Which of the following is a domain assessed to determine eligibility for ECI?

• A. Hearing aid use
• B. Communication
• C. Parental employment
• D. Parent interview style

Answer: (B)

In early intervention, eligibility is determined by delays or difficulties across key developmental areas. Communication is one of these core domains and specifically looks at how a child understands (receptive) and uses language to interact with others. If a child has a significant delay in communication, it signals a need for ECI services because language development underpins learning and social interaction. The other options aren’t developmental domains: hearing aid use relates to hearing status, not a developmental domain; parental employment is an environmental factor; and parent interview style is a procedural aspect, not a domain of development. So, communication is the domain assessed to determine eligibility.