These are most of the assessments that I have been trained to use.
The Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) system is designed
to be implemented in a range of settings & can easily be tailored to fit
the needs of many families. Clear drawings & simple directions help parents
indicate children’s skills in language, personal-social, fine & gross
motor, & problem solving. The ASQ involves separate copy-able forms of 30
items for each age range (tied to well-child visit schedule). The measure can
be used in mass mail-outs for child-find programs as a first level screening
tool to determine which children need further evaluation to determine their
eligibility for early intervention or preschool services. The questionnaire can
also be used to monitor the development of children at risk for disabilities or
delays. Their family is introduced & guided through questionnaire
completion by a home visitor. Viewers discover how to explain the ASQ screening
process, redefine items to reflect a family's values & culture create
opportunities for child learning & development, & promote positive
parent-child interaction.
The Ounce Scale is an observational, functional assessment
that can be used effectively with children living in poverty, children at risk
or with disabilities, and children growing and developing typically. The Ounce Scale is organized around eight age
levels and six areas of development: Personal Connections-How children show
trust; Feelings about Self-How children express who they are; Relationships
with Other Children-How children act around other children; Understanding and
Communicating-How children understand and communicate; Exploration and Problem
Solving-How children explore and figure things out; and Movement and
Coordination-How children move their bodies and use their hands.
Infant-Toddler Developmental Assessment - Screens
developmental functioning in several domains: gross motor, fine motor,
relationship to inanimate objects (cognitive), language/communication,
self-help, relationship to persons, emotions and feeling states, and coping.
Identifies the need for additional assessment and intervention. Two or more
professionals perform six phases of screening: referral and pre-interview data gathering;
initial parent interview; health review; developmental observation and
assessment; integration and synthesis; and sharing findings, completion, and reporting.
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Hello Joy-
ReplyDeleteIt is reassuring how far we have come in the world of testing children so that we can find underlying factors so that we can enable them to reach their full potentials. There seems to be a test for almost everything in today’s world but I hope that other educators realize that it is more important to complete testing in each major developmental area including biosocial, cognitive and psychosocial domains as each influences development. I know with time constraints for getting children tested can sometimes become burdensome but people need to realize how important it is to take their time when assessing children so that the correct area(s) for concern can be identified.