MEISR-at-a-glance
At-A-Glance
| What it assesses | Child's functioning within day-to-day home and family routines, as evidenced by how consistently child demonstrates age-expected behaviors linked to engagement, independence, and social-emotional development |
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| Purposes | The MEISR has three purposes: a) To help families, as members of intervention teams, assess a child's participation in everyday situations, which in turn might inform intervention priorities b) To help professionals ask families relevant questions about child functioning in home routines, such as when conducting a routines-based interview c) To monitor a child's progress at 6-month intervals |
| Products | MEISR Set (manual and 1 pack of 5 forms), MEISR Manual, MEISR Forms (24-page form, sold in packs of 5) |
| Age range | Birth to 3 years of age |
| Where it is conducted | In the home of the child being assessed |
| Who conducts it | A parent or caregiver completes the initial assessment form with help from an early interventionist as needed. The professional then scores the assessment separately. |
| When it is conducted | Can be used at several different points in the IFSP development process to assess a child's functioning and inform the intervention team's decisions. Common practices include before IFSP development, during IFSP development, or within 30 days after initial IFSP. |
| Number of items | 14 routines assessed on a 3-point Likert scale (each routine has 14-47 items, for a total of 386 items) |
| Routines assessed | Waking Up, Play With Others, Bedtime, Toileting/Diapering, Nap Time, Going Out, Meal Times, Outside Time, Grocery Shopping, Dressing Time, Play by Him-or Herself, Transition Time, Hangout-TV-Books, Bath Time |
| Routines assessed | Routine 1. Waking Up
Participates in waking up time by...
Indicator 1.08 Smiling, kicking, moving arms excitedly when sees caregiver
Response: Often or Beyond this / Sometimes / Not Yet |
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| Time to complete | The MEISR can be filled out in approximately 45 minutes |
| Scores provided | 2 percentage scores
a) Percentage mastered for child's age
b) Percentage mastered for full routine
Percentage scores are captured in each routine and captured for all routines on the scoring summary page. |
| Research | Since 2007, the MEISR has undergone significant field testing and revision based upon ongoing collaboration with early intervention professionals, feedback from families, and analyses of the tool's psychometric and usability properties. |