Decision Tree for Summary Rating Discussions

Does anyone have concerns about the child’s functioning with regard to the outcome area?

Does the child ever function in ways that would be considered age-appropriate with regard to this outcome?

Does the child use any immediate foundational skills related to this outcome upon which to build age-appropriate functioning across settings and situations?

Is the child’s functioning age-appropriate across all or almost all settings and situations?

To what extent is the child using immediate foundational skills across settings and situations?

To what extent is the child’s functioning age-appropriate across settings and situations?

No (consider rating 1-3)

Yes (consider rating 4-7)

No

Yes

No

Yes

Rating = 1

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Occasional use of immediate foundational skills

Uses immediate foundational skills most or all of the time across settings and situations

Occasional use of age-appropriate skills; more behavior that is not age-appropriate

Uses a mix of age-appropriate and not age-appropriate behaviors and skills across settings and situations

No

Yes

Uses skills that are not yet immediate foundational