Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS-R): Revised Edition / Edition 1

by Thelma Harms, Debby Cryer, Richard M. Clifford

Overview

This title is in the Environment Rating Scale ® Family of Products.

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:

• Space and Furnishings
• Personal Care Routines
• Listening and Talking
• Activities
• Interaction
• Program Structure
• Parents and Staff

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807746400
Publisher:	Teachers College Press
Publication date:	01/06/2007
Edition description:	Expanded
Pages:	80
Sales rank:	842,406
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.20(d)

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	iv
	Introduction to the ITERS-R	1
	Process of Revision	1
	Changes in the ITERS-R	1
	Reliability and Validity	2
	References	4
	Instructions for Using the ITERS-R	5
	Administration of the Scale	5
	Scoring System	6
	Alternate Scoring Option	6
	The Score Sheet and the Profile	6
	Explanation of Terms Used Throughout the Scale	7
	Overview of the Subscales and Items of the ITERS-R	9
	The Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale-Revised	11
	Space and Furnishings	11
	Personal Care Routines	17
	Listening and Talking	28
	Activities	31
	Interaction	41
	Program Structure	45
	Parents and Staff	49
	Sample of a Filled-in Score Sheet and Profile	56
	Score Sheet and Profile	57