What is the best way to screen English language learners? Should they be screened in English or should teachers translate the questionnaire into the child's home language?
Because you want the optimal performance from the child, if a child has difficulty understanding English, you should use his or her native language if possible. ASQ-3 measures all developmental domains and is not designed as an measurement of English skills. So, for the 42 month questionnaire, item 1 in Fine Motor me…
How do I get more information about ASQ-3 and/or ASQ:SE-2 usage and rights and permissions?
If your question is not answered by the information provided in the Rights & Permissions section of the ASQ Knowledge Base, please email your inquiry to Brookes Publishing’s Subsidiary Rights Department at [email protected] . E-mails are answered as quickly as possible. However, due to the volume of inqui…
I am a new director at a child care center, and I am interested in screening all of our children. Would it be best for me to complete the ASQ questionnaires or would it be best for the teachers of the children to complete them?
ASQ was developed and validated as a parent-completed tool, and it is recommended that parents complete the questionnaire. However, a caregiver or teacher who spends at least 20 hours a week with the child may also complete the questionnaires. It is important that the person completing the questionnaire is familiar w…
How can screening data for the ASQ-3 translations (Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, and French) be entered into ASQ Online?
The translations commercially available from Brookes all work just like English and Spanish questionnaires in ASQ Online. The CD-ROMs have keycodes that unlock the translated questionnaires for entering results, printing, and setting up Family Access pages. Keycodes were not included on the initial printings of ASQ-3…
For a research study, I am recruiting parents of children under 5 years of age to complete the ASQ:SE-2. Since the tool has multiple age intervals with differing numbers of items, how can I compare ASQ:SE-2 scores for all children in that study?
Because there are different numbers of items on each age interval (and thus varying score ranges), you can compute an average item score for each child and compare those average scores. The average item score is calculated by dividing the total score by the number of scored items on that interval. The chart on page 3…
How does ASQ:SE-2 involve parents?
ASQ:SE-2 relies on parents to observe their child and to complete the simple questionnaires about their child’s abilities. Having parents complete the social-emotional questionnaires is not only cost-effective, but also enhances the accuracy of screening by tapping into parents’ in-depth knowledge about their childre…
Is training for ASQ:SE-2 available?
Yes, training DVDs, on-site workshops through Brookes On Location, and annual training seminars are available. Learn more .
Are ASQ:SE-2 questionnaires easy to use?
ASQ:SE-2 questionnaires are written at a 4th- to 6th-grade reading level and illustrated for ease of understanding. Each questionnaire comes with: easy instructions an information sheet for identification an information summary sheet for scoring and general comments
Are separate score provided for each of the 7 areas covered by ASQ:SE-2 (self regulation, compliance, social-communication, adaptive functioning, autonomy, affect, and interaction with people)?
ASQ:SE-2 provides a single, cumulative score; there are not individual scores for each of the areas covered by the screening tool. However, you may find this chart that shows which individual questions fall into which behavioral areas helpful when reviewing ASQ:SE-2 scores.
What is included in the ASQ:SE-2 User’s Guide?
The ASQ:SE-2 User’s Guide gives professionals explicit guidance on every step of the ASQ:SE-2 process, providing detailed information on everything from parent enrollment to scoring. Helpful appendices provide samples of all important forms and letters in English and Spanish, supplemental activity sheets for paren…
