Hawthorne Educational Services

The Preschool Evaluation Scale-Second Edition (PES-2) was developed to provide educators, diagnosticians, pediatricians, and psychologists with a measure of child development from 0 through 72 months of age. The PES-2 may be used to contribute to the early identification of students with developmental delays for the purpose of implementing an intervention plan for remediation. The PES-2 is based on the most commonly recognized domains of child development identified in the federal definition of developmental delays (PL 99-457). Each subscale is associated with one of the developmental domains: Large Muscle Skills, Small Muscle Skills, Cognitive Thinking, Expressive Language Skills, Social/Emotional, and Self-Help Skills.
Internal consistency, test-retest, and inter-rater reliability; item analysis; and content, criterion-related, diagnostic, and construct validity are documented and reported for the scale.
The PES-2 is completed by a child-care professional in the childs home or while other screening activities are taking place. The PES-2 can be completed without requiring additional time on the part of screening or diagnostic personnel. For early and efficiently gained developmental information, the PES-2 is a must for all preschool screening. Converting raw scores to standard scores is a clerical activity and involves no more than a few minutes per subscale.

Hawthorne Educational Services, located in Columbia, Missouri, was incorporated in 1984. Hawthorne develops, publishes, and markets educational materials to public and private schools. These materials are primarily in the areas of assessment and intervention for special needs students.

Child Ages:

6 weeks - 6 years

Licenses & Accreditations:

State of Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Preschool:

Yes