II. Indications
- Developmental Screening in ages 15 months to 6 years
III. Background
- Developed at University of Minnesota in 1994 by Harold Ireton, PhD
- With the Infant Development Inventory, this replaces the Minnesota Child Development Inventory (MCDI)
- A shorter screening version is available as the Child Development Review
IV. Disadvantages
- Long survey: 300 questions
V. Description
- Available in English and Spanish
- Parents complete in 30-50 minutes (written at 7th-8th grade level)
VI. Efficacy
- Test Sensitivity: 80%
- Test Specificity: 70%
- Initial testing with 568 white children, from working-class families in St. Paul
- Validated
VII. Resources
- CDR/IDI Website