What Is?

The third edition of the proven Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System for Infants and Children, or AEPS-3, helps children in the developmental range from birth to age 6 learn skills and concepts that will improve their own and others’ lives—skills such as walking and talking, playing with others, solving problems, and being more independent.

AEPS-3 gathers information about child skills and abilities to identify important goals and outcomes for your child in eight areas:

• FINE MOTOR (using arms and hands to reach, grasp, use writing tools)
• GROSS MOTOR (balancing, changing position, moving around, playing)
• ADAPTIVE (self-care and safety)
• SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL (interacting with others, expressing and regulating emotions)
• SOCIAL-COMMUNICATION (understanding and using words and sentences to communicate with others)
• COGNITIVE (imitation, solving problems, using reasoning)
• LITERACY (prereading and reading)
• MATH (using numbers)

AEPS-3 is a linked system because its test items connect with teaching content and family materials. This linking pinpoints skills your child needs and then helps your child gain these skills.

The AEPS-3 Test looks at what children do during their daily routines and play so we can effectively:

• Assess your child’s current skills and abilities
• Identify which skills and abilities to work on with your child
• Develop goals and outcomes for IFSPs (individualized family service plans) and IEPs (individualized education programs)
• Plan teaching and intervention aligned with your child’s interests
• Monitor your child’s progress over time

We use information from the test to help choose goals for teaching or intervention and to keep track of your child’s progress. Part of what makes AEPS-3 such a helpful tool is that family involvement and input are key. You are an essential team member.