Measure of Engagement, Independence, and Social Relationships (Meisr(tm)) Manual

Young children grow and learn when they participate fully in everyday routines and activities. Assess this critical dimension of child development with the MEISR(TM), an easy‐to‐use tool for creating a snapshot of the functional behaviors of children from birth to three years of age. A rich learning opportunity for both families and professionals--and an ideal starting point for talking to parents about their child's functioning--the MEISR helps build an understanding of a child's engagement, independence, and social relationships within the context of 14 common family routines. Completed by caregivers and easy to use with them during home visits, the MEISR helps paint a picture of the child's functional abilities and highlights future learning opportunities. In this comprehensive MEISR manual, you'll discover how to: introduce the MEISR to familiesimplement and score the MEISRinterpret results accuratelyreview the MEISR with families and develop individualized intervention prioritiesintegrate the Routines‐Based Interview (RBI) with the MEISRuse results of the MEISR to inform federal child outcome reportingmonitor your program's effectiveness with the help of data from the MEISR Assess a child's functioning within 14 routines: Waking upToileting/DiaperingMeal TimesDressing TimeHangout - TV - BooksPlay With OthersNap TimeOutside TimePlay by Him‐ or HerselfBath TimeBedtimeGoing OutGroccery ShoppingTransition Time Make the MEISR a part of your early intervention program, and you'll have a powerful tool that helps families enhance natural learning opportunities and support their child's engagement.