BRIGANCE Early Childhood

For more than 30 years, early childhood programs have trusted BRIGANCE® products. Now BRIGANCE® has a new, integrated Early Childhood System to help ensure that children are prepared for school success. Whether you've purchased the new 2010 editions or a previous edition, the following CA101® e-Trainings will help you quickly learn how to use the BRIGANCE® products accurately and confidently.

• Inventory of Early Development III for Early Childhood (2013)
• Early Childhood: Screens (2010)
• Early Childhood Screens: Quick Tutorial for Calculating Chronological Age
• Early Childhood Screens (2005)
• Early Childhood Developmental Inventory (2010)
• Special Education Inventory of Early Development II (2004)
• Special Education Inventory of Early Development II (2004) for Reporting on Early Childhood Outcomes

 

BRIGANCE® Inventory of Early Development III—Early Childhood Edition

Module 1: Introduction
Learn about the purposes, features, and organization of the 2013 IED III for Early Childhood.
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Module 2: Getting Ready to Assess
Learn about preparing to assess with the IED III, including choosing assessments, entry levels, and assessment methods.
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Module 3: Conducting an Assessment and Using the Record Book
Learn how to administer the IED III assessments and record assessment results in the IED III Record Book.
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Module 4: Analyzing Results and Planning Next Steps
Learn about analyzing the results of assessment and planning next steps.
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BRIGANCE® Early Childhood: Screens (2010)

Learn how to identify developmental needs quickly and accurately with the BRIGANCE® Early Childhood Screens. Easily identify potential learning delays and giftedness in language, motor, self-help, social-emotional, and cognitive skills—all in 10–15 minutes per child, then use screening results to help plan appropriate next steps and instruction.
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Webinar Recording: Developmental Screening and BRIGANCE
Webinar Recording: After Screening What Comes Next?

 

BRIGANCE® Early Childhood: Screens—Quick Tutorial for Calculating Chronological Age
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Learn how to accurately compute a child's rounded chronological age in order to determine the correct screen to administer and which cutoff score to use.
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BRIGANCE® Early Childhood Screens (2005)

Module 1: Introduction
Learn about the screening process, the BRIGANCE® Screens, and their components. How to quickly screen students and record results on Data Sheets.
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Module 2: Using Screening Data
Learn how to interpret scores from the Screens: At-Risk Cutoffs, Growth Indicators, percentiles, and more. How to use results for referrals, and to plan instruction.
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BRIGANCE® Early Childhood Developmental Inventory (2010)
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Module 1: Introduction and How the EC Developmental Inventory Is Organized
Learn how the easy-to-use BRIGANCE® Early Childhood Developmental Inventory is perfect for following-up on screening results, identifying a child's present level of performance, informing appropriate instruction, and performing ongoing assessment and progress monitoring. This module includes a step-by-step tour of the Inventory and accompanying Record Book so that you can get the most out of this valuable tool.
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Module 2: Getting Ready to Assess Learn how to prepare to use the Early Childhood Developmental Inventory, with an emphasis on selecting the appropriate assessment and starting items, so that assessment is smooth, accurate, and informative.
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Module 3: Conducting an Assessment and Using the Record Book Learn helpful strategies and tips for conducting an assessment and using the color-coded record-keeping system to ensure results are accurate and can be used to inform your instruction.
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Module 4: Analyzing Results and Identifying Next Steps Learn how to analyze and follow-up on assessment results so that children in your classroom receive appropriate instruction and support to develop key readiness skills.
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BRIGANCE® Special Education Inventory of Early Development II (2004)

Module 1: Introduction
Learn about the latest revision of the BRIGANCE® Inventory of Early Development, for children developmental ages birth through 7 years.
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Module 2: Criterion-Referenced Testing
Learn how to administer the BRIGANCE® IED-II as a criterion-referenced test and how to document progress and instructional objectives in the Developmental Record Book.
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Module 3: Norm-Referenced Testing
Learn how to use the norm-referenced testing option and use the IED-II Scoring Conversion Software to obtain normed data.
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Using the BRIGANCE® Special Education Inventory of Early Development II (2004) for Reporting on Early Childhood Outcomes

Module 1: Introduction
Learn how to use the IED-II to meet the requirements of the Office of Special Programs (U.S. Department of Education) for reporting on Early Childhood Outcomes. This step-by-step training introduces the IED-II and how to administer assessments that are correlated to the Outcomes.
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