Child Outcomes Summary (COS)

"The Child Outcomes Summary (COS) process is a team process for summarizing information on a child’s functioning in each of the three child outcome areas using a 7-point scale. With the COS process, a team of individuals who are familiar with a child (including parents) can consider multiple sources of information about his/her functioning, including parent/provider observation and results from direct assessment. Additionally, the COS process allows early childhood special education programs to synthesize information about children across different assessment tools to produce data that can be summarized across programs in the state, as well as across states for a national picture." - http://ectacenter.org

Child Outcomes Quick Reference Guide

Decision Tree

Definitions Outcome Ratings

Crosswalks

Training Resources