Assessments & Evaluations

The CLASS Environment Reference Manual is an essential resource for CLASS® Observers, designed to guide the use of the CLASS Environment tool alongside the CLASS tool during observations. Observers will find considerations for diversity, equity and inclusion, how to use within a CQI system, and more!

The CLASS 2nd Edition: Pre-K - 3rd Observation Field Guide provides the detailed descriptions for each dimension to guide observations and understanding of effective interactions across Pre-K through third-grade settings.

Want to learn to FLIP IT, but can't make it to a training? No problem! Learn to FLIP IT at your own pace and on your own time by choosing the FLIP IT!® Online Course, 2nd Edition. The entire length of the course is approximately 2.5 hours including interaction, reflection, application of skills learned with FLIP IT and a final assessment. Most importantly, this course can be taken module by module and not all in one sitting. Empower yourself and your colleagues by purchasing this course today!… More »

Certified CLASS Observers use specialized score sheets tailored to the CLASS Environment™. Each booklet contains 8 observation sheets, and they are conveniently available in packs of 5 booklets, providing a total of 40 sheets.

Support teachers in intentional planning of activities that promote children's development of literacy skills with this comprehensive kit. Includes robust guidance for planning read-alouds, supporting phonological awareness, building alphabet knowledge and print awareness, and support all children and dual-language learners. This curated collection supports foundational literacy skills, promotes quality teacher-student relationships, and encourages ongoing reflection and growth of teachers' practice.… More »

This Illustration Manual contains Illustrations, Numbers, and Letters 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 with the LAP™ B-K Illustration Manual.

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.

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.)

Pack of 20 LAP™-D Bilingual Scoring booklets.

Set of 30 scoring sheets to be used with LAP™-D Screens Age 5 Scoring Profile. Available in English and Spanish.

LAP™-3 Technical Manual & Technical Report, 3rd Edition © 2004

The long-anticipated new version of the internationally recognized Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale®, ECERS-3™ focuses on the full range of needs of preschool- and kindergarten-aged children. This widely used, comprehensive assessment tool measures both environmental provisions and teacher-child interactions that affect the broad developmental needs of young children, including cognitive, social-emotional, physical, and health and safety. ECERS-3™ also includes Items assessing… More »

Set of 5 Partial Person Pads.

LAP™ Horse Illustration Pad

LAP™-3 Manual, 3rd Edition © 2004

Building on feedback from the field, as well as current research on supporting young children's development and learning, the authors have revised and updated the widely used Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale®. FCCERS-3 is the next-generation assessment tool for use in home-based child care programs for children from infancy through school age (birth to age 12).FCCERS-3 focuses on the full range of needs of the wide age-range of children often found in family child care programs. Further,… More »

Provides clear, easy-to-follow instructions for administering the LAP™-D. Scoring procedures are carefully addressed to ensure accuracy. Also, includes data regarding the norming process, statistical data, and scoring scales. One manual is included with each kit. © 2005

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.

LAP™-3 Illustration Manual

Delineates procedures, materials, and criteria for administering the subscales for each developmental domain of the LAP™-D in order to ensure reliable results. One copy of each manual is included in each LAP™-D kit along with a CD of the Spanish manuals for you to print as needed from your computer. © 2005

A companion 40-page Video Guide and Training Workbook to be used in conjunction with the DVD. A personal copy of the Video Guide and Training Workbook, which may be reproduced for use in the classroom for educational purposes only, is required for each participant.

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… More »

What are the components of high-quality after-school care for children ages 5-12? How can we evaluate these programs? These are the challenges facing caregivers, schools, agencies, and parents as after-school programs proliferate. The School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale®, Updated Edition provides an easy-to-use resource for defining and assessing the quality of both public and private programs caring for school-age children during out-of-school time. This updated, spiral-bound edition is… More »

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 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,… More »