Functional Assessment Checklist For Prog
Functional Assessment Checklist For Prog
Functional Assessment Checklist For Prog
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Vijayolakshmi Myreddi. Ph.D
Jayonthi Naroyan, Ph.D
Shaik Saleem
K. Sumalini
V. Padmo
2004
National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped
Secunderabad - 500 009.
Copyright
ISBN 81 89001 15 9
CONTENTS
Page No.
Foreword
05
Preface
07
Acknowledgement
09
Introduction
03
II.
13
III.
Progress Report
IV.
Appendix-i
67
Appendix-2
69
Appendix-3
71
Appendix-4
73
Appendix-5
77
Appendix-6
Appendix-7
81
Appendix-8
83
Appendix9
85
Appendix- 10
87
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Dr. L. GOVINDA RAO
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FOREWORD
Education is every child's right irrespective of the condition of the child. Even
among the children with disabilities, not withstanding the severity level, it is our moral
obligation to provide "appropriate' education that brings a change in the quality of life
of a child. As per the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995, appropriate Governments
should take measures to ensure that every child with disability has access to free
education in "appropriate environments". Biwako Millennium Framework for action
towards an inclusive, barrier-free and rights-based society for persons with disabilities
in Asia and the Pacific, 2002 expects our country to take action to achieve an inclusive
barrier free and rights based society for persons with disabilities. Hence, it is a statutory
obligation on the part of the Government to see that every child gets education in
appropriate environment. Research evidence indicates that majority of the service
programmes are offered to children with mild and moderate mental retardation and
some of them include children with severe mental retardation. A very small number of
I will feel happy, if feed back on the utility of checklist is given to us with
suggestions, if any, for improvement.
(Dr.L.Govinda Rao)
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Manovikasnagar, Secunderabad - 500 009. Grars : MANOVIKAS Phones (0) 27759267 (A) 27757715
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PREFACE
Education of Children with Profound Mental Retardation has always
been a challenge to educators. In fact, many a times the Schools refuse to
offer services to children with profound mental retardation as they do not
have proper technology to teach them. We all know that they have a very
limited ability to understand and learn skills when compared to children
with other categories of mental retardation. Apart from mental retardation,
often children with profound mental retardation have other associated
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loss apart from mental retardation. The associated problems along with
the severe deficits in developmental areas present a picture that children
with profound mental retardation are not capable of learning anything.
However, research studies on teaching and training of children with profound
mental retardation in deficit skills indicated that, they too are capable of
learning basic skills when systematic planning and intervention strategies
are applied.
Programming (FACP). The items covered in these checklists are for children
with mental retardation with higher abilities. However, FACP has a checklist
for care group but the items covered are very limited.
was developed which becomes the basic curriculum for children with
profound mental retardation in class rooms. Intervention methods for each
item in the checklist are prepared for use of trainers.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHECKLIST (FACP-PMR)
Split-half Reliability
The checklist was sent to 13 Special Schools who are offering services
:o persons with profound mental retardation for field testing. The special
:eachers used the checklist for assessing persons with profound mental
etardation. The details are given below.
4
City
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
No. of
Schools
Hyderabad
Hooghly
Kolkatta
Kurnool
Mumbai
Nizamabad
New Delhi
Samalkot
Secunderabad
Total
Age
Sex
Group
Male
Female
9. 11
11-30
10
13
4
0
3
5
Total
3
10
17
4
9
3 - 21
3 - 11
3- 13
3 - 17
4
6
5
3- 14
10
5 . 20
3 21
14
3
4
10
3 - 30
65
21
86
10
18
Split half reliability was done to see the internal consistency of the
items of the respondents. The reliability coefficient of the FACP-PMR was
found to be 0.99. Item analysis was done with the received responses to
finalize the items in the checklist. Six items were found not significant
which were deleted. The total number of items in the checklist after deleting
the non-significant items are 124.
VALIDITY
Face validity
with mental retardation to rate on the five point scale. Their responses
were analysed. The face validity obtained from professionals rating was
found to be high (0.98).
Criterion validity
To establish Criterion validity the FACP-PMR was administered on
children with mild, moderate and severe mental retardation. Each group
consisted of 10 children. They were matched with age, sex and associated
problems of children with PMR of the same number (N=10) selected
randomly from the group of chidren (N=86) participated in field testing of
FACP-PMR. Analysis of Variance was done to find out the difference between
the groups. The results showed a high significant difference (<0.00 1) between
Checklist of Skills
The checklist includes core areas such as Self-help (eating, drinking,
toileting, bathing and dressing), Motor, Communication and Visual skills.
The items under each core area are stated in such a way that the assessor
will be able to observe and measure the performance/achievement of the
child objectively. Space is left under each core area for adding items that
are appropriate and needed for an individual child. This provides a greater
flexibility to the user in selecting the curriculum content that is essential
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to take into consideration all the above factors while selecting the
curriculum for teaching.
It has been noted in the literature and also has been observed that
majority of children with profound mental retardation have behaviour
problems. The same was observed with the cases who had participated in
the field testing of FACP-PMR checklist. The analysis of data indicated that
is also a provision at the end of the checklist (Any other) to include the
behaviour problems other than the ones listed in the checklist.
Checklist of General Problems
FORMAT
-3).
SCORING
assistance is marked (+) and.the items which he can not even perform with
different types of assistance (prompts) is marked (). When
student performs
an activity with occasional cues, it is marked (c). Not applicable (NA) is
marked where the item is not suitable for training of a specific student.
The item is suitable for the student and the student is capable of learning
if he was trained, then No exposure (NE) is marked. The different
prompt
levels VP, GP, MP and PP are marked as per the performance of the student
with a specific prompt.
Each item marked (-'-) or (c) is given a score of one (1). For example
there are 25 items under eating skills. On assessment the student is able to
do four (2) items independently and two (1) item with occasional cue (c).
The scoring for eating skills will be six (3) (see appendix - 1).
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IEPs and they need to be informed about the progress of the child
periodically. Reporting the progress of the student.to parents/family
members periodically helps in further planning of intervention programmes
for the child.
Quantitative Reporting
For quantitative reporting, at the end of the checklist there is a
provision for recording the cumulative performance of the student in each
core area periodically. (Appendix - 2) The same can be reported in the
Qualitative reporting
In this reporting, the achievement of the student has to be described
in such a way that the progress reported can be observable and measurable.
(Appendix- 10)
Name:
Age:
Associated conditions :
Language spoken
Evaluation
Date of
evaluation
Total No. of
activities
Total
scores
Percentage
Entry
I Unit
IlUnit
Quarterly
III Unit
IV Unit
Half yearly
V Unit
VI Unit
Annual
Date
S.
No.
A.
I
Entr
II
III
IV
VI
Eating skills
1.
2.
3.
Holds bottle
while feeding
4.
5.
Holds head up
while eating
6.
7.
Swallows a spoonful
of soft food that does
not require chewing
8.
Date
S.
No.
9.
10.
Entr:
Looks away/
shakes head/pushes
with hand/ brings out
food to indicate
stomach full/refusal
13.
without spilling
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
16
II
III
IV
VI
Date
S.
No.
Entr
II
Drinking skills
1.
Indicates thirst by
crying/gesture/
pointing to
2. Sits in chair/on adult
6.
bottle/jug into
a glass for drinking.
17
II
Q Iii
Iv
VI
S.
No.
8.
Date
Entr:
pot/water filter/from
the tap for drinking
9.
10,
11.
12.
14.
15.
allowed to get up
3. Clean during day if
toileted regularly
(Defecation)
4. Dry during day if
toileted regularly
(Urination)
5.
II
III
iv H
VI
Date
S.
Entr
No.
II
Drinking skills
1.
Indicates thirst by
crying/gesture/
pointing to
2. Sits in chair/on adult
4.
5.
6.
7.
bottle/jug into
a glass for drinking.
17
II
III
IV
VI
S.
Date
No.
Entr
ii
III
IV
VI
Sometimes indicates
need to go to the toilet
.
Indicates need to go to
the toilet by gesture/
making sounds/saying
11. Identifies the place for t ilet
10.
12.
13.
poured water
15.
and flushes
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
19
S.
No.
Date
Entr
IV
Dressing skills
1.
Offers little or no
resistance while being
dressed and undressed
2.
II
Q III
IV
VI
3. Removes pants
4.
Wears pants
5.
6.
Removes shirt
7.
Wears shirt
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Total:
20
S.
No.
Date
Entr
MOTOR SKILLS
1.
2.
3.
fcrearms and
lifts head up (when
made to lie on stomach)
5. Takes weight on hands
7.
8.
II
III
IV
VI
4. lakes weight on
6.
21
S:
Date
No.
9.
Entr:
10.
11.
12.
15.
16.
Pulls self to
standing position
17.
without support
21.
22
II
III
IV
VI
S.
No.
Date
Entr
23.
24.
25.
26.
29.
Picks up objects
using fingers
30.
31.
II
Q III
IV
VI
28.
S.
No.
Date
Entr:
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
Total:
C
COMMUNICATION
SKILLS
1.
2.
24
II
Q III
IV
VI
Date
S.
No.
Entr
Q III
II
IV
VI
a person calls
his/her name
4.
5.
Cries/uses body
movements to
express his/her needs or
discomfort
Recognizes/smiles at
familiar persons voice
(family members,
7.
attemis to sounds/
speech by looking /
turning towards
the source
8. Nods head to say
'Yes' / 'No' when asked
9.
10.
Shows excitement in
response to stimuli
25
Date
S.
No.
11.
12.
Entr
Quiets at sound of
soothing voice,
becomes distressed by
sharp "angry" tone
Looks away from
or refusal
Points to distant
objects and looks
at others / makes
sounds to draw
attention to them
14.
15. Groups/sorts/matches
different objects
16.
Points to common
objects in his/her
environment.
(food items, vegetables,
fruits, clothes and
furniture)
17.
Ii
Q iii
iv/ H
VI
person/object
to indicate disinterest
13.
gestures/without
gestures
26
Date
S.
No.
Entn
Q III
II
IV
or body cues to
communicate
with others
19. Speaks in words to
communicate
meaningfully
20.
21.
22,
23.
24.
25.
Total
D
SOCIAL SKILLS
1.
2. Looks at face of a
person talking
3.
Smiles in response to
family members
4. Smiles in response to
Attracts other's
attention
27
VI
Date
S.
No.
Entr:
6.
Likes to be taken
outside
(for a walk, party etc.)
7.
8.
Enjoys watching
children playing
9.
10.
Participats in play
when initiated
Listens to music
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
Total:
E VISUAL SKILLS
1.
Blinks at light
2.
Blinks at sudden
approach to eyes
28
II
III
Iv H
VI
Date
S.
No.
Entr
3.
4.
5.
6.
Iii
IV
VI
II
while communicating
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
Total:
29
LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE
S.
AREA
No. of Entry
No.
Activ
Unit
I
Unit QuarII
terly
Unit
Unit
III
IV
Half Unit
yearly V
Unit
Ann-
VI
ual
ities
1.
2. Motor skills
3.
Communi-
cation skills
4. Socialization
skills
5. Visual skills
Total
Likes
2.
Dislikes
Date
Place
Signature
30
Age:
Name:
Yes
S.No.
1
Bangs head
Beats self/other
Chews clothes
Bites self/others
Breaks objects
6
7
Sex:
No
Claps hands
Continuously produces sound on the
table/floor with fingers
Cries excessively
10
11
12
13
Eats inediable_things
14
15
16
17
S.No.
Yes
18
19
Laughs to self
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Pinches self/others
27
28
29
30
31
32
Pushes others
Puts fingers in his/others mouth
33
34
36
Scratches_himself/others
Shakes hands_or_fingers
Sits alone at_one_place
37
Spits on others
38
Sucks thumb
39
35
No
S.No.
Yes
40
Talks to self
41
42
Tears off_her/his_clothes
Tears papers
43
Throws food
44
Throws objects
45
46
47
No
'
Any other
Name:
S.No.
1
Age:
General Problems
Sex:
Yes
Drools saliva
7
8
10
11
12
13
No
Yes
S.No.
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Any other
No
GLOSSARY
No. General
10
Pictures
Ways to identify
Problems
the problems
Defecates once
Constipation:
Defecates once in
two or three days.
in two or three
days / has
problem of
constipation
.
Increased
stiffness
during
performing
movement or
in any position.
This is known
as Hyper tone
INCREASED
TIGHTNESS I STIFFNESS
(increased
tone)
Stiffness / tightness
increases when the child
is upset or excited.
36
STIFF BODY
12
Floppiness of
limbs during a
movement or
in any position.
This is known
as Hypotone
(decreased
tone)
13
Forward bend
trunk in all
positions.
This is known
as kyphosis
(rounded back)
Child appears
to be bend forward
37
Backward bend
trunk in all
backward bend or
curvature of the spine in
the lower trunk.
positions.
This is known
as lodosis
(sway back)
SWAY BACK
POSITION
back position
TRUNK
TUMMY
BROUGHT
FORWARD
Lateral bend
trunk in all
positions.
This is known
as scoliosis
(side ways
of the trunk.
S SHAPE
CURVE
curve /
S-shaped
curve)
38
LATERAL
BEND SPINE
16
Crosses legs
in sitting /
in standing
positions
Bend knees
in all positions
t
CROSS
LEGS
In sitting, standing or
lying position you will see
bend knees.
BEND
KNEES
Bend ankle or
foot in all
positions
BACKWARD
BENT FOOT
FORWARD
BENT FOOT
"
_j/
FOOT RURNED
IN WARDS
In sitting, standing or
lying position you will
see bend elbows, ankle,
fingers and wrist
Bend elbows
in all positions
20
Has difficulty
fj
n.
0
BEND FINGERS
in breathing /
uncomfortable to breath
has irregular
breathing.
in lying position
ELBOWS
of aspiration
40
22
Has problems
of skin like
pressure sours
or skin
allergies
Does not
respond when
touched,
tickled, etc.
This is
known as
Hyposensitivity
(Poor
sensitivity
of skin)
24
Moves away or
cries when
touched.
This is
Ask child to
close his/her eyes
and tell him/her to
identify the.
place where you touched
him/her. If the child
cannot identify he has
poor sensitivity of skin.
known as
Hypersensitivity
(Highly
sensitive skin)
Name:
Regn. No.:
Age:
Class:
Address:
Person responsible:
No.
Activity
Current
Positioning
Level
Material
Procedure
Evaluation
Rem-
arks
Task:
Class:
Criteria:
S.
Date
No
Session
10
11
12
13
14
Cs'
F rompting,
GP
PROGRESS REPORT
LPROGRESS REPORT
Section D
Name of the School
Child Name
Class
Year
Based on :
NAME
ACE
SEX
CLASS
DATE OF ADMISSION
ALSSOCIATED CONDITION/S
REFERRAL IF ANY
[DENTIFICATION MARKS
AME OF THE
ARENT/CUARDIAN
DDRESS
ELEPHONE
: (0)
(Request number)
c-MAIL
50
(R)
WORD TO PARENTS)
1.
51
QUANTITATIVE REPORT
PERFORMANCE SCORES
No. of Entry
Activities
S.
No.
1.
AREA
Unit
I
Unit Quar
II
terly
Unit
III
Unit
IV
Half Unit
yearly
2. Motor skills
3. Communi-
cation skills
4. Socialization
skills
5. Visual skills
Total
ATTENDENCE
Quarterly
Half yearly
53
Annually
Unit AnnVI
ual
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
_____
Self-Help Skills
I Entry
Pvbtor Skills
I Unit-I
Corrrrunicatjon
Skills
Social Skills
I Unit-Il 0
54
Quarterly
Unit-VI
Visual Skills
I Unit-Ill
0 Annual
QUALITATIVE REPORT
Describe briefly the progress of the student in observable and measurable
statements.
Eating skills
Entry
Unit-I
Unit-Il
Quarterly
Unit-Ill
Unit- I V
Half yearly
Unit-V
Unit-VI
Annual
55
Unit-IL
Quarterly
Unit-Ill
Unit-LV
Half yearly
Unit-V
Unit-VI
Annual
56
Unit-Il
Quarterly
Unit-Ill
Unit-IV
Half yearly
Unit-V
Unit-VI
Annual
57
C.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Entry
Unit-I
Unit-Il
Quarterly
Unit-Ill
Unit-IV
Half yearly
Unit-V
Unit-VI
Annual
60
D.
SOCIAL SKILLS
Entry
Unit-I
Unit-Il
Quarterly
Unit-Ill
Unit- I V
Half yearly:
Unit-V
Unit-VI
Annual
61
E.
VISUAL SKILLS
Entry
Unit-I
Unit-Il
Quarterly
Unit-Ill
Unit-IV
Half yearly
Unit-V
Unit-VI
Annual
Any other
Remarks
62
Signature
Entry
Unit-I
Unit-Il
Quarterly
Unit-Ill
Unit-IV
Half yearly:
Unit-V
Unit-VI
Annual
(Principal)
(Class Teacher)
(Parent)
APPENDICES
Appendix-i
FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST FOR
PROGRAMMING OF CHILDREN WITH PMR
Section A
Name : Rajita
S.
No.
A
I
11/6
Entr
II
Q Ill
VI
Eating skills
1.
2.
NA
NA NA NA
3.
NA
NA NA NA
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
KEY :
IV
GP
PP PP GP
PP PP
67
Date
S
No.
Entr:
II Q
cc
Ill
IV
12.
13.
14.
Total
68
Appendix'2
LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE
S.
No.
AREA
2.
3.
Self hell
skills
47
Motor
skills
36
Communi-
19
cation skills
4.
Sociali-
12
zation skills
5.
Entry
II
ities
1.
No. of
Activ-
Visual
skills
10
Total
124
iv
v H vi
(12.76%)
(13.2%)
(13.2%)
(14%)
(19.4%)
(19.4%)
(21.2%)
(24%)
10
12
(47.3%)
(47.3%)
(53%)
(59%)
10
11
11
12
(83.3%)
(92%)
(92%)
(100%)
10
(70%)
(80%)
(80%)
(100%)
39
42
44
51
(31.5%)
(34%)
(35%)
(41%)
VIII
- .
I - VIII - Unit evaluation, Q = Quarterly evaluation, H = Half yearly evaluation, A = Annual evaluation
Place: Kukatpally
69
Appendix - 3
Name : Rajita
Age : 12
Evaluation
Date of
evaluation
Total No. of
activities
Total
scores
Percentage
Entry
11.6.2003
124
39
31.5%
I Unit
17.8.2003
124
42
34%
II Unit
29.9.2003
124
44
35%
Quarterly
25.10.2003
124
51
41%
III Unit
IV Unit
Half yearly
V Unit
VI Unit
Annual
Appendix-4
Date:
12.11.2002
Class:
Care Group
Date of filling IEP: 12.11.2002
IEP No.: 1
Activity
Current
Positioning
Material
Procedure
Level
Chews and
swallows a
spoon full of
food when
placed in the
mouth
Swallows a
spoon full of
soft food
that does
not require
chewing
Food items
Procedure: I
plate, water,
table, chair,
Before feeding
massage her
cheeks, lips and chin
in circular motion with
Give downward
movements of fingers
Evalua-
Rem-
tion
arks
Rajita
chews and
swallows a
spoon full of
food when
placed in
the mouth
by self
SI.
No.
Activity
Current
Positioning
Material
Procedure
Level
Feet should be rested
on the floor or on the
foOtboard of the chair.
Encourage tier to
chew the food by
modeling in front of tier.
encourage chewing,
Evalua-
Rem-
tion
arks
SI.
No.
Activity
Current
Positioning
Material
Procedure
Level
Procedure: 2
Encourage her
to chew by modeling
in front of her.
Evalua-
Rem-
tion
arks
SI.
No.
Activity
Current
Positioning
Procedure
Material
Level
to encourage chewing.
Repeat this activity
.1
0I
Evalua-
Rem-
tion
arks
Appendix-5
Date
No
Session
Percentage
Itey:
26.11.02
5.12.02
19.12.02
8.1.03
15.1.03
22.2.03
PP
PP
PP
VP
VP
PP
VP
+
VP
VP
VP
1-
1-
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
1-
PP
PP
VP
PP
PP
VP
VP
cP
1-
PP
PP
VP
VP
CIP
GP
25%
25%
25%
50%
62%
75%
100%
100%
100%
-1
-1
12.11.02
+' Yes,
PP
+
25%
No, C = 0ccasioFcuNA=
= xpoiiVL = vernat
5.3.03
18.3.03
Appendix-6
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U
5
4
3
4U)
0.
U
4U)
I0
0
I
0
1
Sessions
79
10
Appendix-7
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
1
Sessions
81
10
Appendix - 8
PROGRESS REPORT
QUANTITATIVE REPORT
PERFORMANCE SCORES
S.
No.
AREA
No. of
Activ.
Entry
11
(12.76%)
(13,2%)
(13.2%)
(14%)
(19,4%)
(19.4%)
(21.2%)
(24%)
10
12
(47.3%)
(47.3%)
(53%)
(59%)
IV
ities
1.
2.
3.
Self helf
skills
47
Motor
skills
36
Communi-
19
cation skills
4.
Sociali-
12
zation skills
5.
Visual
10
skills
Total
124
10
11
Ii
12
(83.3%)
(92%)
(92%)
(100%)
10
(70%)
(80%)
(80%)
(100%)
39
42
44
51
(31.5%)
(34%)
(35%)
(41%)
ATTENDENCE
Quarterly
Half yearly
52/58
83
Annually
v H
Vi
Viii A
Appendix- 9
Skills
Visual Skills
Skills
U Entry
Unit-I
EJ
Unit-Il fl
QuarterlU
Unit-V Unit-V1
65
Unit-Ill
Annual
Appendix-lO
QUALITATIVE REPORT
1) Area
Unit-I:
When she feels hungry she cries. Mother feeds the child on
lying position. She swallows a spoon full of soft food that does
not require chewing.
She holds her head up while eating in sitting position. Mother
feeds the child in sitting position.
Unit-Il: She holds her head up while eating in sitting position. She
looks at the plate when she is hungry.
Quarterly: She chews and swallows a spoon full of food when placed in the
mouth.
Unit-Ill
Unit-IV:
Half yearly
Unit-V:
Unit-VI:
Annual:
(ii) Sub area : Drinking skills
She indicates her thirst by crying. Mother pours water in the
Entry:
Unit-I:
Unit-Il: