Milestones Section Workflow

This article is an overview of the Milestones section. It assesses 170 milestones balanced across 3 levels of typical development (0-18 months; 18-30 months; and 30-48 months). The milestones are qualifiable and measurable and can be used to document baseline and learning, or used for outcome research. The milestones cover 16 key domains.

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Overview - Access Level

1. Click the assessment date link on the main VB-MAPP page. The assessment opens.
   

   NOTE: click the information icon  at the top of the assessment to access the official VB-MAPP guide for Milestones.

   
   
   

2. Milestones is the first section on the left side of the screen. Click the Begin button to begin scoring the section or the Resume button to continue scoring an assessment in progress.
   
   
   
   
   
3. There are 16 Milestone domains which are presented in developmental sequence: Mands, Tacts, Listener, VP/MTS, Play, Social, Reading, Writing, Imitation, Echoic, LRFFC, IV, Group, Linguistics, Math, Vocal.
   See Chapter 2 > Conducting the Assessment in the VB-MAPP Guide to learn more about the 16 domains. 
   

   NOTE: The scores for the Echoic section are automatically populated when the user scores the EESA assessment. You can also manually update the scores for the Echoic section.

   
   
   

4. Each domain is scored according to three color-coded question levels. Level one is orange, level two is green, and level three is blue.
   
   • See Chapter 3 > Mand - Level 1 in the VB-MAPP Guide to learn more about this level.
     
     
     
   • See Chapter 4 > Mand - Level 2  in the VB-MAPP Guide to learn more about this level.
     
     
     
   • See Chapter 5 > Mand - Level 3 in the VB-MAPP Guide to learn more about this level.
     
     
     
5. Each level shows the total score populated for that level, which is based on how many points have been entered for each level. All of a level's total scores are added together for each domain to get an overall milestones score. Assessments are numbered in the grid (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.) and are based on the order they were entered on the main VB-MAPP table. For example, the total score for the 2nd assessment for level 1 here is then added into the overall milestones score here, which is the 2nd assessment entered on the main table in the second screenshot. When you open an assessment from the table it automatically opens that assessment.
   
   
   

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Measurement Tabs

Each measurement has six tabs: scoring, objective, materials, examples, notes, and knowns.

If you need more info Click each tab to see specific information.

1. Scoring - point breakdown and explanation for scoring the measurement. 
   Possible points - 0 Points, 1/2 Points, 1 Point 
   
   
   
2. Objective - the objective of the measurement
   
3. Materials - suggested materials to use for scoring the measurement
   
   
   
4. Examples - examples of appropriate responses for the measurement
   
5. Notes - add notes to describe important information. 
   Click here for more information on Assessment Notes. 
   
   
   
6. Knowns - list already mastered known targets pertaining to that measurement for the student
   Click here for more information about managing Milestone Knowns.
   

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Navigation - Scoring

See Chapter 2 > Methods of Measurement & Scoring the VB-MAPP Milestones Assessment Forms in the VB-MAPP Guide to learn more about scoring the milestones section.

NOTE: After scoring all measurements for a domain, a green check mark appears letting you know all measurements have been scored.

1. Point value scoring options for each measurement are 0 points, 1/2 point, and 1 point.
   Score the assessment according to the appropriate criteria for the client.
2. Click the links in the box for each level if you want to score the entire level 0 or score the entire level 1.
   
   

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Master Scoring Form

1. Click the Scores button for the Milestones section or click the calculator icon  for each level.
   See Chapter 2 > Scoring the VB-MAPP Milestones Assessment Forms in the VB-MAPP Guide to learn more about the master scoring form.
2. The Master Scoring Form opens.
3. Information on the form: Assessment number, Date entered, current score, age of client (on testing date), color coding option, Assessor.
   

   NOTE: Use the color coding option to assign a specific color to the assessment score. 

   
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   FROM the Calculator icon - 
   
   

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