# At-A-Glance

**What it assesses** A comprehensive intervention program for young children with autism in inclusive classrooms, the DATA Model includes an assessment checklist to measure children’s functional needs and interventions to increase children’s developmental progress.

**Components** The manual includes everything you need: an assessment tool called the Skills Checklist to determine what skills to address and to monitor progress, and 150 instructional programming sheets.

## Age range 
Ages 3–5

**Where it is conducted** Inclusive early childhood programs, such as public preschools, Head Start programs, private child care/preschools, and mental health or behavioral health centers

**Who conducts it** Early interventionists, early childhood educators and special educators, paraprofessionals, applied behavior analysts

**What areas does it assess?** The Skills Checklist assessment covers 6 domains:

- Adaptive
- Executive Functioning
- Cognitive
- Communication
- Social
- Play

**How long does it take?** The DATA Model is implemented on an ongoing basis during the school year. Children in the DATA Model spend 20 hours a week in school-based educational setting. They spend a minimum of ten hours a week in an inclusive preschool setting and ten hours a week in an intensive, instructional setting.

**Training** Educators and applied behavior analysts can implement this model with the information provided in the manual. Additional training is available from the authors.