The ASQ:SE-2 Starter Kit includes everything you need to start screening children with ASQ:SE-2: a box of 9 photocopiable paper masters of the questionnaires and scoring sheets, a CD-ROM with printable PDF questionnaires, the ASQ:SE-2 User's Guide, and a free ASQ:SE-2 Quick Start Guide.
What's New in ASQ:SE-2
ASQ:SE-2 questionnaires are better than ever, with helpful new features like:
- New 2 month questionnaire: Reliably screen and start monitoring children as young as 1 month, so critical interventions can start earlier.
- Screen through kindergarten: Now you can screen children from 1–72 months with no gaps, so you can use ASQ:SE-2 through kindergarten and the transition to school.
- New behavior and communication items designed to elicit parent concerns that may point to autism and early communication issues.
- New data and cutoffs: ASQ:SE-2 is based on updated research and a large sample size of more than 14,000 diverse children.
- New monitoring zone that clearly identifies children who are close to the cutoff and should be monitored and rescreened.
- Questionnaire items revised and refined based on user feedback, to help parents provide the best responses.
- Sturdy, convenient new box with a handle for easy portability.
The ASQ:SE-2 Starter Kit is part of the ASQ:SE-2 screening system. ASQ:SE-2 is the NEW edition of the bestselling screener trusted to uncover possible social-emotional issues as early as possible during the crucial first 6 years of life. The 9 age-appropriate ASQ:SE-2 questionnaires effectively screen 7 key developmental areas: self-regulation, compliance, adaptive functioning, autonomy, affect, social-communication, and interaction with people.
Early identification of social-emotional problems is crucial to building a strong foundation to learning. With Ages & Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional, Second Edition (ASQ:SE-2), a highly reliable, parent-completed tool with a deep, exclusive focus on children’s social and emotional development, it’s easier than ever to screen important areas of social-emotional competence, pinpoint behaviors of concern, and identify any need for further assessment or ongoing monitoring.
Benefits
Programs across the country rely on ASQ:SE-2 because it’s:
- highly valid, reliable, and accurate
- cost-effective
- easy to score in just minutes
- researched and tested with an unparalleled sample of diverse children
- a great way to partner with parents and make the most of their expert knowledge