The Infant-Toddler COR looks at the whole child from the ages of 6 weeks to 3 years. The COR is observation based and emphasizes the child's strengths.

ASQ: SE was developed to assess self-regulation, compliance, communication, adaptive, autonomy, and interaction with people in children from 3 months to five years.

This video seeks to simplify the scoring and interpretation of Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) results while a home visitor guides a mother through the process as she uses this popular system. Includes: VHS

The book offers guidelines for effective observation and strategies to help refine observation skills and transform observing into an essential component of teaching practices.

The video is a companion to the ASQ and shows a home visit with a family who have three children. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

Nineteen reproducible questionnaires and scoring sheets for the ASQ screening and tracking system. For infants and young children 4 months to 5 years of age. Available in English and Spanish.

Users Guide for the ASQ.

The ASQ is a screening and tracking program for infants and young children, from 4 months to 5 years of age, who are at risk for developmental delays. This parent-completed child-monitoring system is an effective, economical way to identify infants and young children who require further developmental evaluation. Available in English and Spanish.

This video is a useful orientation tool for anyone who does specific observation-related tasks with children as a regular part of their work. Available in VHS format only.

The video demonstrates the significance of involving parents in infant assessment as an opportunity for intervention, support and education. Available in DVD and VHS.

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This video offers methods of assessing and evaluating the relationship between babies and their parents. Available in VHS format only.

The tests for both age levels are divided into six developmental areas, each subdivided into a progression of skills. Professionals complete assessments while children and their caregivers engage in everyday activities.

This book outlines methods for keeping records that provide a realistic picture of a child's interactions and experiences in the classroom.

This video explores the development of the social contacts of babies and young children from the ages of four months to two and a half years. Observed in the "naturalistic" setting (as opposed to an artificial or experimental setting) of the Loczy home residence in Budapest, children go through three overlapping periods of development. Choose from DVD and VHS formats.

This booklet and software presents the Creative Curriculum Developmental Continuum Assessment Toolkit. CC-PORT enables programs to track and examine progress and outcomes for groups of preschool children.

This book focuses on skills that enable the early childhood observer to make appropriate inferences and decisions based on objective observational data gathered in natural learning environments.

The guide defines social and emotional competence, explains the importance of screening in these areas of behavior, and offers strategies for using the questionnaires.

ASQ: Social Emotional Questionnaires. Available in English and Spanish.

This video series examines the benefits of authentic assessment in documenting the progress of preschool children, the range of observational methods used, systems to organize data, and a review of formal instruments or checklists used to collate data. Includes: DVD or VHS and guide

This module explores authentic assessment techniques used in preschool settings such as observations, work samples, story dictation and pictures of young children. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

In this video teachers demonstrate system that they use to collate the observational data on young children. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

This module explores the importance of communicating with parents and strategies for supporting their involvement throughout the assessment process. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

Education Coordinators and Directors discuss the importance of training and on-going support for staff and for themselves in order to maintain and fine-tune the observation process that is crucial to the valid assessment of young children. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

This module sets the stage for understanding how children are observed within the context of their play and activities and how important these observations are to understanding their total development. Teachers are then better able to align assessment with curriculum. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

This video series was developed for early childhood caregivers and teachers to help them identify possible developmental delays and to offer instructions on how to communicate concerns to parents. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

Based on the original research of Drs Stella Chess and Alexander Thomas, this series of four videos was developed to introduce parents to the temperament approach of understanding the behavior of young children. Choose from DVD and VHS formats.

Our system of education has relentlessly compared one student to another via letter grades and standardized testing. The shift to a developmentally appropriate curriculum has spurred a new look at the methods used to evaluate children's educational progress. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

Integrating formal research with clinical methods this second edition is a definitive resource for clinicians dedicated to the identification of children’s problems and the best ways to intervene through the productive use of play therapy.

TABS is specifically designed to identify critical temperament and self-regulation problems that can indicate a child’s risk for developmental delay as early as possible. Includes: Set includes Screener, Assessment Tool, and Manual

This book offers a new way to think about learning and teaching and focuses on strategies for observing different aspects of children’s lives and includes tips for observing and gathering documentation.

This assessment system contains the all components essential to assess a classroom of children, report to parents, plan for each child, and plan for the whole group. Available languages: English and Spanish

This set outlines and demonstrates a valid and reliable approach to authentic assessment that is applicable to many different curriculum methods and that meets the demand for accountability. Set includes: 2 books / 1 VHS

With animation and classroom vignettes this video illustrates the documentation web and the process of documentation with young children and their teachers. Includes: VHS

This book presents a framework for a work sampling collection system and display methods that together result in powerful a communication tool.

This multi-media package provides information and effective practice techniques to assure culturally competent assessment for special-education eligibility. Includes case-studies with students from preschool to high school, interviews and commentary, and discussions on interpreters, bilingual assessment, culture, race, language and more. Includes: VHS with CD-Rom