Hawaii Early Learning Profile
(HELP)
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Presented by Region XI
Dorothy Beam
 Debbie Croschere
 Jill Cribbs
 Emilie Harmon
 Belinda Rudinger
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HELP
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Created by the Enrichment Project
for Handicapped Infants
Written by Stephanie Marks, MA
Copyright 1992
Field testing done in 35 states
and 7 countries
Published by VORT corporation:
 www.vort.com
Individualized Developmental
Assessment
Assesses a child’s developmental
strengths and needs
 Identifies family resources and priorities
 Plans interventions related to assessment
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Curriculum Based Assessment
Across 6 Domains
Cognitive
 Language
 Self-Help
 Social
 Fine Motor
 Gross Motor
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Two Assessments
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Age 0-3
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Age 3-6
Components
Family Centered Interview
 58 Strands of 685 Skills
 Charts to track progress in each of the 6
domains
 Checklist
 Activity Guide
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Materials
Activity Guide
 Charts
 Strands
 Inside HELP
 Cross-Reference Index
 You must provide your own items to use in
testing activities
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Procedure
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1. Each child has a set of
3 charts, each of which
covers 2 of the 6 domains
2. Each chart lists skills
horizontally in order of
months of age
3. Start with child’s
chronological age
4. Use the HELP Strands
to assess each domain
5. Basal: 2 skills in a row
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6. Ceiling: 2 skills in a row
7. Observation can be
incidental or structured
8. Color in the skill blocks
from assessment
9. Once skill blocks are
colored, it is easy to see
what skills to teach next
10. Chart can be updated
in different color to reflect
progress
Purpose
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Curriculum based assessment:
 each child is compared to
his/her own previous
performance, not other
students
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Provides an answer to “Where do
I start?”
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Excellent way to track individual
progress
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Provides intervention ideas
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Criterion-based assessment, NOT
normative/standardized
assessment
Use with other systems
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Correlated to the Head Start Positive Child Outcomes for
ease of reporting
Can be used to monitor OSEP Part C Child Outcome
Statements
Can be used to determine eligibility for ECI services
Can NOT be used to when standardized results are
needed
Benefits
Easy to use
 Family-centered
 Flexible system
 Highly practical
 Covers a wide breadth and depth of
materials
 Activity guide presents intervention ideas
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Example:
Colten, a 15 month old
Assessment Results:
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Cognition: 14-15 month range
Language: 14-15 month range
Gross Motor: 14-15 month range
Fine Motor: 12-15 month range
Social: 14-15 month range
Self Help: 14-15 month range
In Summary
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HELP is *not* normed or standardized
HELP is a curriculum based assessment
Family-centered developmental assessment
Used to track individual baseline performance,
monitor progress, and determine next step of
intervention.