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Question 1: What validated health assessment tools for children and young people aged 5– 12 years have been found to be effective or are promising? • The most promising tools for use within the 5–12 age group are the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA)
assessment tool for decision support and recovery planning or as a retrospective quality improvement device demonstrating an individual child/youth’s progress. It can also be used as a communication tool that provides a common language for all child/youth-serving entities to discuss the child/youth’s needs and strengths. A review of
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Early childhood assessment : why, what, and how / Committee on Developmental Outcomes and Assessments for Young Children ; Catherine E. Snow and Susan B. Van Hemel, editors. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-309-12465-2 (hardcover) — ISBN 978-0-309-12466-9 (pdf) 1.
• Provides an accurate profile of each child’s developmental abilities divided into four strands • Meets the government mandates for initial assessment of each child • Provides meaningful parent information in a user-friendly format (Profile Summary Form) • Flags children (concerns noted or warranted)
Developmental screeners are used to determine if sensory, behavioral, and/or developmental skills are progressing as expected, or if there are causes for concern. Screeners are different from early childhood formative assessments, which are designed to inform classroom instruction decisions.
Formative assessment is an essential part of effective teaching and learning practice. This process allows teachers to understand what children know in relation to developmental milestones and expected learning outcomes and where there may be learning gaps, informing teaching strategies to meet children’s particular learning needs.
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Review four child/adolescent screening/assessment tools: Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) Children’s Uniform Mental Health Assessment (CUMHA) Child and Adolescent Services Intensity Instrument (CASII)