Young children grow and learn when they participate fully in everyday routines and activities. Assess this critical dimension of child development with the MEISR(tm), an easy‐to‐use tool for creating a snapshot of the functional behaviors of children from birth to three 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''sengagement, independence, andsocial relationshipswithin 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 MEISR
Assess a child''s functioning within 14 routines:
- Waking up
- Toileting/Diapering
- Meal Times
- Dressing Time
- Hangout – TV – Books
- Play With Others
- Nap Time
- Outside Time
- Play by Him‐ or Herself
- Bath Time
- Bedtime
- Going Out
- Groccery Shopping
- Transition Time
Make 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.
