Neal Halfon Presentation - Using the EDI for Transforming

Early
Development
Instrument
•104 items (10-15 min)
•Teacher’s Observation
•5 developmental domains
16 sub-domains
NEGP Concordance
What Does the EDI
Measure?
Why use a population approach?
• The EDI delivers essential information about
early childhood development for all children
in the community
• Provides the opportunity to identify and
highlight the social and environmental
factors that influence child development
throughout childhood
• Moves the focus of effort from the individual
to the community to make a bigger
difference
• Provides an opportunity to “shift the curve”
or future of a whole population and therefore
improve outcomes for many children
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