COS Basics
This is what COS stands for.
What is Child Outcome Summary?
This outcome focuses on relationships and social skills.
What are positive social-emotional skills?
COS ratings range from this number to this number.
What is 1 to 7?
This is a required source of COS evidence.
What is family input?
These people contribute information to the COS decision.
What is the team, including families/caregivers and service providers?
COS ratings focus on functional skills used during this.
What are everyday routines and activities?
This outcome includes thinking, learning, and communication.
What is acquisition and use of knowledge and skills?
A rating of 7 means the child is functioning like this group.
Who are same-age peers without disabilities?
COS should reflect how a child functions in these settings.
What are natural environments?
This person shares how the child functions at home.
Who is the family?
COS is completed at these required times.
What are entry, exit, and sometimes at an annual?
This outcome focuses on independence and meeting needs.
What is use of appropriate behaviors to meet needs?
A rating of 1 indicates skills that are this far from age expectations.
What are very early or foundational skills?
True or False: Standardized assessments alone determine COS ratings.
What is False?
COS ratings should be based on this, not opinions.
What is evidence? or data?
This is the number of child outcomes that are rated
What is three?
Following routines and asking for help best align with this outcome.
What is use of appropriate behaviors to meet needs?
Ratings between 3–5 indicate this type of functioning.
What is a mix of age-expected and emerging skills?
Observations during routines like snack and play are examples of this type of data.
What is functional evidence?
No single team member should do this alone.
What is determine the COS rating?
We compare children to their...
What are same-age peers?
Playing with peers and managing emotions aligns with this outcome.
What are positive social-emotional skills?
COS ratings should be based on trends over time, not just this.
What is a single observation or test score?
The most important question when reviewing evidence is “Can the child do this across...”
What is across settings and situations?
The goal of COS discussion is to reach an accurate rating based on this type of skills.
What are functional skills?