Inside the ASQ Knowledge Base: Your Source for Support & Solutions!

If your early childhood program is among the thousands that use the internationally renowned Ages & Stages Questionnaires^® (ASQ^®), are you using the ASQ Knowledge Base to make the most of the screeners? Located on the ASQ website, the Knowledge Base is home to dozens of answers to frequently asked questions about using the screening system accurately and efficiently.

Here’s a look at some of the critical topics covered in the Knowledge Base, and some sample questions and answers!

Sample questions answered:

• How often should parents complete ASQ-3 questionnaires?
• How often should ASQ:SE-2 be completed for a child?
• If we screen a child at 6 months of age, when should we screen the child again? 
• What is the recommended timeline for screening children in Early Head Start between birth and three years old?

Sample questions answered:

• Can ASQ be completed by telephone interview?
• Do the questionnaires need to be completed independently by a parent?
• Is there a letter that I can send with the questionnaire to parents to explain the program?
• How do you calculate what age interval of the ASQ-3 should be used?
• When you rescreen do you use the same ASQ-3 questionnaire or move to the next age interval?
• Do you have materials to distribute at a parent information night?

Sample questions answered:

• What is the best way to screen English language learners? Should they be screened in English or should teachers translate the questionnaire into the child’s home language?
• Does the same word in two different languages count as one word or two words? For example, if a bilingual child can say “water” and “agua,” would that count as two separate words?
• How was ASQ normed and validated in Native American populations?

Sample questions answered:

• How many users can I set up in our ASQ Online account?
• How much does ASQ Online cost?
• How do I create a Family Access page?
• Do parents get results when they complete a questionnaire through Family Access?
• How do I connect ASQ Online with another electronic database?
• Do you have more in-depth information about ASQ Online API?
• What type of data analysis is possible with ASQ Online?