PICCOLO Technical Report
This technical report provides information on the development and psychometric properties of the observational measure Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO). Read More
Positive preschool behavior: Tools to improve children’s social-emotional skills
Any preschool teacher can tell you that behavior is critical to a positive learning and play environment. Fostering young children's social-emotional development not only smooths out the preschool day for everyone, but also helps children do better later in school and life. Here are 4 tools you can use to make sure your program is implementing best practices, supporting children's social skills, and addressing challenging behaviors. Read More
29 Things Parents Do That Predict School Readiness (Spanish)
Share this handout with Spanish-speaking parents to help predict school-readiness. These 29 activities will help with cognitive skills, vocabulary, literacy skills, and social skills. Read More
PICCOLO At a Glance
Learn the essential facts about The Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO) with this at-a-glance sheet. Find out the areas assessed, age range of children, sample items and more. Read More
PICCOLO: 29 Things Parents Do That Predict School Readiness
This one-sheet is a list of 29 things parents do with their young children, ages 10-47 months, that predict certain outcomes when children are old enough to start kindergarten Read More
Sample items from Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO)
See examples of how parents may display affection, responsiveness, encouragement, and teaching with their young child and how to score them in these sample items from PICCOLO. Read More
Developmental Screening Quiz
Why is developmental screening so important? Find out in this quiz, adapted from Developmental Screening in Your Community: An Integrated Approach for Connecting Children with Services by Diane Bricker, Ph.D., Marisa Macy, Ph.D., Jane Squires, Ph.D., & Kevin Marks, M.D., FAAP. This new guide by the leading developers of ASQ and their colleagues describes how communities can create a low-cost, reliable system for early detection of developmental issues in young children. Read More
AEPS Scoring Conversion Table: Three to Six Years (Cognitive Area)
AEPS Scoring Conversion Tables have been designed to provide a bridge between editions for AEPS users. Programs that assessed and/or evaluated children with the first edition and that subsequently have or would like to assess and/or evaluate the same children with the second edition can use these tables to make a simple and valid comparison of the children’s performances across editions. Read More
Crosswalk for the Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System (AEPS) for Infants and Children, SECOND EDITION
Consult this crosswalk to learn how Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System (AEPS) for Infants and Children, Second Edition (Level I and Level II) can be used in alignment with OSEP Child Outcomes. Read More
AEPSI Child Assessments: Creating a New Child Observation Data Recording Form
This section of the AEPSi Provider Guide explains how to use the Child Assessments page of the AEPS online system. Read More
