Introduction

• Measuring Child Outcomes in Kansas

Child Outcome Summary Form (COSF) Resources

• Example COSF
• Blank COSF Template (This is a Word document and will download to your desktop.)
• Roles List COSF
• Sources of Information Used on the COSF

Resources for Making and Reporting COSF Ratings

• Instructions for Completing the COSF
• Documenting the Basis for the Rating (This is a Word document and will download to your desktop.)
• Decision Tree for Summary Rating Discussions
• Example COSF Entry and Exit Rating
• Example COSF Speech Only
• Outcome Web System Users Guide PDF (This is a large file and will take several minutes to download.)

Early Childhood Outcomes Crosswalks with Approved Curriculum Based Assessments

• Introduction to Crosswalks
• AEPS for Infants and Toddlers Crosswalk
• AEPS for Preschoolers Crosswalk
• Carolina Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers Crosswalk
• Carolina Curriculum for Preschoolers Crosswalk
• Creative Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers Crosswalk
• Creative Curriculum for Preschoolers Crosswalk
• HELP for Infants and Toddlers Crosswalk
• HELP for Preschoolers Crosswalk
• High/Scope COR for Infants and Toddlers Crosswalk
• High/Scope COR for Preschoolers Crosswalk
• Individual Growth and Development Indicators for Infants and Toddlers Crosswalk
• Work Sampling System Crosswalk

Back to the top

Curriculum Based Assessment Information & Resources

• Curriculum-Based Assessments Matrix
• Kansas Approved Curriculum-Based Assessments Tools

Frequently Asked Questions

• FAQ’s 3/06
• FAQ’s 9/06
• FAQ’s 10/06

Other Resources

• ECO PowerPoint 5/07 (This will download to your desktop)
• ECO PowerPoint 5/07 as a PDF (This is a large file and may take several minutes to download.)
• ECO PowerPoint 5/07 With Notes as a PDF (This is a large file and may take several minutes to download.)
• ECO PowerPoint 2/08 (This will download to your desktop.)
• ECO PowerPoint 2/08 as a PDF (This is a large file and may take several minutes to download.)
• Timelines for Reporting Child Outcome Data to OSEP
• Bibliography
• The KSELD Standards and OSEP Early Childhood Outcomes Aligned
• Eleven short videos outlining the Process for Outcomes Rating
  • Introduction (video clip)
  • Introduction (text only PDF of the video clip)
  • Documenting Moves Between Organizations (video clip)
  • Documenting Moves Between Organizations (text only PDF of the video clip)
  • Challenges of Rating COSF Data (video clip)
  • Challenges of Rating COSF Data (text only PDF of the video clip)
  • Making Team Ratings (video clip)
  • Making Team Ratings (text only PDF of the video clip)
  • Part B and Part C Collaboration (video clip)
  • Part B and Part C Collaboration (text only PDF of the video clip)
  • Supporting Evidence Used (video clip)
  • Supporting Evidence Used (text only PDF of the video clip)
  • Challenge of Completing Exit COSF Ratings (video clip)
  • Challenge of Completing Exit COSF Ratings (text only PDF of the video clip)
  • Timelines (video clip)
  • Timelines (text only PDF of the video clip)
  • Functional Outcomes (video clip)
  • Functional Outcomes (text only PDF of the video clip)
  • Immediate Foundational Skills (video clip)
  • Immediate Foundational Skills (text only PDF of the video clip)
  • Determine Rating (video clip)
  • Determine Rating (text only PDF of the video clip)

Back to the top

Links

• Early Childhood Outcomes Center
• Alaska Child Outcomes Summary Process Training Resources (See training videos.)
  

Birth to Three (Part C)

• Assessment, Evaluation and Programming System (AEPS) for Infants and Children, Second Edition Volumes 1-4, (2002)
• Carolina Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs, Third Edition, (2004)
• The Creative Curriculum for Infants Toddlers and Twos, Second Edition, (2006)
• Inside HELP, (2006)
• High/Scope Child Observation Record for Infants and Toddlers, (2002)
• Individual Growth and Development Indicators for Infants and Toddlers, (2002)
• Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment and Intervention, Second Edition, (2008)

Three to Five (Part B)

• Assessment, Evaluation and Programming System (AEPS) for Infants and Children, Second Edition Volumes 1-4, (2002)
• Carolina Curriculum for Preschoolers with Special Needs, Second Edition, (2004)
• The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, Fourth Edition, (2002)
  
• Hawaii Early Learning for Preschoolers Assessment and Curriculum Guide, (1999)
  
• High/Scope Preschool Child Observation Record, Second Edition (2003)
• Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment and Intervention, Second Edition, (2008)
• Work Sampling, Fourth Edition, (2001)

Contacts

For more information, contact: Margy Hornback at the Early Childhood Leadership Project at margh@ku.edu or Carolyn Nelson at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment at cnelson@kdhe.state.ks.us.

For current training related to this topic click here: Training & Calendar.

About PDFs

A PDF is a file format allowing files to be viewed and printed from any computer regardless of platform, applications or fonts available. To do this, download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat and install it on your computer.

You can download Acrobat Reader here.

Back to the top

Go back to the Technical Assistance Page