measure of growth in expressive communication of infants and toddlers. School Psychology Review, 30(3), 383-406. https://doi.org/10.1080/02796015.2001.12086122
