Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS-R): Revised Edition

by Thelma Harms, Debby Cryer, Richard M. Clifford

Designed for use in center-based child care programs for infants and toddlers up to 30 months of age, the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale ® , ITERS-R, can be used by program directors for supervision and program improvement, by teaching staff for self‑assessment, by agency staff for monitoring, and in teacher training programs. The established reliability and validity of the scale make it particularly useful for research and program evaluation. Featuring a spiral binding, the updated ITERS-R offers more practical assistance in the form of additional notes for clarification and an Expanded Scoresheet, which incorporates notes and tables to assist in scoring. However, the items and indicators remain the same as in the original ITERS-R. Convenient organization in seven subscales: Each of the 39 Items is expressed as a 7‑point scale with indicators for 1 (inadequate), 3 (minimal), 5 (good), and 7 (excellent). Notes for clarification and questions are included for selected Items. An introductory section gives detailed information about the rationale of the ITERS-R, the process of revision, and the reliability and validity of the scale. Full instructions for administration and scoring, as well as a Scoresheet and Profile that may be photocopied, are included with the scale.

Genres: Education

80 pages, Spiral-bound

Published January 6, 2007

Reviews

[David Bril · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is for sure a handy guide that will definitely help you in putting together a quality Child Care program. However, the obsession that the profession once had for these books was a bit much. There are many things in this book that are over the top and hard to reach in a smaller scale daycare, making it seem like your program isn't as good as it might be. Best used as a guide and not a gospel.