80 likes | 683 Views
What is Ages and Stages?. Overview for Birth to Six Initiative. Introduction. Ages and Stages is a developmental and social-emotional screening for children from one month to 5 ½ years. It is highly reliable and valid
E N D
What is Ages and Stages? Overview for Birth to Six Initiative
Introduction • Ages and Stages is a developmental and social-emotional screening for children from one month to 5 ½ years. • It is highly reliable and valid • ASQ looks at strengths and trouble spots, educates parents about developmental milestones, and incorporates parents' expert knowledge about their children.
The ASQ is “designed for parents” and adjusted for 4th to 6th grade level of reading for easier understanding • Research supports that parent/care provider observation is quite accurate • The tool is effective and affordable • Results can be sharedso everyone involved with the child has developmental information
More about the ASQ • The ASQ 3 screens five domains of development: gross motor, fine motor, communication, problem solving and personal-social domains. • The ASQ-SE is part of the detailed screening. The “Social-Emotional” (SE) covers cognitive, communication and motor development--this includes autonomy, communication, affect, compliance, and interaction with people. • The SE age intervals do not always match ASQ 3
Benefits • Gives reliable and accurate results • Makes effective ongoing monitoring of development possible • Online options that enhance accuracy and efficiency • Easy to use • Requires little training • Makes the most of parents' expert knowledge • tool that links to developmental milestones • Includes follow-up activities
For more information www.agesandstages.com