Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System (AEPS) Test for Birth to Three Years and Three to Six Years

The Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System (AEPS) Test allows you to gather assessment data for one child or a group of children in home- or center-based settings. The tests for both age levels are divided into six developmental areas-fine motor, gross motor, cognitive, adaptive, social-communication, and social. Each area is subdivided into a progression of skills:

• strands of general skill areas
• goals made up of skills in those areas
• objectives made up of smaller skills that build up to the goals

While children and their caregivers engage in everyday activities, you assess each developmental area using the AEPS data recording forms. Each item is scored with a 0 (does not pass), 1 (inconsistent performance), or 2 (passes consistently). To supplement and clarify these scores, you choose from five qualifying notes and use the blank space provided for more specific comments. With this multipart scoring process-and the input caregivers add with the revised Family Report-the AEPS Test lets you pinpoint what children can do, identify areas that need attention, and use that information as a starting point to develop individualized IFSP/IEP goals and objectives. Age Focus: 0-6. Spiral, 304 pgs.

Also available: Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System for Infants and Children (AEPS) Administration Guide, Second Edition: Volume 1.