Implementation Fidelity

Module 19

Fidelity occurs when teams use the instructional strategies and deliver the content of the intervention, program, and/or curriculum in the same way that they were designed to be used and delivered. Fidelity is important because it ensures instruction has been provided as intended, links child outcomes to the instruction, helps informs decisions about changes needed, and coaching is more successful when we know where we are trying to go!

Participants in Preschool SDI will be able to:

Define fidelity and describe why it is important.

Identify ways to measure fidelity.
Use a fidelity checklist to measure implementation of PS SDI.

Iowa SDI Framework

DEC Rec. Practices

Handouts and Materials

Participant's Guide

Participant's Guide-19. Implementation Fidelity

Supplemental Materials

SDI Action Plan Examples

These examples may be helpful in creating your next steps for implementation. You are encouraged to copy and edit as needed and/or create your own action steps.

SDI Action Plan EXAMPLES (Updated August 2023)

Coaching corner

Resources for Preschool SDI Coaches to support implementation:

PS SDI Coaching Guide-Section on Implementation Fidelity

Deeper Dive

Here are resources, links, and materials for those who would like to continue learning more about the topic and deepen their understanding and implementation, especially for Year 3 and beyond.

Deeper Dive Resources

Google Sites

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