ECO Workshop:
Strategies for Measuring
Child and Family Outcomes
Dale Walker, ECO
Kathy Hebbeler, ECO
Lynne Kahn, ECO
Kristie Pretti-Frontczak,
Kent State University
Early Childhood Outcomes Center
Organization of the workshop
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ECO Family outcomes update
Issues in selecting child
assessments
Making sense of child outcome
data
Early Childhood Outcomes Center
Format for the afternoon
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Some time will be available for
questions and discussion
during/after each presentation
The part of the day spent on
“making sense of child outcome
data” will be very interactive!
Early Childhood Outcomes Center
Update on ECO work on
Family Outcomes
Early Childhood Outcomes Center
ECO Family Outcomes Survey
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Three versions
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Part C
Section 619 Preschool
All children 0- 5
Early Childhood Outcomes Center
Part C Version
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Six sections
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One section for each of the 5
ECO family outcomes
One section specifically designed
for the Part C SPP/APR family
outcome indicator
Early Childhood Outcomes Center
Preschool 619 Version
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Six sections
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One section for each of the 5
ECO family outcomes
One section specifically designed
for the Part B SPP/APR family
involvement indicator
Early Childhood Outcomes Center
Generic Version (for families of
all children birth – five)
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Five sections
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One section for each of the 5
ECO family outcomes
Language does not refer to
children with special needs or
delays
Early Childhood Outcomes Center
Family Survey Schedule
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All three versions on the ECO website
by the end of December
Q and A document on the ECO web
site by the end of December
Studies will occur in the spring to
determine the psychometric
properties of the tools
Guidance document on measuring
family outcomes on ECO web site in
January
Early Childhood Outcomes Center
Preview of Guidance Document
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Considerations and recommendations
regarding:
 Data collection mechanisms
 WHO should data come from
 Confidentiality issues and options
 Combining family outcomes items
with other family survey items
 Maximizing response rates
 Making sense of family outcomes
data
Early Childhood Outcomes Center
Upcoming TA Opportunities
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Child and Family Outcomes
Conference April 25- 27, 2006,
sponsored by NECTAC and ECO
Family Outcomes TA Think Tank, to
be scheduled
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Clarifying priority family outcome TA
needs and developing plans for
providing TA and supports
Early Childhood Outcomes Center
Early Childhood Outcomes Center