Pt. I. Introduction to Assessment with Young Children -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Family Involvement -- 3. Cultural Diversity -- 4. The Team Process -- Pt. II. Basic Considerations for Assessment -- 5. The Assessment Experience / Christopher Lopata -- 6. Qualitative Observations of Behavior / Christopher Lopata -- 7. Assessing Young Children with Severe Disabilities / Catherine Cook-Cottone -- Pt. III. Stages in the Assessment Process -- 8. Child Find, Screening, and Identification -- 9. Norm-Based Assessment -- 10. Curriculum-Based Assessment for Instructional Planning -- 11. Ecological Assessment -- 12. Behavioral Assessment -- 13. Program Evaluation -- Pt. IV. Assessment Within Domains -- 14. Assessment of Cognitive Development -- 15. Communication Assessment / Ellenmorris Tiegerman and Christine Radziewicz -- 16. Assessing Social and Emotional Development -- 17. Assessing Sensory-Motor Development / Shelly J. Lane -- 18. Assessing Adaptive Behavior