Observing Kassandra: A Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment of a Child with Severe Disabilities, Revised Edition

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Description

Transdisciplinary Play-Based System (Assessment & Intervention)

A great resource for effective and affordable professional development, Observing Kassandra lets current and future early childhood professionals simulate a TPBA2 session with a preschooler who has severe disabilities and health impairments. Professionals will get

• a 50-minute DVD of an actual recorded play session to help them practice their observational and note-taking skills
• a tablet of blank TPBA2 forms to fill out after viewing Kassandra's play session
• a CD-ROM with sample completed TPBA2 and TPBI2 forms to use as models for assessment and intervention
• a helpful workbook with guidance on professional development

Ideal for inservice professionals who want to sharpen their skills or for future practitioners without access to children in real classrooms, this professional development system gives viewers the practice and experience they need to effectively use the Transdisciplinary Play-Based System.

Observing Kassandra is part of TPBA2 and TPBI2, one of the most natural, easy-to-use assessment and intervention approaches for children birth to age 6. Aligned with DEC and NAEYC guidelines, this popular system gets accurate assessment results and improves child outcomes because it's play-based, child-directed, parent-friendly, and focused on what children can do instead of what they can't.

All TPBA2 and TPBI2 Products

• Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment, Second Edition
• Transdisciplinary Play-Based Intervention, Second Edition
• TPBA/I2 Administration Guide
• TPBA/I2 Child and Program Summary Forms
• TPBA/I2 Forms CD-ROM
• TPBA/I2 3-Volume Set
• TPBA/I2 3-Volume Set Plus Forms CD-ROM
• Observing Kassandra: A Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment of a Child with Severe Disabilities

Also by Toni Linder:

• Read, Play, and Learn!, a play-based curriculum

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Table of Contents

Contents for The Observing Kassandra Workbook

Author's Note
Acknowledgment
Finding Kassandra
Practicing TPBA by Observing Kassandra
Tips for Trainers
References

Contents for The Observing Kassandra CD-ROM

About This CD-ROM
About TPBA2 and TPBI2

PREASSESSMENT FORMS
TPBA2 Child and Family History Questionnaire (CFHQ)
TPBA2 Family Assessment of Child Functioning Tools (FACF): Daily Routines Rating Form
TPBA2 Family Assessment of Child Functioning Tools (FACF): All About Me Questionnaire

CHILD ASSESSMENT FORMS
Sensorimotor Development
TPBA2 Observation Notes
TPBA2 Observation Summary Form
Excerpt from TPBA2 Age Table
Emotional and Social Development
TPBA2 Observation Notes
TPBA2 Observation Summary Form
Excerpt from TPBA2 Age Table
Communication Development
TPBA2 Observation Notes
TPBA2 Observation Summary Form
Excerpt from TPBA2 Age Table
Cognitive and Conceptual Development
TPBA2 Observation Notes
TPBA2 Observation Summary Form: Cognitive Development
Excerpt from TPBA2 Age Tables

TPBA2 Developmental Summary and Eligibility Recommendation
Kassandra's TPBA2 Comprehensive Report
TPBA2 Comprehensive Report Template

About the Author
End User Licensing Agreement