Resource Packet Assessment of Developmental Delay
Resource Packet Assessment of Developmental Delay
Resource Packet Assessment of Developmental Delay
Assessment of
Developmental Delay
Developmental Delay
Assessment Documentation
Social/ *Family
Physical Cognitive Communication Emotional Adaptive *Observation Report
Instrument
Used
Date
Administered
Strengths Strengths
Observed: Observed:
Observations
Standard Score ____ SS ____ SS ____ SS ____ SS ____ SS
____ SDs ____ SDs ____ SDs ____ SDs ____ SDs
above/below above/below above/below above/below above/below
norm norm norm norm norm
OR
Concerns: Concerns:
Age Equivalent
____ Age ____ Age ____ Age ____ Age ____ Age
OR Equivalent Equivalent Equivalent Equivalent Equivalent
Percentage Delay
(if any)
____ % ____ % ____ % ____ % ____ %
*The observation and family report may be conducted using standardized and/or locally developed instruments and may or may not yield scores.
Documentation and assessment of how Developmental Delay adversely affects educational performance in the classroom or learning environment:
Explain: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Assessment team decision (check one): Assessment Team Members
q Meets eligibility standards for Developmental Delay category (Name/Position) ___________________/___________________
q Meets eligibility standards for special education category: ______________________ ___________________/___________________
q Does not meet eligibility standards for any special education category ___________________/___________________
___________________/___________________
The Developmental Delay disability category has enhanced the identification process
for children in early childhood age range by more accurately assessing specific areas
of delay, creating a shift from less descriptive disability categories used prior to the
Reauthorization of IDEA (June 1997).
Tennessee State Department of Education/Special Education Division views the
adoption of the eligibility standards for Developmental Delay as an opportunity to
demonstrate a commitment to defining programs, based upon early childhood
development, which identify a child’s developmental strengths and needs. The
following outcomes are accomplished through the use of the Developmental Delay
category.
1. An alternative is available for identifying three through nineyearold children
who need special education services. It is the IEP team’s responsibility to
continue to evaluate the appropriateness of eligibility as the child matures and
approaches ten years of age.
2. The assessment process for Developmental Delay views the whole child
within the context of the family and community, and with reference to typical
developmental perspectives.
3. The Developmental Delay assessment process makes use of a multisetting,
multimeasure, and multiinformant model for eligibility determination.
4. Current disability categories are retained, and should be used if they are more
descriptive of a young child’s strengths and needs.
5. The use of the Developmental Delay category will enable young children the
opportunity to receive services in situations where a specific diagnosis of
existing disabilities is unavailable and delays are welldocumented.
6. Developmental Delay provides an opportunity for provision of services and
programs based on a child’s strengths and needs, as measured by the five
developmental areas, when the assessment of a more specific disability due to
a child’s young age cannot be considered statistically reliable or valid.
7. The five developmental domains assessed for Developmental Delay are:
· Physical
· Cognitive
· Communication
· Social/Emotional
· Adaptive
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THE DIVISION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD
DEC POSITION STATEMENT ON DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
AS AN ELIGIBILITY CATEGORY
Approved: December 2000
DEC believes in the uniqueness of the young child and that services and interventions must be
responsive to these unique needs and patterns of development. We believe that the disability
categories used for older schoolaged children are often inappropriate for young children birth
through 8 years and that the category Developmental Delay can be a more appropriate designation
of disability for special education eligibility. We believe that the assessment of disabilities in young
children requires consideration of the whole child through the use of multiple sources, informants,
settings, and measures.
As defined by DEC in 1991, Developmental Delay is:
a condition which represents a significant delay in the process of development. It does not refer to a
condition in which a child is slightly or momentarily lagging in development. The presence of
Developmental Delay is an indication that the process of development is significantly affected and that
without special intervention, it is likely that educational performance at school age will be effected
(DEC, 1991, p.1).
Parent and professional members of DEC believe that a Developmental Delay category of eligibility
should be available for all children from birth through age 8. Though DEC recommends that the
category of Developmental Delay be available for birth through age 8, we do not disagree with the
provision in IDEA 1997 permitting its use for birth through age 9. We believe that the requirement
to identify children by traditional disability categories in the early years might result in a premature
categorization or miscategorization of children and consequently inappropriate services.
Furthermore, the use of the Developmental Delay category allows for the identification of children
with disabilities at younger ages who otherwise might go unserved because of the difficulties in
applying traditional disability categories to young children.
The recommendation to use the Developmental Delay category birth through age 8 is supported by
a number of considerations. First, the period of development typically characterized as early
childhood is birth through age 8, a period of development considered to be unique by both the
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and DEC. Young children's
development is characterized by a broad range of behaviors across developmental domains and is
better described by developmental metrics than by those with a more educational or academic
focus. Second, the use of standardized and normreferenced assessments for the identification of
diagnostic categories for young children continues to be problematic resulting in unnecessary
miscategorization. Psychometric integrity for instruments typically used to classify students for
categorical services is only slightly greater in reliability for children ages 6, 7, and 8 than for their
younger peers. Third, for many children these early grades are a pivotal foundation for
acculturation within the school community. Many children are transient or enter school at
kindergarten or beyond. For these children, opportunities to understand and practice school
behaviors are limited. Categorical classification during these years would be premature and
potentially inaccurate. Fourth, informed team decisions utilizing professional judgments and family
input should contribute to eligibility decisions.
Finally, the special education services children receive have historically been determined by their
disability category. The use of the Developmental Delay category during the full span of the early
childhood years facilitates a broader, whole child perspective for intervention. This perspective
would provide an overriding focus on the child's needs and the identification of services to meet
those needs in developmentally appropriate ways.
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DEC is aware of the state and local discretion available regarding the use of Developmental Delay
as an eligibility category for children ages 3 through 9. DEC strongly recommends that state and
local agencies develop and implement the consistent use of a Developmental Delay category to
insure appropriate services and smooth transitions for children with disabilities and their families
during the early childhood period of development.
Permission to copy not required distribution encouraged
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS
POSITION STATEMENT – EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSESSMENT
The National Association of School Psychologists believes that early identification of
developmental and learning problems in preschool and primary grade children is
essential because of children's broad and rapid development. Intervention services for
these children's psychological and developmental difficulties are essential, beneficial,
and costeffective. Because the accurate and fair identification of the developmental
needs of young children is critical to the design, implementation, and success of
appropriate interventions school psychologists must play a key role.
Evidence from research and practice in early childhood assessment indicates that issues
of technical adequacy are more difficult to address with young children who have short
attention spans and go through periods of variable, rapid development. Therefore,
standardized assessment procedures should be used with great caution in educational
decisionmaking because such tools are inherently less accurate and less predictive
when used with young children.
Multidisciplinary team assessments must include multiple sources of information,
multiple approaches to assessment, and multiple settings in order to yield a
comprehensive understanding of children's skills and needs. Therefore, assessments
should center on the child in the family system and home environment, both substantial
influences on the development of young children. Similarly, families' selfidentified needs
should drive the decisionmaking process concerning the identification of child and
family services.
Because categorical identification of infants, toddlers, and young children is ineffective in
meeting the special needs of young children, assessment of infants and young children
requires specialized training and skills beyond those required for the assessment of
older children. Longitudinal and functional assessment of behavior and development of
infants, young children, and families in a variety of settings is needed to evaluate and
document progress and response to intervention over time, and must guide early
intervention strategies in meaningful ways.
Therefore, the National Association of School Psychologists will promote early childhood
assessment practices that are:
· developmentally appropriate, ecological, comprehensive, skillsbased, and
familyfocused;
· conducted by a multidisciplinary team;
· linked to intervention strategies designed for young children, rather than to
categorical classification
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· based upon comprehensive, educational and/or behavioral concerns, rather than
isolated deficits identified by individual assessments;
· nondiscriminatory in terms of gender, ethnicity, native language, family composition,
and/or socioeconomic status; and
· technically adequate and validated for the purpose(s) for which they are used,
including the provision of norms for minority children and children with physical
disabilities.
Role of the School Psychologist
NASP encourages the adoption of the philosophy of "parents as partners" and families as the
focus to promote assessments and interventions for young children that include full
integration of parents and families into the assessment and intervention components of early
childhood services. This mandates methods of naturalistic and systematic observation and
information gathering, including work sampling procedures and the involvement of the family,
home environment, daycare/preschool, and the community ecology as part of the
comprehensive assessment to gather information and input from parents and caregivers.
School psychologists should provide leadership to the multidisciplinary team in ensuring that
all information gathered through the assessment is clearly understood by parents so that
they can make fully informed decisions about interventions for their children.
NASP also advocates for preservice and inservice education for school psychologists and
other professionals to address the following issues: 1) normal as well as atypical
developmental patterns of infants and young children; 2) practices, procedures, and
instrumentation appropriate for screening and assessment of young children, their families,
and their environments; 3) the selection of assessment techniques and utilization of findings
from such assessments for the design, implementation, and efficacy evaluation of
interventions; 4) and standards for early childhood psychological and educational
assessment, including legal, ethical, and professional issues – all in the context of
noncategorical service delivery for young children and their families.
Summary
NASP supports early childhood assessment practices that allow for accurate and fair
identification of the developmental needs of infants, preschoolers, and young children and
facilitate interventions that involve parents and other caregivers. Sound early childhood
assessment should involve a multidisciplinary team, including school psychologists with
specialized training in the assessment of the young child, and who view behavior and
development from a longitudinal perspective.
Original version adopted by NASP Delegate Assembly, March 24, 1991
Revision adopted by NASP Delegate Assembly, July 24, 1999
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PreEvaluation Planning Guidelines
Children who have been identified with disabilities are eligible for special education
and related services beginning on their third birthday. When families suspect that
their child may have a disability and needs special education and related services,
they may make a referral to the school system at any point at which the child is age
eligible. The school system will then initiate evaluation procedures.
Many children, ages birth through two (2) who have Developmental Delays are
enrolled in the Tennessee Early Intervention Services (TEIS). For children in this
program, TEIS should obtain parental permission to refer the child to the school
system for special education and related services prior to the child’s second birthday.
TEIS should then make the initial referral to the school system by the child’s second
birthday. For children referred to TEIS after the second birthday, referral to the
school system should occur immediately after completion of the intake process with
parental permission for referral. TEIS and the school system should collaborate on
the development of procedures for transmitting all appropriate records, with parental
consent, from the TEIS to the school system. These records may include
evaluations, medical records, the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), or any
other records needed to facilitate the eligibility process and program planning for the
child and family transitioning from early childhood services provided through TEIS to
special education services provided by the school system.
The parents, school system representatives, and TEIS representatives all participate
in a transition planning conference arranged by TEIS, with the approval of the family,
at least ninety (90) days and no more than six (6) months prior to the child’s third
birthday. The purpose of this conference is to:
(1) review the child’s program options for the period from the child’s third birthday
through the remainder of the school year, and
(2) establish a transition plan.
At this meeting, school system personnel review procedures for identification of
children with special education needs. This includes a full description of the
Individualized Education Plan (IEP) process as well as meetings and IEP
development, including the roles of the parents. Similarities and differences in the
philosophies, services, terminology, and requirements of TEIS and the school system
are clarified at this meeting, including comparison of the IFSP and IEP process.
Prior to initiating evaluation procedures, the school makes arrangements for parents
to provide input to assessment personnel where referral concerns will be reviewed.
The school will provide parents with a copy of the Rights of Children with Disabilities
and Parent Responsibility and Prior Written Notice. The parents will be asked to give
informed written permission for the evaluations described in the evaluation plan. If
part of that plan includes gathering information from another person such as a child
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care provider or family member, parental permission must also be obtained. In order
to provide a thorough and accurate evaluation of the child, additional evaluation
procedures may be identified. When extended or unanticipated evaluation is
indicated, the school system will ask parents to give written permission for other
evaluations.
The school system must solicit parental input in order to identify an optimal time and
setting for evaluation of the child. In selecting an environment for the evaluation,
consideration should be given to a variety of settings; e.g., home, childcare, or
community in addition to the school setting. Parental feedback should be used in
determining if evaluation performance is typical of the child’s behavior and abilities.
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Developmental Delay Evaluation Guidelines
TH
(AGES 3 THROUGH 6 – UNTIL 7 BIRTHDAY)
Evaluations for children for Developmentally Delay include:
1. a history of the child's developmental, social, and medical history,
2. vision and hearing screening of the child,
1. observations in an environment natural to the child, which is completed by
appropriately trained specialists familiar with child development,
2. physical development assessment using standardized (normreferenced or age
referenced), individually administered instruments in the area of total motor
development (fine and gross motor combined),
5. cognitive/intellectual functioning administered by appropriate specialists using an
individually administered assessment,
6. language skills assessment of receptive and expressive skills combined, using norm
referenced or agereferenced instruments administered by a speech/language
specialist,
7. social/emotional development assessment using direct and indirect observation data
compiled by an appropriate specialist, and
8. adaptive behavior skills assessment by an appropriately trained specialist through an
appropriate standardized instrument using the child’s principal caretaker and/or other
familiar person (with parental consent) as an informant.
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY EVALUATION GUIDELINES – CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY
(AGES 7 THROUGH 9 – UNTIL 10 TH BIRTHDAY)
A child must be determined as eligible for special education in the category of
Developmental Delay initially before the age of seven (7). When the child has been
referred for a reevaluation (triennial or by request of an IEP Team member), and has
had his/her seventh (7 th ) birthday on or before the date of evaluation, additional
guidelines for evaluation include:
1. cognitive/intellectual functioning assessment with an individual, standardized, multi
factored instrument by a licensed school psychologist, licensed psychologist or a
licensed psychological examiner, using appropriate procedures, and
2. assessment of academic achievement using a standardized individual evaluation
administered by a psychologist, diagnostician or teacher who has been trained to
administer the achievement assessment.
Note: Academics cannot be used as a component of Developmental Delay, but must
be assessed for schoolaged children in order to consider the presence of another
area of disability.
The IEP team may determine continued eligibility in the area of Developmental Delay
after careful consideration of all required information. Other disability categories shall be
used if they are more descriptive of a young child’s strengths and needs.
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Early Childhood
CONFIDENTIAL PARENT QUESTIONNAIRE
To Be Completed by Parent or Parent Interview
Student Information
Name: _______________________ Form completed by: ____________________Date: ___/____/_____
Date of birth: ________________ Age: __________
Parents/Legal Guardians (Check all that apply.)
With whom does this child live?
q Both parents q Mother q Father q Stepmother q Stepfather
q Other: _________________________________________________________________________
Parents’/Legal Guardians’ Name(s):
_________________________________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________________
Home phone: ____________ Work phone: ____________ Cell phone: ___________
List names/ages/relationships of people at home: _________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Are there any languages other than English spoken at home? q Yes q No
If yes, what language(s)? _________________ By whom? _______________ How often? _________
Areas of Concern (Check all that apply.)
q Behavioral/emotional q Slow development q Listening
q Immature language usage q Difficulty understanding language q Health/medical
q Slow motor development q Vision problems q Development inconsistent
q Speech difficult to understandq Other: _________________________________________________
Why are you requesting this evaluation? __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Did anyone suggest that you refer your child? q Yes q No
If yes, name and title: ________________________________________________________________
Has a physician, psychologist, speech pathologist or other diagnostic specialist evaluated your child?
q Yes q No
Was a diagnosis determined? q Yes q No Please explain: ______________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Preschool History (Check all that apply.)
Preschool/daycare programs attended
Name: __________________ Address: ____________________ Dates__________________
Name: __________________ Address: ____________________ Dates__________________
List any special services that your child has received (e.g., Head Start, TIPS, TEIS, therapy, etc.)
Type of service: __________ Age: __________ Dates: __________ School/agency: __________
Type of service: __________ Age: __________ Dates: __________ School/agency: __________
If your child has attended a preschool or daycare and problems were discussed with you concerning
his/her behavior, explain what was tried and if you think it worked.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
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Developmental History
Pregnancy and Birth
Which pregnancy was this? q 1 st q 2 nd q 3 rd q 4 th Other_______ Was it normal? q Yes q No
Explain any complications: _______________________________________________________
Was your child q Full term? q Premature? What was the length of labor? ______________
Was the delivery: Spontaneous? q Yes q No Induced? q Yes q No Caesarian? q Yesq No
Birth weight _______ Baby’s condition at birth (jaundice, breathing problems, etc.): ____________
______________________________________________________________________________
Motor Development (List approximate ages)
Sat alone __________ Crawled __________ Stood alone __________
Walked independently __________ Fed self with a spoon __________
Toilet trained __________ Bladder __________ Bowel __________
Medical History
List any significant past or present health problems (e.g., serious injury, high temperature or fever,
any twitching or convulsions, allergies, asthma, frequent ear infections, etc.).
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
List any medications taken on a regular basis.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Speech and Language (List approximate ages)
____________ Spoke first words that you could understand (other than mama or dada)
____________ Used twoword sentences
____________ Spoke in complete sentences
____________ Does your child communicate primarily using speech?
____________ Does your child communicate primarily using gestures?
____________ Is your child’s speech difficult for others to understand?
____________ Does your child have difficulty following directions?
____________ Does your child answer questions appropriately?
Social Development
What opportunities does your child have to play with children of his/her age? ______________
___________________________________________________________________________
What play activities does your child enjoy? _________________________________________
Does s/he play primarily alone? q Yes q No With other children? q Yes q No
Does s/he enjoy “pretend play”? q Yes q No
Do you have concerns about your child’s behavior? q Yes q No If yes, please explain.
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
How do you discipline your child? _______________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for providing the above developmental information on your child. Please return to
_____________________________________. If you have any questions, please feel free to
contact ___________________________________ at ______________________.
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Developmental Delay Teacher Information
Child’s Name: ___________________ Teacher Completing Form: _____________________
Date of Birth: ____/____/_____ Age: _____
Please detail concerns/strengths in the following areas (keep in mind ageappropriate skills in each area):
Physical (finemotor and grossmotor skills)
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Cognitive (ability to think – with skills from concrete to abstract)
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Communication (language skills – expressive and receptive)
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Social/Emotional (ability to interact appropriately with peers and authority figures)
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Adaptive (i.e., selfhelp, independent living, and socialization skills)
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Observation to document delays:
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
It is suggested that a minimum of 15 minutes be allotted for the observation. The observation should be
conducted in an environment natural for a child.
_____________________________________ ______/______/__________
Teacher’s Signature Date
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Developmental Delay Preschool Skills Checklist
Child’s Name __________________________ Birthdate ____/____/_______ Age _____
Completed By _________________________ Relationship ___________ Date ____/____/_______
COMMUNICATION Y N S U
1. Smiles in response to presence of caregiver
2. Recognizes familiar persons other than caregiver
3. Understands the meaning of "no"
4. Follows instructions such as "go get your shoes"
5. Listens to a story for at least five minutes
6. Uses words to communicate wants and needs
7. Says own first name
8. Says own last name
SELFHELP Y N S U
9. Feeds self with spoon
10. Feeds self with fork
11. Urinates in toilet or pottychair
12. Is completely toilet trained
13. Washes and dries hands without assistance
14. Puts shoes on correct feet without assistance
15. Removes simple garment without assistance
16. Puts on coat without assistance
SOCIAL Y N S U
17. Shows interest in other children
18. Addresses at least two familiar people by name
19. Shares toys without being reminded
20. Interacts appropriately with other children
21. Participates in group play
22. Follows adult directions (obeys)
23. Changes activities easily
MOTOR Y N S U
24. Crawls across floor on hands and knees
25. Walks as a primary means of getting around
26. Pedals a tricycle at least six feet
27. Open and closes scissors with one hand
28. Goes up and down stairs using alternating feet
COMMENTS: __________________________________________________________________________________________
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Developmental Milestones – DD Domains
The following is a description of each of the five domains required for an evaluation for
Developmental Delay. Also included are a few of the typical developmental milestones 1 in each
of the five domains for children between the ages of three to five. Familiarization with the
developmental milestones, typically found in each domain, helps to enhance early identification
of possible Developmental Delays. Caution should be taken, however, when considering
“typical developmental milestones”, as all children will develop differently in each domain.
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
The ability to use small and large muscles effectively
· fine motor: the use of small muscle groups of the arms and hands to eat, drink, dress, and
write, etc.
· gross motor: the use of large muscle groups of the neck, trunk, arms, and legs for
ambulation, etc.
The determination of significant delay in the domain of physical development should be a
combined or cluster score from the evaluation of both fine motor and gross motor skills.
Typical developmental milestones in the area of fine motor development include:
· 3642 months
o builds a 9block tower
o strings 1” beads
o stirs liquid with spoon
o draws a circle
· 4248 months
o cuts paper into two pieces
· 4854 months
o draws a 3part person
o colors within lines
o cuts along a line
· 5460 months
o laces shoes
o cuts along thick curved line
Typical developmental milestones in the area of gross motor development include:
· 3642 months
o catches 68 inch ball with arms
o throws a ball 6 feet
o jumps down from a low object
1
The outline below provides a general summary of the developmental sequence of speech, language, and motor skills in normal
children. Because children develop at different rates, avoid strictly applying the age approximations. The time intervals are
provided only as a general guideline for age appropriateness. This information was compiled from a variety of sources, which
included the American SpeechLanguageHearing Association (1983); Boone (1987); Gard, Gilman, and Gorman (1980); Hegde
(1991); Kunz and Finkel (1987); Lane and Molynequx (1992); and Lenneberg (1969).
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· 4248 months
o walks up and down stairs, one foot per step, with no help
· 4854 months
o catches a ball with hands
o gallops
· 5460 months
o skips
o throws ball with close accuracy
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
The ability to comprehend, remember, and make sense out of experience, including:
· attending skills
· abstract thinking or reasoning
· capacity to acquire knowledge
· problem solving skills
Typical developmental milestones in the area of cognitive development include:
· 3642 months
o recalls familiar objects or events from past experience
o rote counts from 110
o same and different
o classifies objects
· 4248 months
o matches objects and pictures
o knows the concept of empty (“all done”)
· 4854 months
o completes an openended sentence
o completes a puzzle of 2 to 12 pieces
· 5460 months
o names shapes – circle, triangle, square
o knows difference between daytime/nighttime activities
COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT
The ability to use and comprehend language effectively – vocabulary, grammar, and speech
sounds. Communication skills are found in hearing, symbolic play, social, motor, and cognitive
skills, including:
· Preverbal Skills – the use of nonverbal behaviors such as body movements, grimaces, and
vocalizations that are unclear signals,
· Pragmatics – functional communication that includes intentions and discourse,
· Receptive Language – the comprehension of linguistic and nonlinguistic communications,
and
· Expressive Language – the expression of language, including phonology, syntax, and
semantics.
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The determination of significant delay in the domain of communication should be a combined or
cluster score from the evaluation of both expressive and receptive language skills.
Typical developmental milestones in the area of communication include:
· 12 months
o recognizes his or her name
o understands simple instructions
o initiates familiar words, gestures, and sounds
o uses "mama", "dada", and other common nouns
· 18 months
o uses 10 to 20 words, including names
o recognizes pictures of familiar persons and objects
o combines two words, such as "all gone"
o uses words to make wants known, such as more and up
o points and gestures to call attention to an event and to show wants
o follows simple commands
o imitates simple actions
o hums, may sing simple tunes
o distinguishes print from nonprint
· 24 months
o understands simple questions and commands
o identifies body parts
o carries on conversation with self and dolls
o asks "what" and "where"
o has sentence length of two to three words
o refers to self by name
o names pictures
o uses twoword negative phrases, such as "no want"
o forms some plurals by adding "s"
o has about a 300word vocabulary
o asks for food and drink
o stays with one activity for six to seven minutes
o knows how to interact with books (right side up, page turning from left to right)
· 30 months
o has about a 450word vocabulary
o gives first name
o uses past tense and plurals; combines some nouns and verbs
o understands simple time concepts, such as "last night" or "tomorrow"
o refers to self as "me" rather than name
o tries to get adult attention with "watch me"
o likes to hear same story repeated
o uses "no" or "not" in speech
o answers "where" questions
o uses short sentences, such as "me do it"
o holds up fingers to tell age
o talks to other children and adults
o plays with sounds of language
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· 36 months
o matches primary colors
o names one color
o knows night and day
o begins to understand prepositional phrases (i.e., "Please put the block under the chair.)
o practices by talking to self
o knows last name, sex, street name, and several nursery rhymes
o tells a story or relays an idea
o has sentence length of three to four words
o has vocabulary of nearly 1,000 words
o consistently uses m, n, ng, p, f, h, and w
o draws circle and vertical line
o sings songs
o stays with one activity for eight to nine minutes
o asks and answers variety of questions
o names actions, pictures, and tells stories
o sings songs
· 48 months
o points to red, blue, yellow, and green
o identifies crosses, triangles, circles, and squares
o knows "next month", "next year", and "noon"
o has sentence length of four to five words
o asks "who" and "why"
o begins to use complex sentences
o correctly uses m, n, ng, p, f, h, w, y, k, b, d, and g
o stays with activity for 11 to 12 minutes
o plays with language (e.g., word substitutions)
· 60 months
o defines objects by use and identifies the material from which each is made
o knows address
o identifies penny, nickel, and dime
o has sentence length of five to six words
o has vocabulary of about 2,000 words
o uses speech sounds correctly, with the possible exceptions being y, th, j, s/z, zh, and
knows common opposites
o understands "same" and "different"
o counts ten objects
o uses future, present, and past tenses
o stays with one activity for 12 to 13 minutes
o questions for information
o identifies left and right hand on self
o uses all types of sentences
o shows interest and appreciation for printed materials
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SOCIALEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Socialemotional development is the ability to develop and maintain interpersonal relationships
and to demonstrate ageappropriate socialemotional behaviors. Socialemotional development
assessment should include the following areas:
Adult/Caregiver Interaction – includes positive styles of interaction and secure attachment
relationships
· Peer Interaction Skills – includes positive interactions and social relationships,
· Selfconcept,
· Coping Skills,
· Social Competence – includes the effective and appropriate use of social behaviors, and
· Functional Behavior.
Typical developmental milestones in the area of socialemotional development
(socialization) include:
· 3642 months
o enjoys simple songs and games with others
o greets without reminders
o initiates activities with parents
o can attend to short stories
o enjoys simple songs and games with others
o initiates activities with parents
· 4248 months
o plays cooperatively
o interacts with adults more appropriately
· 4854 months
o can attend to a story for 15 minutes
o beginning cooperative play
o asks for assistance
· 5460 months
o developing relationships with peers
o plays cooperatively with others
o has conversations at mealtime
o play is constructive
ADAPTIVE DEVELOPMENT
The ability to engage in age appropriate activities in daily life skills:
· Selfcare,
· Community Selfsufficiency,
· Personal/social Responsibility, and
· Social Adjustment.
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Typical developmental milestones in the area of adaptive development for socialization
include:
· 3642 months
o attends to a learning task or story in a small group
o focuses his/her attention on one task while being aware of, but not distracted by, another
activity
o uses napkin, with reminders
o uses straw
o puts on jacket, shirt, pants
o snaps and unsnaps
o sleeps through the night without wetting the bed
o indicates needs for toilet
o toilets and attempts to wipe
o opens bottle
o uses fork in fist to feed
· 4248 months
o demonstrates caution and avoids common dangers
o eats well with fork and spoon
o uses toilet independently when told
o washes and dries hands
o unbuttons and buttons
o unbuckles belt
· 4854 months
o puts on socks
o dresses and undresses self except for laces and back buttons
o puts shoes on correctly
o zips
o laces shoes
o buckles belt
o brushes teeth
· 5460 months
o washes and dries face
o wipes self independently
o threads belt
o spreads food with knife
o uses fork, knife, and spoon competently
o ties shoes
o brushes and combs hair
o blows nose
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Behavior Interventions Documentation
(Techniques Used by Teacher/Caregiver)
___Modeling ___Changing Class Routine
___Positive Reinforcement ___Positive Notes Home
___Provide Choices ___Proximity Control
___Post Classroom Rules ___Loss of Privileges
___Daily / Weekly Report ___Limited Timeout
___Parent Conference ___Special Discipline Contract
___Redirect ___Consultation with Appropriate Specialist
___Use of Logical Consequences
Comments or Additional Information:
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Participant(s):
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Percent Delay Determination and Reporting
Percent delay can be determined by using standard deviation scores:
Þ 1.5 standard deviations or 25% delay
Þ 2.0 standard deviations or 40% delay
The following formula can be used to calculate percent delay:
1 – Mental Age / Chronological Age X 100 = Percent (%) Delay
Percentile scores should be reported with standard scores or age equivalents and
percent delay, in addition to descriptive developmental information. Percent delay
alone is not useful for the development of an Individual Education Program (IEP).
When reporting scores, total developmental areas or total domain scores are
required for the determination of eligibility as Developmentally Delayed. Individual
subtest scores may not be used as a determinant of delay in any of the five
developmental domains assessed.
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Preschool Assessment Selection
(Ages Three to Five)
Ultimately, the selection of “appropriate” cognitive, language, developmental, or
academic readiness instruments in the three to five yearold age range is the
responsibility of the psychologist, language therapist, or early childhood specialist.
Personal training, experience, and instrument familiarity are all considered factors in
such test selections. Beyond those instruments listed in the tables there are other
appropriate standardized tests published, and more being published that would be
applicable to the 3 – 5 year age range. When the assessment specialist makes other
selections, best practices would take into consideration instrument selection issues
such as:
1. the use of instruments which envelope the three to five year range by
providing floors and ceilings well beyond this age range,
2. instruments whose standardization samples in the ages three to five are
relatively large (or at least in direct proportion) to the other ages with which the
test was standardized,
3. an instrument whose standardization samples at the three to five age range
included representative numbers of minority and socioeconomically
disadvantaged children of this age range,
4. instruments which attempt to measure a broader range of skills, and in greater
depth than a more cursory screening,
5. instruments whose standardization or normative data is relatively recent
(preferably within the last ten years) and test development and standardization
procedures are sound, and
6. instruments whose validity and reliability claims have been supported by
independent research.
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The list of assessments that follow are not comprehensive and do not
necessarily reflect the most recently standardized instruments or tools for
assessment of Developmental Delay. A more comprehensive list of
assessment instruments can be found on the Special Education
Assessment web page under the title of
Assessments in Easy IEP on the Initial Eligibility tab at the following site:
http://state.tn.us/education/speced/seassessment.shtml#INITIAL
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MultiDomain Assessments
Test Unique
Authors Areas Measured Age Range Format Scores Obtained Examiners
Aspects
Publication Date
Battelle Developmental · Personalsocial Birth—8.0 years · Observation · Percentiles · Norms questionable · School psychologists
Inventory Second · Adaptive · Structured · Standard scores (standardized 1988) · Special education & early
Edition (BDIII) · Motor interaction · Age equivalents · Item pool limited childhood teachers
Newburg, Stock, Wnek, · Communication · Caregiver/teacher · Includes screening · Speechlanguage pathologists
Guidubaldi, & Svinicki. · Cognitive Ability interview test · Occupational & physical
(1988) therapists
Bayley Scales of Infant · Mental 1—42 months · Parental inquiry · Standard scores · Includes behavior · Graduate or professional
Development (BSIDII) · Motor · Structured · Age equivalents rating scale training and experience
Bayley. (1995) · Behavior interaction · Requires
experience to
administer
Detroit Tests of Learning · Cognitive Ability 3.0—9:11 years · Picture identification · Standard score · Trained specialists
AptitudePrimary:2 · Attention · Object identification · Percentile · Qualified professionals
Hammill & Bryant. · Linguistic · Object manipulation · Age equivalent
(1993) · Motor · Observation
· Drawing
Developmental · Cognition Birth—5:11 years · Observation · Standard scores · Subtests can be · Qualified professionals
Assessment of Young · Communication · Parent/caregiver · Percentile scores used independently
Children (DAYC). · Socialemotional interview · Age equivalents for all domains
Voress & Maddox. development · Direct assessment · General
(1998) · Physical development
development quotient
· Adaptive behavior
Learning · Fine and gross 30 months—6:0 years · Task analysis · Standard scores · Although it is · Early childhood staff
Accomplishment Profile motor · Elicited interaction · Percentiles normed, use · Paraprofessionals who have
(LAPD). Nehring, · Cognitive Ability · Age equivalents CAUTION due to been trained by an
Nehring, Bruno, · Language limited reliability and experienced examiner
Randolph, Kaplon. validity
(1992)
Mullen’s Scales of Early · Motor Birth—68 months · Object manipulation · Tscores · Composite score is · School psychologists
Learning: AGS edition. · Cognitive Ability · Percentile ranks NOT an intellectual · Special education teachers
Mullen (1995) · Visual reception · Age equivalents ability score · Speechlanguage pathologists
· Language · Occupational & physical
therapists
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Cognitive Assessments
Test Unique
Authors Areas Measured Age Range Format Scores Obtained Examiners
Aspects
Publication Date
Differential Ability Scales · Cognitive ability Preschool Level Preschool: · Standard scores Preschoolers with · Psychologists
(DAS) Elliott. (1990) 2:6—5:11 years · Verbal · Tscores possible Delays in:
· Nonverbal · Cluster scores · Development
School Age Level School Age · Percentiles · Language
6:0—17:11 years · Verbal · General conceptual · Hearing
· Nonverbal ability · Cognition
· Spatial
Kaufman Assessment · Intelligence 2:6—12.6 years · Sequential · Scaled scores · Special profile · Psychologists
Battery for Children (K · Achievement processing · Percentiles interpretation for very
ABC). Kaufman & · Simultaneous · Age equivalents high and very low
Kaufman. (1983). processing functioning
· Norms questionable
(standardized in
1983)
Leiter International · Intelligence 2 years—adult · Conceptual · Scaled scores · Nonverbal format · Psychologists
Performance Scale. · Manipulatives
Leiter. (1997).
McCarthy’s Scales of · Intelligence 2:6—8:6 years · Manipulative items · Tscores · Norms questionable · Psychologists
Children’s Abilities presented in (standardized in
sequential manner 1972)
· Screener
component
StanfordBinet · Cognitive ability 2:0 years—85+ Five Factors · Changesensitive · 5 factor scores · Psychologists
th
Intelligence Scale—5 · Fluid reasoning scores measured in verbal
Edition.(Roid. (2003). · Knowledge · Scaled Scores and nonverbal
· Quantitative · Factor Scores domains
reasoning · Standard deviation · Extensive low and
· VisualSpatial of 15 highend items
processing · Improved design for
· Working memory assessment of
preschoolers
· Nonverbal scale for
low or no language
students
StanfordBinet · Cognitive ability 2:0 yearsadult · Emphasis on · Standard age scores Concerns about : · Psychologists
th
Intelligence Scale—4 cognitive (SAS) · Lack of variety in
Edition Thorndike, development or · Composite score tasks
Hagen, Sattler. (1986). intelligence as · High floor for
measured by preschoolers
language skills
Universal Nonverbal · Intelligence 5:0—17:0 years Batteries are: · Standard deviations · Totally nonverbal · Psychologists
Intelligence Test (UNIT). · Abbreviated · Quotient scores (Including directions)
Bracken & McCallum. · Standard
(1998). · Extended
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Authors Areas Measured Age Range Format Scores Obtained Examiners
Aspects
Publication Date
· Intellectual ability 3:0—7:5 years · Verbal ability · Scaled scores · Downward · Psychologists
Wechsler Preschool and · Performance ability · Fullscale IQ extension of WISC
Primary Scale of · Fullscale ability III/R (Overlap at
Intelligence—Revised ages 6:07:0)
(WPPSI). Wechsler. · Good for
(1989) measurement of
mental retardation
· Intellectual ability 6:0—16:ll years · Verbal · Scaled scores § Improved reliability · Psychologists
Wechsler Intelligence comprehension · Fullscale IQ and validity
Scales for Children ability § Improved floors and
(WISC—IV). Wechsler. · Perceptual ceilings on all tests
(2003) reasoning ability § Culturally fair
· Working memory
§ Spanish translation
· Processing speed (available in 2004)
· Fullscale ability
· Intellectual ability 6:0—16:ll years · Verbal ability · Scaled scores § Spanish translation · Psychologists
Wechsler Intelligence · Performance ability · Fullscale IQ
Scales for Children · Fullscale ability
(WISC—III). Wechsler.
(1991)
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Language Assessments
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Test Unique
Authors Areas Measured Age Range Format Scores Obtained Examiners
Aspects
Publication Date
Carrow Elicited · Grammatical 3:0—7:11 years · Elicited imitation · Percentiles · Speech and Language
Language Inventory structures · Standard scores Pathologists
Carrow. (1974) · Syntax
Clinical Evaluation of · Expressive 3:0—6:00 years · Picture identification · Standard scores · Comprehensive · Speech and Language
Language language · Sentence · Percentiles language battery Pathologists
Fundamentals— · Receptive comprehension · Age equivalent
Preschool (CELF language · Grammatical scores
Preschool). Wiig, completion · Receptive scores
Secord, Sette. (1992) · Q & A · Expressive scores
· Recall of sentences · Total score
· Linguistic concepts
Expressive OneWord · Speaking 2:0—18:11 years · Color drawings · Percentiles · Bilingual edition · No specific qualifications
Picture Vocabulary Test vocabulary · Age equivalents
2000 Edition. Brownell. · Standard scores
(2000)
Kaufman Survey of Early · Receptive 3:0—6:11 years · Standard scores · Speech and Language
Academic and Language vocabulary · Percentiles Pathologists
Skills. Kaufman & · Expressive · Age equivalents
Kaufman. (1993) vocabulary
· Number, letter, &
word concepts
· Articulation survey
OWLS Listenng · Expressive 3:0—21:0 years · Listening · Standard scores · Speech and Language
Comprehension and language comprehension · Percentiles Pathologists
Oral Expression. AGS. · Receptive · Oral expression · Stanines
CarrowWoolfolk. (1995). language
Peabody Picture · Receptive 2:6 years—adult · Percentiles · Two parallel forms · Graduate training in assessment
Vocabulary Test—Third vocabulary · Age equivalents
Edition (PPVT3). Dunn. · Standard scores
(1998) · Stanines
Preschool Language · Receptive Birth—6:11 years · Response to pictures · Total language · Spanish language · Experience in administration and
Scales—3. Zimmerman, language skills · Object manipulation standard scores version interpretation
Steiner & Pond. (1992) · Expressive · Following directions · Percentiles
language skills · Age equivalents
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Test Unique
Authors Areas Measured Age Range Format Scores Obtained Examiners
Aspects
Publication Date
Receptive OneWord · Hearing vocabulary 2:00—18:11 years · Color drawings · Standard scores · Spanish—bilingual · Speech and Language
Picture Vocabulary · Percentile ranks edition Pathologists
Test—2000. Brownell. · Age equivalents
(2000)
Reynell Developmental · Verbal 1:0—6:0 years · Observation · Communication · Verbal · Speech and Language
Language Scales. comprehension · Picture and object age equivalent comprehension Pathologists
Reynell & Gruber. · Expressive identification · Standard scores version for
(1969). language · Object manipulation · Percentiles children using
· Developmental age pointing only
Sequenced Inventory of · Receptive skills 0:4—4:00 years · Parent report · Age equivalents · Highly motivating · Speech and Language
Communication · Expressive skills · Object manipulation · Mean scores by · The two subtests Pathologists
Development—Revised · Communication · Pictures age can stand alone
(SICDR). Hendrick, · Language sample · Standard deviations
Prather & Tobie. (1984). · Articulation
Tests of Early Language · Broad language 2:0—7:11 years · Picture identification · Percentiles · Speech and Language
Development—3 (TELD · Semantics · Answering questions · Language Pathologists
3). Hresko, Reid & · Syntax · Object manipulation · Language quotient
Hammil. (1997) · Morphology · Imitation · Standard scores
· Sentence Completion · Age equivalents
· Other language areas
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MOTOR ASSESSMENTS
Test Unique
Authors Areas Measured Age Range Format Scores Obtained Examiners
Aspects
Publication Date
BruininksOseretsky · Fine motor 4:6—14:6 years · Speed and agility · Percentile ranks · Short form · Physical education teachers
Test of Motor development · Balance · Standard scores screening test · Special education teachers
Proficiency. Bruininks & · Gross motor · Bilateral coordination · Stanines · Complete battery · Occupational therapists
Osertsky. (1978) development · Strength · Age equivalents · Other trained professionals
· Upperlimb
coordination
· Response speed
· Visualmotor skills
· Dexterity
Movement Assessment · Motor skills 4:0—12:0 years · Screening · Percentiles by age · Provides · Qualified professionals
Battery for Children. · Assessment group screening and
Psychological · Management management, in
Corporation. (1998) addition to
percentile scores
for assessment
· One checklist
form and 4 forms
by age level
· Based on Test of
Motor Impairment
(TOMI)
Peabody Motor · Fine motor skills Birth—6:11 years · Percentiles · Qualified professionals
Developmental Scales— · Gross motor skills · Age equivalent
Second Edition. Folio, scores
Fewell & Riverside. · Developmental
(1983) quotient
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SocialEmotional and Behavioral Assessments
Test Unique
Authors Areas Measured Age Range Format Scores Obtained Examiners
Aspects
Publication Date
AGS Social Skills Rating · Problem behavior 3.0—18:0 years · Student rating form · Total scaled scores Three levels: · Trained professionals
System. Gresham & · Social skills · Parent rating form converted to · Preschool
Elliot. (1990). · Interpersonal skills · Teacher rating form standard scores · Elementary
· Selfreport and percentiles · Secondary
Behavior Assessment · Behavior 4:0—18:0 years · Parent rating scales · Scaled scores · Separate form for 4 · Psychologists
System for Children · Emotions · Teacher rating scales · Standard scores & 5 year old
(BASC). Reynolds & In 3 areas: children
Kamphaus. (1992). · Clinical · Spanish version
· Adaptive
· Validity
Child Behavior Checklist · Behavioral problems 2:0—18:0 years · Parent rating scale · Tscores for boys Behavioral data: · Trained professionals
(CBCL). Auchenbach & · Emotional problems · Teacher rating scale and girls by age · Internalizing
Edelbrock. (1991). behaviors
· Externalizing
behaviors
· Separate scale for
children ages 2:0—
3:0
Scale for Assessing · Five (5) subscales 5:00—18:0 years · Rating scales · Percentile ranks · Can be used as · Teachers
Emotional Disturbance measuring federal · Openended · Standard scores screener for · Clinicians
(SAED). Epstein & definition for questions emotional · Parents
Cullinan. (1998)) emotional disturbance or in
disturbance Developmental
Delay domain
Social Competence and Within classroom 2:6—6:4 years · Teacher completed · Addresses overall · Preschool teachers
Behavior Evaluation setting: questionnaire adjustment and · Early childhood special
(SCBE)—Preschool · Behavioral problems social interactions educators
Edition. LaFrenier & · Emotional problems with peers
Dumas. (1995)
Vineland Social Three scales: Birth—5:11 years · Interview with parent · Standard scores · Used in conjunction · Trained professionals
Emotional Early · Interpersonal or caregiver · Percentile ranks with Mullen’s Scale
Childhood Scales relationships · Stanines of Early Learning
(Vineland SEEC). · Play and leisure time · Age equivalents for complete
Sparrow, Balla, · Coping skills · Socialemotional developmental
Cicchetti. (1998). composite evaluation
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Adaptive Assessments
Test Unique
Authors Areas Measured Age Range Format Scores Obtained Examiners
Aspects
Publication Date
AAMR Adaptive · Adaptive behaviors 3.0—16:0 years Assesses nine (9) · Standard scores · Special educators
Behavior Scales— · Maladaptive domains including: · Percentiles · Psychologists
School Edition, Second behaviors · Personal
Edition (ABS—S:2). independence
Lambert, Leland & · Living skills
Nihira. (1992). Respondents:
· Parent
· Teacher
Scales of Independent · Adaptive behavior Infancy—80.0+ years Fourteen (14) behavior · Percentile ranks · Full scale and · Trained professionals
Behavior—Revised (SIB scales in 4 clusters: · Standard scores screener forms
R). Bruininks, · Motor skills · Age equivalents · Spanish version
Woodcock, · Social interaction
Weatherman, & Hill. skills
(1996). · Personal living skills
· Community living
skills
Vineland Adaptive Adaptive behavior in Interview, Survey, & · Semistructured · Standard scores · Qualified professionals
Behavior Scales. four (4) domains: Expanded Form interview with parent · Percentile ranks
Sparrow, Balla, & · Motor skills or caregiver · Age equivalents
Chiochette. (1985). · Communication Birth—18:11 years · Classroom · Adaptive behavior
skills questionnaire composite
· Socialization skills 3—12:11 years
· Daily living skills
Vineland Social · Social skills Birth—5:11 years · Standard scores · Can be used in · Qualified professionals
Emotional Early · Emotional skills · Percentile ranks conjunction with the
Childhood Scales. · Stanines Mullen Scales
Sparrow, Balla, & · Age equivalents
Chiccetti. (1998).
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(To Aide in Development of the Individual Education Program—IEP)
(Page 1)
Test Unique
Authors Areas Measured Age Range Format Scores Obtained Examiners
Aspects
Publication Date
Assessment, Evaluation, Test includes: Volume 1: · Teachers report on, · Criterion · Corresponding · Teachers
and Programming · Cognitive skills observe, or test items referenced Curriculum
System for Infants and · Adaptive skills 1 month—3 years · Parent reports
Children (AEPS). · Social · Interest surveys
Bricker, Bricker & Pretti communication skills Volume 2:
Frontczak. (1993) · Social skills 3:0—6:0 years
· Fine motor skills
· Gross motor skills
Brigance Inventory of · Preambulatory Birth—7:0 years · Teachers observe or · Criterion · Special educators
Early Development motor, fine, and test items referenced · Other trained professionals
Revised. Brigance. gross motor
(1991) · Selfhelp skills
· Speech and
language
development
· Academic readiness
· Comprehension
· Academic skills in
mathematics,
reading, and writing
· Socialemotional
development
Carolina Curriculum for · Cognition 2:0—5:0 years · Observationbased · Criterion · Links assessment · Trained professionals
Preschoolers with · Communication checklist referenced information with
Special Needs. Johnson · Social interventions and
Martin, Attermeir & · Adaptive activities
Hacker. (1991) · Motor
Developmental · Socialemotional Birth—6:11 years · Parent interview · Basal and ceiling · Allows 23 hours to · Special Educators
Assessment for Students · Language levels establish administer · Psychologists
with Severe · Sensorymotor developmental age
Disabilities—Second · Daily living activities based on criterion
Edition (DASH2). Dykes · Basic academic skills
& Erin. (1999)
Early Intervention · Perceptual/fine Birth—36 months · Checklist · Corresponding · Trained professionals
Development Profile. motor application and
Rogers, Donovan, · Cognition activities included
D’Eugenio, Brown, · Language
Lynch, Moersch, & · Socioemotional
Schafer). (1981) · Selfcare
· Gross motor
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Test Unique
Authors Areas Measured Age Range Format Scores Obtained Examiners
Aspects
Publication Date
Hawaii Early Learning · Cognitive Birth—36 months · Checklists · Criterion · Home activity guide · Experienced specialists
Profile (HELP). Furumo, · Language · Family interview referenced · Sequential concept
O’Reilly, Hosaka, · Motor strands
Inatsuka, Allman, & · Socialemotional
Zeisloft. (1994) · Adaptive
HELP for Special · Cognitive 3:0—6:0 years · Observations · Skills are not · Continuation of the · Experienced specialists
Preschoolers. Santa · Language · Parent interview arranged in Hawaii Early
Cruz County Office of · Motor · Direct administration hierarchical order Learning Profile
Education. (1987) · Socialemotional
INSITE Developmental · Communication Birth—6:0 years · Checklist · Items assigned in · Experienced specialists
Checklist . Morgan. · Cognition age ranges
(1989) · Audition
· Vision
· Motor
· Selfhelp
· Socialemotional
and interaction
Pediatric Evaluation of · Selfcare 6 months—7:6 years · Criterionreference · Standard scores · Provides · Psychologists
Disability Inventory · Mobility · Domains · Scaled descriptive · Early childhood
(PEDI). Haley, Coster, · Social function performance scores measure of function specialists/teachers with
Ludlow, Haltiwanger & with a variety of knowledge of testing and
Andrellos. (1992). disabilities measurements
· Requires additional
assessment
instruments for
Developmental
Delay
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Assessments Related to Specific Disabilities
Test Unique
Authors Areas Measured Age Range Format Scores Obtained Examiners
Aspects
Publication Date
Childhood Autism Rating · Behaviors related to 2:0—adult · Professional seven (7) · Continuous from · Addresses fifteen · Special educators
Scale (CARS). Schopler, autism point rating scale within normal (15) behavioral · Psychologists
Reichier, & Renner. limits to severe areas associated
(1988) with autism
Connors Rating · Problem behaviors 3:0—17:11 years · Parent rating scales · Tscores · Short version · Special educators
Scales—Revised. · Teacher rating scales · Standard · Long version · Psychologists
Conners. (1996) deviations
Early Childhood · Behaviors associated 24—72 months · Home version · Standard scores · Special educators
Attention Deficit with attention deficit · School version can be totaled and · Psychologists
Disorders Evaluation disorder · Both document converted to total
Scale (ECADDS). behaviors and percentile score
McCarney. (1995) frequency
Gilliam Autism Rating · Behaviors associated 3:0—22:0 years · Three core subtests · Standard scores · Parent interview · Teachers
Scale (GARS). Gilliam. with autism · Percentiles component · Parents
(1995) · Professionals
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Child Observation Instruments
Test Unique
Authors Areas Measured Age Range Format Scores Obtained Examiners
Aspects
Publication Date
Developmental · Language Birth—6:0 years Three part inventory and · Quotients · Parents receive · Psychologists
Observation Checklist · Motor checklist system with · NCE scores questionnaire
(DOCS). Hresko, Miguel, · Social respect to: · Age equivalents
Sherbenou & Burton. · Cognition · General development · Percentiles
(1994) · Adjustment behavior
· Parent stress and
support
High Scope Observation · All Developmental 2:6—6:0 years · Structured · Not Applicable · Specific classroom · All disciplines familiar with
Record. High Scope Areas observations activities early childhood
Foundation. 600 North
River Street, Ypsilanli,
Michigan 48197.
Transdisciplinary Play · All Developmental Birth—6:0 years · Observation · Not Applicable · Excellent source for · All disciplines familiar with
Based Assessment Toni Areas guidelines for comprehensive early childhood
W. Linder, Paul H. cognitive, social, development
Brookes emotional, information
communicative
language, and
sensorimotor skills
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Family Report Instruments
Test Unique
Authors Areas Measured Age Range Format Scores Obtained Examiners
Aspects
Publication Date
Ages & Stages · Questions are in 5 460 months · Series of parent · Items in the 75100 · Interview format. · All disciplines familiar with
Questionnaire:: A Parent areas: completed developmental · Available in early childhood
Completed Child 1. Communication questionnaires used quotient range English, Spanish
Monitoring System. 2. Gross motor to: · 2 Standard and French.
th th
Bucher, Squires, 3. Fine motor 1. assist with child find Deviations below the · Written at 4 5
Mounts, Potter, Nichel & 4. Problem solving efforts Mean is used for grade reading level.
Farrell. (1995). Paul H 5. PersonalSocial 2. screen children for questionnaires at
Brooks, P. O. Box · Questions are possible ages: 4, 8, 12, 16,
10624, Baltimore, hierarchical in order Developmental 20, 24, 30, 36, 48 &
Maryland, 212850624 with ‘yes’, ‘no’, and Delay 60.
‘sometimes’ answers 3. focus and structure · A 75 Developmental
home visits Quotient is the cut
4. educate parents on off for questionnaires
child development at 6, 10, 14, 18, 22,
5. empower parents 27, 33, 42, & 54
months.
Achenbach Child · See SocioEmotional See SocioEmotional & · See Socio · See SocioEmotional · See Socio · See SocioEmotional &
Behavior Checklist. & Behavior Behavior Instruments— Emotional & & Behavior Emotional & Behavior Instruments—Child
Instruments—Child Child Behavior Behavior Instruments—Child Behavior Behavior Checklist
Behavior Checklist Checklist Instruments—Child Behavior Checklist Instruments—Child
Behavior Checklist Behavior Checklist
Assessment Evaluation · See Criterion See Criterion · See Criterion · See Criterion · See Criterion · See Criterionreferenced
and Programming referenced referenced referenced referenced referenced Assessments
System for Infants and Assessments Assessments Assessments Assessments Assessments
Children.
Batelle Developmental · See Multidomain See Multidomain · See Multidomain · See Multidomain · See Multidomain · See Multidomain
Inventory (BDI). Assessments Assessments Assessments Assessments Assessments Assessments
Newberg, Stock, Waek,
Guidubalde & Sunicki.
Child Development · Social 1:0—6:3 years · Yes/No questions · Developmental age · Family members
Inventory. Ireton, Harold, · Selfhelp profile
Behavior Science · Gross and fine motor
Systems, Box 580274, · Language
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Hawaii Early Learning · See Criterion See Criterion · See Criterion · See Criterion · See Criterion · See Criterionreferenced
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Development.
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ED – 4089 / Rev. 07.09 Developmental Delay Assessment Resource Packet
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