Hawaii Early Learning Profile (HELP)

Pediatric Evaluation Worksheet

Title of Assessment

Hawaii Early Learning Profile (HELP)

Author(s)

Stephanie Parks Warshaw, 1992-2006

The original HELP® materials, the Hawaii Early Learning Profile (HELP®) Charts and HELP® Activity Guide, were developed by the multidisciplinary pediatric team of Setsu Furuno, Ph.D., Katherine A. O'Reilly, R.P.T., M.P.H., Carol M. Hosaka, M.A., Takayo T. Inatsuka, O.T.R., Toney L. Allman M.A., and Barbara Zeisloft M.S.,Sp., through a federal demonstration and training project, the Enrichment Project for Handicapped Infants, from 1971 to 1979. 

Year of Publication/Publisher

Shine Early Learning, Acelero, Inc.

Identify Type of Assessment

Criterion referenced, observation based, non-standardized, multidisciplinary assessment, family-centered, curriculum-based assessment

Cost (identify source) & How to Access Assessment (include link if possible)

Required to use Inside HELP ($69.95 USD), and HELP Strands 0-3 ($4.95 each) or HELP Strands 0-3 Plus ($5.95 each). 

The Inside HELP 0-3 Essential Set is $164.50 which includes Inside HELP and 25 forms of HELP 0-3 Strands in English.

https://shineearly.store/collections/help-0-3-years-hawaii-early-learning-profile 

There is a 3-6 version

Population (who it is appropriate for [age, diagnosis, etc.]) 

0-3, Developmental Delay, Premature birth, Down Syndrome, Autism, 

Appropriate Settings (potential practice settings appropriate to administer assessment in)

Early intervention

Purpose of Assessment & Function(s)/Area(s) Assessed 

Cognition, Language, Gross Motor, Fine Motor, Social-Emotional and Self Help, •Regulatory/Sensory Organization

•Cognitive

•Language

•Gross Motor

•Fine Motor

•Social

•Self-Help (adaptive)

Objectives of Inside HELP–the essential Reference Manual for using HELP 0-3

Using Inside HELP with the HELP Strands, Charts, or Checklist will facilitate the professional's efforts to:

• Identify and report qualitative descriptions of the child's developmental skills and behaviors along multiple lines of development

• Determine approximate developmental levels within and between major domains of development

• Identify strengths and needs within and between major domains of development

• Interpret how one area of development may be influencing another area of development

• Conduct a family-directed assessment of family concerns, priorities and resources as they relate to the development of their child;

• Recognize factors in the child's physical environment that support development

• Recognize caregiver interactions that support and facilitate the child's development

• Develop child and family outcome statements with the family that are meaningful and functional to the child and family.

• Designed to support Infant and Toddler Legislation (IDEA)

• Professionals who work within early intervention programs will find Inside HELP especially valuable because it addresses many of the requirements for multidisciplinary, family-centered assessment as required under Part C, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and ongoing assessment and curriculum under the Head Start Act.

Guiding Principles

The development and intended use of Inside HELP is based upon the following guiding principles:

• Curriculum assessment is a multidimensional ongoing process

• Curriculum assessment should go beyond evaluation and observation of a child's skills and behaviors;

• Curriculum assessment should be family-centered

• The curriculum assessment process should be pleasurable and meaningful for infants and families

• Disabilities should not interfere with a true assessment of a child's abilities;

• Assessment should be logically linked to intervention.

Administration (time to administer, group/individual, if there are subtests, can they be completed individually, are there specific instructions to ensure standardization, etc.)

45-90 Minutes

User Qualifications 

Anyone on an early intervention team (OTs, PTs, SLPs, social workers, educators, etc.)

Materials Required 

HELP Strands 0-3 Evaluation Form

Scoring Procedure (how is assessment scored and what does score indicate) 

Scoring is based on the therapist's interpretation of level the child is at for developmental milestones. 

Psychometrics/Standardization (norms, reliability/validity studies)

No validity or reliability because it is criterion referenced 

Strengths & Weaknesses of Assessment 

Strengths - family-centered, very comprehensive with data to collect

Weaknesses - criterion referenced so there is no norms for reliability and validity, very comprehensive and dense with information which can be overwhelming to a new test administrator

References

Shine Early Learning. (n.d.). HELP: 0-3 years. Shine Early Learning. https://shineearly.store/collections/help-0-3-years-hawaii-early-learning-profile

Shine Early Learning. (n.d.). Getting Started with HELP 0-3.  https://shineearly.store/pages/learning-help-0-3#intro