AEPS-3 supports placement of children in inclusive environments and fosters collaboration among teachers, specialists, family members, and other caregivers. 

Caregiver and family input and participation are important to assessment, goal/outcome selection, teaching/intervention, and progress monitoring of young children. Caregiver involvement greatly enhances the likelihood of successful outcomes for children and their families. AEPS-3 offers family handouts and forms to support work with families, including three tools for gathering input from and sharing information with families: Family Report, FACS, and Child Progress Record. The family support materials are available in English and Spanish and can be found in AEPSi and on the Forms USB. 

Before Assessment

• AEPS-3 Family Materials Family Handout
   This family-friendly handout introduces the three family forms in the AEPS-3 system.
• 8 AEPS-3 Developmental Areas Family Handout
   Share this colorful handout with families to explain the developmental areas of AEPS-3.
• What is AEPS-3? Family Handout
   Designed to be shared with families, this friendly handout provides a brief overview of AEPS-3.

During the Assessment

• The Family Report is a critical part of the system because it provides a formal mechanism to obtain important information about the child from parents or other caregivers.
• The FACS (Family Assessment of Child Skills) offers a second formal mechanism to gather important information about the child from parents or other caregivers. Its purpose is to collect detailed input about a child’s developmental skills as assessed by a familiar adult. FACS items parallel the AEPS-3 Test’s developmental content and are written in user-friendly language that most caregivers can understand. The easy-to-answer questions about a child’s skills are organized within the same developmental areas as AEPS-3: Fine Motor, Gross Motor, Adaptive, Social-Emotional, Social-Communication, Cognitive, Literacy, and Math.

After the Assessment

• The AEPS-3 Child Progress Record displays initial assessment and subsequent progress monitoring information in a family-friendly way, with an accessible visual format that families and team members alike appreciate. The items on the Child Progress Record parallel those on the AEPS-3 Test.