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Electronic version of the VB-MAPP that allows for sharing between team members, has immediate access to scoring, automates the filling in of the grids, provides “how to” videos and generates an amazing progress report. Saves an immense amount of time and helps ensure the assessment is done correctly and efficiently.
At VB-MAPP App, we’re proud to work closely with Dr. Mark Sundberg, the creator of the VB-MAPP assessment, to bring you the only certified author approved app. Our team collaborated with Dr. Sundberg to ensure the app meets his exacting standards for accuracy and effectiveness. We also continue to work with him to incorporate any updates or changes to the assessment. This ensures that our app is always up-to-date and reliable for professionals in the field. Trust the expertise of Dr. Sundberg and our team to provide you with the best tool for conducting the VB-MAPP assessment.
The Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP) is an assessment tool used with individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and other language delays (Sundberg 2008).
Share results across devices with all team members. Give team members access just to their assigned learners. Allow caregivers to access their child’s progress. All either edit access or view-only access.
A comprehensive assessment tool that can be accessed and completed on any device
User-friendly interface and controls that are optimized for use even on a mobile phone
Resources for assessing, including an assessment companion for each learner to assist with collecting information on known skills
Data automatically shared across devices and team members
The electronic version of the VB-MAPP saves an immense amount of time and helps ensure the assessment is done correctly and efficiently.
A comprehensive assessment tool that can be accessed and completed on a mobile phone, tablet or any device with a web browser. User-friendly interface and controls that are optimized for use regardless of language spoken. The assessment is currently available in English, Spanish, French and Brazilian Portuguese. More languages coming including Arabic, Turkish, Japanese, and Hebrew.
THE MILESTONE ASSESSMENT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE LEVELS AND IS A DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT THAT MIRRORS A NEURO-TYPICAL CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO LANGUAGE AND OTHER IMPORTANT SKILLS SUCH AS GROUP, SOCIAL AND PRE-ACADEMIC SKILLS. THE ASSESSMENT LOOKS AT THE STUDENT’S ACQUISITION OF VERBAL AND SOCIAL SKILLS. ONCE A MILESTONE ASSESSMENT IS COMPLETE IT PROVIDES A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF A CHILD’S SKILLS IN RELATION TO HIS/HER VERBAL BEHAVIOR AS WELL AS OTHER IMPORTANT SKILLS, AND CAN BE USED TO GUIDE STAFF TO DEVELOP A TEACHING PROGRAM THAT BENEFITS THE LEARNER.
THE BARRIERS ASSESSMENT ACCOMPANIES THE MILESTONES ASSESSMENT. USING A LIKERT SCALE, USERS ASSESS 24 LANGUAGE AND LEARNING BARRIERS THAT MAY BE PREVENTING A STUDENT OF ANY AGE FROM MAKING PROGRESS. THE BARRIERS ASSESSMENT USES INFORMATION FROM THE STUDENT’S MILESTONES ASSESSMENT TO ASSESS LANGUAGE BARRIERS, AS WELL AS EVALUATING LEARNING BARRIERS SUCH AS PROMPT DEPENDENCY, SCROLLING, BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS, SENSORY DEFENSIVENESS. THE GOAL OF EACH ASSESSMENT IS TO REDUCE THOSE BARRIERS TO LEARNING WHILE INCREASING SKILL ACQUISITION.
THE TRANSITION ASSESSMENT IS A TOOL THAT CAN ASSIST THE IEP TEAM IN MAKING TRANSITIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL PLACEMENT DECISIONS FOR A STUDENT. IT USES OBJECTIVE MEASURES SUCH AS THE LEARNER’S OVERALL MILESTONE ASSESSMENT SCORE AND BARRIERS SCORES, AS WELL AS PARTICULAR SKILL AREA SCORES THAT ARE POSSIBLY IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER WHEN MOVING A LEARNER TO A LESSER RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT. IT ALSO EVALUATES AT LEARNING PATTERNS AND SELF HELP, SPONTANEITY AND SELF DIRECTION SKILLS AS WELL AS LOOKING AT THOSE VB-MAPP SCORES AND ACADEMIC INDEPENDENCE. THE APP AUTOMATICALLY SCORES ALL TRANSITION QUESTIONS THAT ARE BASED ON SCORES FROM THE MILESTONES AND BARRIERS ASSESSMENTS, MAKING IT TIME EFFICIENT FOR THE USER.
THE EARLY ECHOIC SKILLS ASSESSMENT (EESA) WAS DEVELOPED BY DR. BARBARA ESCH, SLP-CCC, BCBA-D. THIS SUB-ASSESSMENT EVALUATES THE STUDENT’S ABILITY TO REPEAT A SPEECH MODEL. IT SAMPLES THIS ECHOIC REPERTOIRE THROUGH SPEECH PHONEMES, SYLLABLE COMBINATIONS, AND INTONATION PATTERNS THAT ARE TYPICALLY ACQUIRED BETWEEN BIRTH AND 30 MONTHS. THE APP AUTOMATICALLY TAKES THE SCORE OF THE EESA ASSESSMENT AND POPULATES THE ECHOIC MILESTONE SKILL AREA WITH THE CORRECTLY CALCULATED VALUES, AS THE EESA DOES NOT HAVE ITS OWN SCORING GRID BUT RATHER INTERFACES WITH THE MILESTONES ASSESSMENT IN THE ECHOIC DOMAIN. THIS TIME-SAVING BENEFIT OF THE APP WILL BE ENJOYED BY SLPS AND THE LEARNER’S ENTIRE TEAM.
THE TASK ANALYSIS OR SUPPORTING SKILLS LIST CONTAINS 900 SUPPORTING SKILLS FOR THE 14 OUT OF THE 16 SKILLS AREAS IN THE MILESTONE ASSESSMENT. THESE ARE SKILLS THAT ARE OFTEN SEEN IN TYPICALLY DEVELOPING CHILDREN WHEN THEY REACH CERTAIN MILESTONES. BY REVIEWING THESE LISTS, USERS CAN ASSESS WHETHER THEIR LEARNERS NEED TO DEVELOP THESE REPERTOIRES AS A WAY TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT THE MILESTONE SKILLS, OR TO ENHANCE THOSE MILESTONE SKILLS THEY HAVE ALREADY ACQUIRED. IT’S A USEFUL TOOL TO EVALUATE WHAT OTHER SKILLS ARE DEVELOPING IN TYPICALLY DEVELOPING CHILDREN WHEN MILESTONES ARE BEING ACQUIRED.
The VB-MAPP and Essential for Living apps are educational tools designed for individuals with developmental disabilities, including autism and related disorders. The VB-MAPP app features assessments and skill-building activities to help individuals learn language and social skills, while the Essential for Living app is a comprehensive tool that helps individuals learn daily living skills, such as communication, self-care, and social skills.
Our VB-MAPP and EFL apps offer several advantages over the traditional print books. With our apps, users can access all of the same content in a more interactive and engaging format. The apps also feature automated reporting and scoring, eliminating manual and time-consuming tasks. The information is easily accessible at the moment it's needed, without the need to search through pages. The apps include progress reports and video examples that help guide users through each step. Additionally, video assessments demonstrate how to conduct assessments, providing hands-on learning opportunities. Our apps also offer the ability to share access with others, enabling collaboration with unlimited team members at no additional cost. This makes our apps a convenient and cost-effective solution for all your assessments needs.
The VB-MAPP and Essential for Living apps can be incredibly beneficial for a wide range of individuals including parents, clinicians, practitioners, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, para-educators, and classroom support staff. These apps offer several key benefits including time-saving, the ability to share information with others, and the generation of progress reports. These features make the apps an essential tool for anyone working with children who need support in their development. With video examples and assessments integrated into every step, these apps provide a comprehensive and convenient resource for improving the lives of learners. Additionally, the ability to collaborate with an unlimited number of team members at no cost makes the apps an even more powerful tool for supporting learners and their families.
To access the VB-MAPP and Essential for Living apps, you can follow these simple steps:
THE MILESTONE ASSESSMENT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE LEVELS AND IS A DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT THAT MIRRORS A NEURO-TYPICAL CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO LANGUAGE AND OTHER IMPORTANT SKILLS SUCH AS GROUP, SOCIAL AND PRE-ACADEMIC SKILLS. THE ASSESSMENT LOOKS AT THE STUDENT’S ACQUISITION OF VERBAL AND SOCIAL SKILLS. ONCE A MILESTONE ASSESSMENT IS COMPLETE IT PROVIDES A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF A CHILD’S SKILLS IN RELATION TO HIS/HER VERBAL BEHAVIOR AS WELL AS OTHER IMPORTANT SKILLS, AND CAN BE USED TO GUIDE STAFF TO DEVELOP A TEACHING PROGRAM THAT BENEFITS THE LEARNER.
THE BARRIERS ASSESSMENT ACCOMPANIES THE MILESTONES ASSESSMENT. USING A LIKERT SCALE, USERS ASSESS 24 LANGUAGE AND LEARNING BARRIERS THAT MAY BE PREVENTING A STUDENT OF ANY AGE FROM MAKING PROGRESS. THE BARRIERS ASSESSMENT USES INFORMATION FROM THE STUDENT’S MILESTONES ASSESSMENT TO ASSESS LANGUAGE BARRIERS, AS WELL AS EVALUATING LEARNING BARRIERS SUCH AS PROMPT DEPENDENCY, SCROLLING, BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS, SENSORY DEFENSIVENESS. THE GOAL OF EACH ASSESSMENT IS TO REDUCE THOSE BARRIERS TO LEARNING WHILE INCREASING SKILL ACQUISITION.
THE TRANSITION ASSESSMENT IS A TOOL THAT CAN ASSIST THE IEP TEAM IN MAKING TRANSITIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL PLACEMENT DECISIONS FOR A STUDENT. IT USES OBJECTIVE MEASURES SUCH AS THE LEARNER’S OVERALL MILESTONE ASSESSMENT SCORE AND BARRIERS SCORES, AS WELL AS PARTICULAR SKILL AREA SCORES THAT ARE POSSIBLY IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER WHEN MOVING A LEARNER TO A LESSER RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT. IT ALSO EVALUATES AT LEARNING PATTERNS AND SELF HELP, SPONTANEITY AND SELF DIRECTION SKILLS AS WELL AS LOOKING AT THOSE VB-MAPP SCORES AND ACADEMIC INDEPENDENCE. THE APP AUTOMATICALLY SCORES ALL TRANSITION QUESTIONS THAT ARE BASED ON SCORES FROM THE MILESTONES AND BARRIERS ASSESSMENTS, MAKING IT TIME EFFICIENT FOR THE USER.
THE EARLY ECHOIC SKILLS ASSESSMENT (EESA) WAS DEVELOPED BY DR. BARBARA ESCH, SLP-CCC, BCBA-D. THIS SUB-ASSESSMENT EVALUATES THE STUDENT’S ABILITY TO REPEAT A SPEECH MODEL. IT SAMPLES THIS ECHOIC REPERTOIRE THROUGH SPEECH PHONEMES, SYLLABLE COMBINATIONS, AND INTONATION PATTERNS THAT ARE TYPICALLY ACQUIRED BETWEEN BIRTH AND 30 MONTHS. THE APP AUTOMATICALLY TAKES THE SCORE OF THE EESA ASSESSMENT AND POPULATES THE ECHOIC MILESTONE SKILL AREA WITH THE CORRECTLY CALCULATED VALUES, AS THE EESA DOES NOT HAVE ITS OWN SCORING GRID BUT RATHER INTERFACES WITH THE MILESTONES ASSESSMENT IN THE ECHOIC DOMAIN. THIS TIME-SAVING BENEFIT OF THE APP WILL BE ENJOYED BY SLPS AND THE LEARNER’S ENTIRE TEAM.
THE TASK ANALYSIS OR SUPPORTING SKILLS LIST CONTAINS 900 SUPPORTING SKILLS FOR THE 14 OUT OF THE 16 SKILLS AREAS IN THE MILESTONE ASSESSMENT. THESE ARE SKILLS THAT ARE OFTEN SEEN IN TYPICALLY DEVELOPING CHILDREN WHEN THEY REACH CERTAIN MILESTONES. BY REVIEWING THESE LISTS, USERS CAN ASSESS WHETHER THEIR LEARNERS NEED TO DEVELOP THESE REPERTOIRES AS A WAY TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT THE MILESTONE SKILLS, OR TO ENHANCE THOSE MILESTONE SKILLS THEY HAVE ALREADY ACQUIRED. IT’S A USEFUL TOOL TO EVALUATE WHAT OTHER SKILLS ARE DEVELOPING IN TYPICALLY DEVELOPING CHILDREN WHEN MILESTONES ARE BEING ACQUIRED.
The VB-MAPP and Essential for Living apps are educational tools designed for individuals with developmental disabilities, including autism and related disorders. The VB-MAPP app features assessments and skill-building activities to help individuals learn language and social skills, while the Essential for Living app is a comprehensive tool that helps individuals learn daily living skills, such as communication, self-care, and social skills.
Our VB-MAPP and EFL apps offer several advantages over the traditional print books. With our apps, users can access all of the same content in a more interactive and engaging format. The apps also feature automated reporting and scoring, eliminating manual and time-consuming tasks. The information is easily accessible at the moment it's needed, without the need to search through pages. The apps include progress reports and video examples that help guide users through each step. Additionally, video assessments demonstrate how to conduct assessments, providing hands-on learning opportunities. Our apps also offer the ability to share access with others, enabling collaboration with unlimited team members at no additional cost. This makes our apps a convenient and cost-effective solution for all your assessments needs.
The VB-MAPP and Essential for Living apps can be incredibly beneficial for a wide range of individuals including parents, clinicians, practitioners, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, para-educators, and classroom support staff. These apps offer several key benefits including time-saving, the ability to share information with others, and the generation of progress reports. These features make the apps an essential tool for anyone working with children who need support in their development. With video examples and assessments integrated into every step, these apps provide a comprehensive and convenient resource for improving the lives of learners. Additionally, the ability to collaborate with an unlimited number of team members at no cost makes the apps an even more powerful tool for supporting learners and their families.
To access the VB-MAPP and Essential for Living apps, you can follow these simple steps:
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