Definitions for ECO Ratings Child demonstrates functioning as expected for his or her age in all or almost all everyday Completely situations that are part of the child’s life. Functioning is considered appropriate for his or her means: 7 age. No one has any concerns about the child’s functioning in this outcome area. Child’s functioning generally is considered for his or her age but there are appropriate some Appropriate significant concerns about the child’s functioning in this outcome area. These concerns are Age 6 substantial enough to suggest monitoring or possible additional support. Although age-appropriate, the functioning may border on not keeping pace with age expectations Overall Child is functioning as expected for his or her age some of the time and/or in some settings Somewhat and situations. Child’s functioning is a mix of age-appropriate and not age-appropriate means: 5 behaviors and skills. Child’s functioning might be described as like that of a slightly younger child. Child shows occasional age-appropriate functioning across settings and situations. More 4 functioning is not age-appropriate than age-appropriate. Child does not yet show functioning expected of a child of his or her age in any situation. Nearly Child uses immediate foundational skills, most or all of the time, across settings and means: 3 situations. Immediate foundational skills are the skills upon which to build age-appropriate Appropriate functioning. Functioning might be described as like that of a younger child. Age Child occasionally uses immediate foundational skills across settings and situations. More Not 2 functioning reflects skills that are not immediate foundational than are immediate foundational. 1 Child does not yet show functioning expected of a child his or her age in any situation. Overall Not yet Child’s functioning does not yet include immediate foundational skills upon which to build means: age-appropriate functioning. Child functioning reflects skills that developmentally come before immediate foundational skills. Child’s functioning might be described as like that of a much younger child. Immediate Foundational Skills are earlier skills and behaviors that serve as a foundation and are conceptually linked to the later skills. Later skills build on these immediate foundational skills in predictable ways. Teachers and therapists typically use the earlier skills to help children move to the next higher level of development. For example, children play along-side one another before they interact in play.
Definitions for ECO Ratings Overall Age Appropriate Completely means: 7 Child demonstrates functioning as expected for his or her age in all or almost all everyday situations that are part of the child’s life. Functioning is considered appropriate for his or her age. No one has any concerns about the child’s functioning in this outcome area. 6 Child’s functioning generally is considered appropriate for his or her age but there are some significant concerns about the child’s functioning in this outcome area. These concerns are substantial enough to suggest monitoring or possible additional support. Although age-appropriate, the functioning may border on not keeping pace with age expectations Overall Not Age Appropriate Somewhat means: 5 Child is functioning as expected for his or her age some of the time and/or in some settings and situations. Child’s functioning is a mix of age-appropriate and not age-appropriate behaviors and skills. Child’s functioning might be described as like that of a slightly younger child. 4 Child shows occasional age-appropriate functioning across settings and situations. More functioning is not age-appropriate than age-appropriate. Nearly means: 3 Child does not yet show functioning expected of a child of his or her age in any situation. Child uses immediate foundational skills, most or all of the time, across settings and situations. Immediate foundational skills are the skills upon which to build age-appropriate functioning. Functioning might be described as like that of a younger child. 2 Child occasionally uses immediate foundational skills across settings and situations. More functioning reflects skills that are not immediate foundational than are immediate foundational. Not yet means: 1 Child does not yet show functioning expected of a child his or her age in any situation. Child’s functioning does not yet include immediate foundational skills upon which to build age-appropriate functioning. Child functioning reflects skills that developmentally come before immediate foundational skills. Child’s functioning might be described as like that of a much younger child. Immediate Foundational Skills are earlier skills and behaviors that serve as a foundation and are conceptually linked to the later skills. Later skills build on these immediate foundational skills in predictable ways. Teachers and therapists typically use the earlier skills to help children move to the next higher level of development. For example, children play along-side one another before they interact in play.
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