| 1 | Relative to same age peers, this child’s functioning might be described as that of a much younger child. | Relative to same age peers, this child’s functioning might be described as that of a much younger child. He/she shows some early skills but not yet any immediate foundational or age expected skills. | |
| 2 | Relative to same age peers, this child is showing some emerging or immediate foundational skills upon which to build. | Relative to same age peers, this child is showing some emerging or immediate foundational skills upon which to build. | |
| 3 | Relative to same age peers, this child is not yet using skills expected of his/her age but does use many important and immediate foundational skills upon which to build. | Relative to same age peers, this child is not yet using skills expected of his/her age but does use many important and immediate foundational skills upon which to build. | |
| 4 | Relative to same age peers, this child shows occasional use of some age expected skills, but more of his/her skills are not yet age expected. | Relative to same age peers, this child shows occasional use of some age expected skills, but more of his/her skills are not yet age expected. | |
| 5 | Relative to same age peers, this child shows many age expected skills, but also shows some functioning that might be described like that of a slightly younger child. | Relative to same age peers, this child shows many age expected skills, but also shows some functioning that might be described like that of a slightly younger child. | |
| 6 | Relative to same age peers, this child has the skills we would expect for a child his/her age; however there are concerns that he/she may be on the border of not keeping up with same age peers | Relative to same age peers, this child has the skills we would expect for a child his/her age; however there are concerns that he/she may be on the border of not keeping up with same age peers | |
| 7 | Relative to same age peers, this child has all the skills we would expect for a child his/her age. | Relative to same age peers, this child has all the skills we would expect for a child his/her age. | |