Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale®, Revised (ITERS-R™)

Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale®, Revised (ITERS-R)

A thorough revision of the original ITERS, designed to assess center-based child care programs for infants and toddlers up to 30 months of age.

Scale consists of 39 items organized into 7 subscales.

New curriculum and program items in the revised ITERS include: Helping children understand language; Nature/science; Use of TV, video and computer; Free play; and Group play activities. Items have been added to make the scale more inclusive and culturally sensitive, to address professional needs of staff, and to reflect the latest health and safety information.

Featuring a new spiral binding, the updated ITERS-R™ offers more practical assistance in the form of an Expanded Scoresheet (which contains a worksheet) and additional notes for clarification to improve accuracy in scoring. However the items and indicators remain the same as in the ITERS-R™.

Space and Furnishings

1. Indoor space

2. Furniture for routine care and play

3. Provision for relaxation and comfort

4. Room arrangement

5. Display for childre

Personal Care Routines

6. Greeting/departing

7. Meals/snacks

8. Nap

9. Diapering/toileting

10. Health practices

11. Safety practices

Listening and Talking

12. Helping children understand language

13. Helping children use language

14. Using books

Activities

15. Fine motor

16. Active physical play

17. Art

18. Music and movement

19. Blocks

20. Dramatic play

21. Sand and water play

22. Nature/science

23. Use of TV, video, and/or computer

24. Promoting acceptance of diversity

Interaction

25. Supervision of play and learning

26. Peer interaction

27. Staff-child interaction

28. Discipline

Program Structure

29. Schedule

30. Free play

31. Group play activities

32. Provisions for children with disabilities

Parents and Staff

33. Provisions for parents

34. Provisions for personal needs of staff

35. Provisions for professional needs of staff

36. Staff interaction and cooperation

37. Staff continuity

38. Supervision and evaluation of staff

39. Opportunities for professional growth

New curriculum and program items in the revised ITERS include: Helping children understand language; Nature/science; Use of TV, video and computer; Free play; and Group play activities. Items have been added to make the scale more inclusive and culturally sensitive, to address professional needs of staff, and to reflect the latest health and safety information.

Featuring a new spiral binding, the updated ITERS-R offers more practical assistance in the form of an Expanded Scoresheet (which contains a worksheet) and additional notes for clarification to improve accuracy in scoring. However the items and indicators remain the same as in the ITERS-R.