GES-SSW Strand Score Worksheet

The primary purpose of the Gesell Early Screener is to observe a child's responses to a selected group of developmental and academic tasks to detect possible concern or delay, or the possible need for further evaluation in each of four strands, or domains of development.

The Gesell Early Screener measures cognitive capacities such as short-term memory, numeracy, planning and organization of thoughts; language abilities such as expressing thoughts and needs, understanding conversational exchanges and understanding the use of words in their appropriate context; motor planning for small and large muscle groups including gait, balance and coordination; and social, emotional and adaptive functioning with adults and peers, as reported by parents and teachers.

The Strand Scoring Worksheet guides the examiner through the calculations necessary for strand scoring. A hardcopy is available in the Appendix of the Examiner's Manual, as well as an auto-calculating version here.

Updated November 28, 2011