## At A Glance

| Type of tool | Assessment tool for measuring children's social-emotional development and parenting competence |
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| Components | SEAM, SEAM with Ages (same items as SEAM but includes age ranges for each item), SEAM Family Profile |
| Age range of children | 2-66 months (Infant: 2-18 months; Toddler: 18-36 months; Preschool: 36-66 months) |
| Who conducts it | Early interventionists, early childhood teachers, Head Start & Early Head Start staff, home visitors, parent educators, and mental health professionals |
| Where it is conducted | In early education programs, homes, or other settings where children are served |
| Number of items | SEAM and SEAM with Ages forms have 10 child benchmarks with corresponding items. Infant (35 items), Toddler (35 items), Preschool (41 items). SEAM Family Profile forms have 4 adult benchmarks with corresponding items. Infant (9 items), Toddler (17 items), Preschool (17 items) |
| Languages Available | English and Spanish (both included on the CD-ROM) |
| Sample item | SEAM and SEAM with Ages - Benchmark: Baby Participates in Healthy Interactions - Item: Baby shows interest in you and other familiar caregivers. SEAM Family Profile: Benchmark: Responding to my baby's needs - Item: I understand my child's nonverbal communication and know how to respond. |
| Time to complete | SEAM and SEAM with Ages: 10-30 minutes, SEAM Family Profile: 10-15 minutes |
| Scores provided | SEAM/SEAM with Ages: Can provide qualitative data with focus areas marked. Or, answers can be converted to numerical values for progress monitoring. SEAM Family Profile: Qualitative data with focus areas marked |
| Research sample | 2,200 children from 49 U.S. states and Canada |
| Reliability (SEAM and SEAM with Ages) | Inter-rater reliability: Infant: 0.776 (p < .01), Toddler: 0.752, Preschool: No data; Test-retest reliability: Infant: 0.987 (p < .01), Toddler: 0.968 (p < .01), Preschool: 0.989 (p < .01) |
| Concurrent Validity (SEAM and SEAM with Ages) | Infant: 0.754** with DECA-IT, 0.628** with ITSEA Compliance, -0.415* with ITSEA Negative Emotion, 0.651** with ITSEA ProSocial, -0.557** with ASQ:SE; Toddler: 0.564** with ITSEA Compliance, -0.261** with ITSEA Negative Emotion, 0.652** with ITSEA ProSocial, -0.516** with ASQ:SE; Preschool: -0.810** with ASQ:SE + p < .05 * p < .01 |
| Utility (SEAM and SEAM with Ages) | Parents (sample of 434): 93% felt SEAM included appropriate and useful questions, 56% were alerted to new child skills as a result of completing the SEAM. Practitioners (sample of 35): 92% agree that completing SEAM gave meaningful information about children.