An introduction to the Early Development Instrument (EDI), a questionnaire implemented in the Kindergarten and completed by the teachers that provides a holisitic measure of the BC child population at school entry.

1. Early Development
Instrument
The

2. A teacher completed instrument which measures children’s
development
- Offord Centre for Child Studies

3. About
the
It is…
A population (or large
group) measure
A way to understand
trends in the
development of
kindergarten children
It is not…
An individual child or
diagnostic measure
A way to evaluate
teachers or individual
programs

4. The Early Development Instrument

5. What does each scale
measure?

6. Physical Health & Well
Being
Physical preparedness for the school
day
Physical independence
Gross & fine motor skills

7. Social Competence
Overall social competence
Responsibility and respect
Approaches to learning
Readiness to explore new things

8. Emotional Maturity
Pro-social and helping behavior
Anxious and fearful behavior
Aggressive behavior
Hyperactivity and inattention

9. Language & Cognitive
Development
Basic literacy skills
Interest in literacy/numeracy and memory
Advanced literacy skills
Basic numeracy skills

10. Communication Skills & General
Knowledge
Communication skills
Awareness of the world

11. EDI Over Time
Over 200,000 EDI’s completed (as of 2013/14)

12. A Catalyst
for Action

13. ACTION needs to be grounded in
communities
ACTION needs to be launched by a
motivated group of like-minded individuals