Assessment : Introduction to the Maryland Child Outcomes Summary Process

1. Assessment is the process of gathering information to make decisions.

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Correct, the answer is true! This definition of assessment comes from the Division of Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional children. Next

2. The Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Process is an assessment tool.

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Good work, the COS process is a measurement approach and mechanism to gather functional information about a child’s development and abilities. It is not an assessment tool. Next

3. Assessing functional outcomes can involve:

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Hint: Remember, functional outcomes describe behaviors across settings and situations.

Asking the family about the child’s behavior at home
Asking the family about the child’s behavior in the grocery store
Observing the child on the playground
Talking to the child care provider about the child’s eating habits at lunch
All of the above

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Yes, all of the above apply! Information from multiple data sources about a child’s functioning across setting Next

4. Assessment tools are designed to measure the three child outcomes.

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Correct, the answer is false. There are currently no assessment tools designed specifically to measure the three child outcomes. Next

5. Essential knowledge needed to participate in the COS process includes:

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a. Teaming, assessment, established age expectations, and the 7-point rating scale
b. Teaming, assessment tool lenses, and child development
c.Family engagement, child development, and the 7-point rating scale

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Good work, "a" is correct! Knowledge of and competency in teaming, assessment, established age expectations, and the 7-point rating scale will help you participate meaningfully in a quality COS process. Next

6. In Maryland, teams will be required to use the newly developed formative Early Learning Assessment (ELA) in the COS process to measure each child’s performance against established State typical age performance expectations.

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Yes, true. In Maryland, one of the new ways to collect information will be through an assessment tool called the Early Learning Assessment, or ELA. The ELA is a formative assessment tool teams will be required to use to measure each child’s performance against established State typical age performance expectations, called early learning progressions. Next

7. Which of the following would we consider “discrete‟ or “isolated” versus functional skills? (check all that apply)

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Hint: Is the skill functional or isolated?

a. uses prepositions
b. hops on one foot
c. hands a toy to a child to engage in play
d. says “I’m hungry” when he wants food
e. Both a and b
f. Both b and c

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Great work! A & B are discrete skills as there is no contextual information about how the child uses them meaningfully in everyday life. Next

8. Which of the following would we consider to be a functional skill? (Check all that apply)

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Hint: Is the skill functional or isolated?

a. looks for his cup when it is not in its usual place
b. repeats a sequence of 4 numbers
c. asks a question in conversation
d. crosses midline
e. both a and c

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Good work! A & C are functional skills as it is obvious that the child is using the skill to accomplish something meaningful in his/her everyday life. Next

Introduction to the Maryland Child Outcomes Summary Process

Assessment

1. Assessment is the process of gathering information to make decisions.

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2. The Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Process is an assessment tool.

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3. Assessing functional outcomes can involve:

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4. Assessment tools are designed to measure the three child outcomes.

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5. Essential knowledge needed to participate in the COS process includes:

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6. In Maryland, teams will be required to use the newly developed formative Early Learning Assessment (ELA) in the COS process to measure each child’s performance against established State typical age performance expectations.

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7. Which of the following would we consider “discrete‟ or “isolated” versus functional skills? (check all that apply)

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8. Which of the following would we consider to be a functional skill? (Check all that apply)

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