General Information
What does ITERS stand for?
Infant/Toddler Environmental Rating Scale.
What age group is the ITERS designed to assess?
Birth to 2 1/2 years
What age group is the ECERS designed to assess?
What age group is the SACERS designed to assess?
ages 5-12
How much time should be set aside for observation?
3 hours
What does ECERS stand for?
Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale
How many items does the ITERS consist of?
39
How many items does the ECERS-3 consist of?
35
How many items does the SACERS consist of?
41
When scoring, from what end of the scale do you begin?
Start at 1 and progress upward
What does SACERS stand for?
School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale
What are the titles of the subscales?
Space and furnishings, personal care routines, listening and talking, activities, interaction, program structure and parents and staff
Children are interested and paying attention.
Engaged
Who is included in the set of 6 supplementary items for centers?
Children with special needs
What time of the day should your observation begin?
What is the range of scores you can receive from low to high?
Seven
Children can reach and are allowed to use toys, materials, furnishings, and/or equipment.
Assessible
Almost every day, unless there is active precipitation, public warnings of extremely hot or cold conditions or public announcements that advise people to remain indoors due to high levels of pollution that might cause health problems.
Non-parental care that is provided for children of elementary school age.
School age child care
What are all the scores based on?
Observation
How is each scale divided?
Items and Subscales
Refers to the time materials are accessible to the children.
Much of the day
What are the names of the seven subscales?
Space and furnishings, personal care routines, language and literacy, learning activities, interactions, and program structure
What are the titles of the 6 subscales?
Space and furnishings, health and safety, activities, interactions, program structure and staff development
When is a score of N/A permitted?
When N/A is shown on the scale and the scoresheet