This presentation from the August 2025 OSEP Conference introduced the INTECA framework for adopting and implementing virtual assessment in early intervention and early childhood special education programs.
We conducted an online review of 17 professional organizations relevant to the assessment of young children with disabilities to identify position statements, guidance documents, and other resources related to telepractice and the use of VA.
This infographic describes key features of authentic assessment, a best practice in EI and ECSE, including how information can be collected and why programs should use it.
Sharing how programs are implementing virtual assessment along with its benefits and challenges.
Providing state and local administrators information about factors they should consider when deciding to adopt virtual assessment. It presented benefits, challenges, and a key lesson.
Findings around what facilitates successful remote assessment practices, challenges, and recommendations for states and local programs interested in utilizing remote assessment.
Describing the findings from INTECA’s systematic information gathering process. Benefits, challenges and the current state of virtual assessment in early intervention (EI) and early childhood special education (ECSE) are highlighted.
In this resource, the National Association of School Psychologists provides their guidance around remote service delivery in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This article by Zero to Three highlights the importance of continuity in early intervention and telehealth during times of crisis.
This resource is a list of screening tools that can be completed remotely when the practitioner cannot be in the room with the child