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Assessments & Evaluations

Having a solid picture of individual children's progress makes it easier to focus your observations and to consider the whole child. Kaplan offers a variety of evaluation and assessment materials to help early childhood educators, mental health professionals, and families gather the data needed to plan learning experiences, evaluate program goals, and promote young children's social and emotional development.

e-DECA Assessment & Planning System 2.0
Item: 16701P
Status: In Stock
$1.00 - $299.95
E-DECA is the web-based application in which all Devereux Early Childhood Assessments can be entered online by both teachers and parents. The e-DECA completes all scoring, generates reports, suggests research-based strategies for both school and home settings, and stores your data in a secure database. Select to receive research-based strategies that support the Conscious Discipline methodology OR that align with the Head Start Learning Outcomes Framework. Features: score record forms quickly and easily; run easy-to-read child-, group-, and program-level reports in seconds; import/export data efficiently; store each child's assessment history in a secure database.
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LAP™-D - 3rd Edition Bilingual Scoring Booklet - Pack of 20
Item: 12337
Status: In Stock
$29.95
Pack of 20 LAP™-D Bilingual Scoring booklets.
DECA-P2 Record Forms
Item: 29025P
Status: In Stock
$39.95
The DECA-P2 Record Forms are strength-based, nationally standardized, reliable, valid, and easy-to-use! These sets includes 40 assessment forms and a pad of 40 individual child profile forms. Sets available in English or Spanish.
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DECA Early Childhood Assessment for Infants/Toddlers - DECA-I/T - Kit
Item: 16139
Status: In Stock
$229.95
The Devereux Early Childhood Assessment for Infants and Toddlers is a premier tool for assessing protective factors and screening for potential risks in the social and emotional development of very young children. It includes 50 record forms (20 Infant and 30 Toddler), Strategies Guide, User Guide, Set of 5 reproducible Parent Teacher Masters, 20 Parent Strategy Guides (For Now & Forever), 3 Adult Resilience Journals (Building Your Bounce) and Forms CD. This assessment is standardized, norm-referenced, reliable and valid, making it appropriate for child and program outcomes.
Early Learning Accomplishment Profile - E-LAP™ - Kit
Item: 13649
Status: In Stock
$379.95
Birth - 36 months. A criterion-referenced instrument measuring development in 6 domains. E-LAP™ is appropriate for all children, including those with disabilities. The instrument is excellent for Early Head Start Programs and effective for communicating and collaborating with parents about their children's progress. Includes scoring sheets appropriate for summarizing results 3 times each year. Kit includes materials necessary for assessing 20 children. Additional manuals and scoring books available. Contents may vary.
E-LAP™ Scoring Booklets - 20 - English
Item: 16296
Status: In Stock
$22.95
To be used in conjunction with the E-LAP™ kit. Scoring sheets are appropriate for training a child's progress three times a year. Set of 20.
Children's Books That Promote Resilience - Set of 14
Item: 46793
Status: In Stock
$160.95
3 years & up. Help children build resilience, confidence, and healthy social-emotional skills with Children's Books That Promote Resilience - Set of 14. Designed for ages 3 and up, this classroom book collection introduces relatable stories that support conversations about feelings, perseverance, self-control, problem-solving, and positive relationships. Use these books during read-alouds, SEL lessons, quiet reading, or small group discussions to help children recognize strengths, manage challenges, and develop the protective factors they need to thrive.
All About the ECERS-3™ - Paperback
Item: 33002
Status: In Stock
$89.95
The Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale®, a staple of early childhood programs, has been updated! Use All About the ECERS-3™ to answer your questions about the third edition of this comprehensive assessment tool. It is organized to match the ECERS-3™ by subscale item, and indicator. Each section offers clear explanations of how to interpret each item and indicator on the scale, along with photographs of real-world settings. It will help you use the ECERS-3™ to accurately assess your early learning environment in the areas of cognitive, social-emotional, and physical development, as well as health and safety standards.
All About the ITERS-3™ - Paperback
Item: 37462
Status: In Stock
$89.95
Use All About the ITERS-3 to answer your questions about the third edition of this comprehensive assessment tool. All About the ITERS-3 is organized to match the ITERS-3 by subscale, item, and indicator. Each section offers clear explanations of how to interpret each item and indicator on the scale, along with photographs of real-world settings. All About the ITERS-3 will help you use the ITERS-3 to accurately assess your infant/toddler environment in the areas of space and furnishings, personal care routines, language and books, activities, and interaction, as well as program structure.
Devereux Early Childhood Assessment Clinical - DECA-C - Kit
Item: 98817
Status: In Stock
$149.95
The Devereux Early Childhood Assessment Clinical Form (DECA-C) is designed to be used by early childhood mental health consultants and other mental health professionals with select children, ages 2 through 5, who are already showing significant behavioral concerns. The DECA-C is a 62-item scale that can be completed by either teachers or parents in about 15 minutes. The DECA-C contains all of the strength-based resilience items and scales found on the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment for Preschoolers, 2nd Edition (DECA-P2), but also assesses social and emotional concerns, including: aggression, attention problems, emotional control problems, and withdrawal/depression.
DECA-C Norms Reference Card
Item: 98816
Status: In Stock
$6.95
The Norms Reference Card shows the ratings by teacher on one side and the ratings by parent on the other side for easy comparison. T-scores, Initiative, Self-Control, Attachment, Total Protective Factors, Withdrawal/Depression, Emotional Control Problems, Attention Problems, Aggression, Total Behavioral Concerns and Percentile are the areas reviewed on the card.
DECA-C Manual
Item: 98814
Status: In Stock
$54.95
Authored by Paul A. LeBuffe and Jack A. Naglieri, this manual provides essential information on the development, administration, scoring, interpretations, and utilizations of DECA-C results in assessment, eligibility determinations, intervention planning and outcome evaluation. Chapters: Introduction; Development and Standardization; Psychometric Properties; Administration and Scoring; Interpretation; The Use of the DECA and DECA-C within the Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Model. Copyright 2003 The Devereux Foundation.
E-LAP™ Technical Manual
Item: 96711
Status: In Stock
$9.95
For use with the E-LAP™ kit.
LAP™-D Screens Administration Manuals - Spanish
Item: 94840
Status: In Stock
$52.95
Purchase an extra set of the LAP™-D 3, 4 and 5 year-old screen manuals in Spanish for each teacher in the program. Effective for guiding of teachers quickly through the screening process.
LAP™-D Screens Administration Manuals
Item: 94839
Status: In Stock
$52.95
Purchase an extra set of the LAP™-D 3, 4 and 5 year old screen manuals for each teacher in the program. Effective for guiding teachers quickly through the screening process.
LAP™ Birth to Kindergarten Kit
Item: 94172
Status: In Stock
$499.95
This kit contains a standardized set of materials to facilitate administration of the Learning Accomplishment Profile: Birth to Kindergarten (LAP™ B-K) assessment. A subscription to the Online LAP™ platform is required to administer and score items in the LAP™ B-K assessment.
E-LAP™ Scoring Booklets - 20 - Spanish
Item: 89194
Status: In Stock
$23.95
Spanish version includes a list of materials, instruction for administering individual items, a summary page, an IFSP form, and a profile page. Set of 20.
LAP™ Diamond Pad - Set of 10
Item: 8635
Status: In Stock
$9.95
Set of 10 diamond design cutting pads.
LAP™ Blank Square Pad - Set of 10
Item: 8375
Status: In Stock
$39.95
10 pack of blank square paper pads.
E-LAP™ Administration Manual - 3rd Edition
Item: 8203
Status: In Stock
$17.95
Includes a list of materials, instruction for administering individual items, a summary page, an IFSP form, and a profile page. © 2001
All About the ECERS-R™ Set
Item: 50035
Status: In Stock
$71.95
Save when you purchase the All About the ECERS-R™ and the ECERS-R™ spiral bound.
All About The ECERS-R™ - Book
Item: 46796
Status: In Stock
$49.95
Step by step instruction on how to design a quality day care environment. Should be used side by side with ECERS-R™, the scale used to develop and quantify quality standards in the USA, Canada and abroad. Includes The How, What and Why for each indicator, seven sub-scale items, step-by-step instructions, and over 700 color photos. 441 pages.
Additional Scoring Protocols Preschool Outdoor Environment Measurement Scale - Set of 10
Item: 39503
Status: In Stock
$11.95
Easily evaluate the quality of outdoor environments with this helpful and convenient Additional Scoring Protocols Preschool Outdoor Environment Measurement Scale. This tool is great for use in assessing the quality of early childhood outdoor environments. This POEMS scale can also be used as a design and planning guide for teachers and administrators. Set of 10.
Preschool Outdoor Environment Measurement Scale - POEMS
Item: 39502
Status: In Stock
$24.95
Designed as a self-study, this scale is intended to raise the quality of outdoor children's environments and promote their use in teaching, research, and practice. Includes a user guide, the scale and scoring protocol, reliability and validity information, and a technical assistance manual for program improvement and planning. Addresses environments for children age 3-5 years. (Additional Scoring Protocols sold separately.)