Virtual: Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO) COS Process: ECTA Modules Facilitation
The Child Outcome Summary (COS) process is a team decision-making process involving discussion about the child's functioning across settings and situations by those who know the child best, such as family members and practitioners. The COS process provides a consistent way for teams to rate a child's functioning relative to age-expected behavior at a specific point in time..
Join the ESC-20 Early Childhood Special Education consultatnts as we facilitate the completion of the online modules. Opportunities for collaboration and coaching throughout the session will be provided.
These online modules provide foundational knowledge about the Child Outcome Summary (COS) process and the practices that contribute to consistent and meaningful COS decision-making. Over the course of eight sessions, participants learn about:
- why child outcomes data are collected;
- the key features of the COS process;
- the essential knowledge needed to complete the COS process;
- how the three child outcomes are measured through the process;
- how to identify accurate COS ratings using a team-based process;
- the importance of comparing children's current functional performance to age-expected functioning;
- when and how to measure progress in the three child outcome areas; and
- how to document ratings and evidence to support those ratings in COS documentation.