What is INTECA?

INTECA is a technical assistance project designed to increase what is known about innovative approaches for implementing and integrating technology into authentic assessments for young children with disabilities. The COVID-19 pandemic forced practitioners to use technology to learn about what children know and can do. Some programs embraced the benefits of this new approach to assessment and continued to improve upon it. INTECA is working to build the capacity of the field to use technology to support authentic assessment by developing and disseminating a framework and a variety of tools and resources for virtual assessment in early intervention and early childhood special education.

INTECA Resources!

Virtual Assessment in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education

This video provides an overview of Virtual Assessment, including some of the benefits, challenges, and an introduction to the INTECA framework ...

INTECA Framework: Introduction. A Framework for Adopting and Implementing Virtual Assessment in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education

This framework is designed to assist EI and ECSE programs in deciding if virtual assessment (VA) is a good fit for their program and, if ...

A Checklist to Help Programs and Practitioners Know if They Are Doing Authentic Assessment

This checklist can be completed for an individual practitioner or for an entire program ...

Benefits and Challenges of Using Virtual Assessment in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education

This resource provides a summary of the benefits and challenges of virtual assessment for early intervention and early childhood special educcation and the validity of ...