Selecting Outcome Measures in Early intervention

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Abstract
Although outcome measures are necessary to document the effectiveness of early intervention programs, researchers and practitioners have often failed to relate outcome measures to Intervention program objectives, have not considered educational as well as statistical significance, and have failed to articulate a conceptual framework which links outcome measures to a child's developmental status at the end of intervention. This paper proposes specific guidelines for the selection of outcome measures and provides a brief rationale for each.