| AEPS-3 Test Item | AEPS-3 Curriculum Routine/Activity |  
| --- | --- |  
| Active & Outdoor Play | Arrival & Departure | Art | Bath Time | Block Play | Circle Time | Diapering, Toiletting, & Handwashing | Dramatic Play | Dressing | Field Trips | Math | Meals & Snacks | Music & Movement | Nap & Sleep | Science | Sensory | Technology | Writing |  
| A. Interactions with Adults |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
| 1. Initiates positive social behavior toward familiar adult | B | B | B | B | B | B | B |  | B | B |  | B | B | B |  |  |  |  |  
| 1.1 Responds appropriately to familiar adult’s affective tone | B | B | B | B | B | B | B |  | B | B |  | B | B | B |  |  |  |  |  
| 1.2 Responds to familiar adult’s positive social behavior | B | B | B | B | B | B | B |  | B | B |  | B | B |  |  |  |  |  |  
| 2. Maintains social interaction with familiar adult | B | B | B | B | B |  | B |  |  | B | B | B | B |  |  |  |  |  |  
| 2.1 Initiates simple social interaction with familiar adult | B | B | B | B | B |  | B |  | B | B | B | B | B |  |  |  |  |  |  
| 2.2 Repeats part of interactive game or action in order to continue game or action | B |  | B | B | B | B |  | B | B | B |  | B |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
| 2.3 Responds to familiar game or action | B |  | B | B | B |  | B | B | B | B |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
| B. Social-Emotional Expression and Regulation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
| 1. Responds appropriately to others’ emotions | FS 1a Child responds appropriately to familiar adult’s affect. | FS 1b Child displays affection toward familiar adult. | FS 1c Child returns affection modeled by adult. | FS 1d Child smiles in response to familiar adult. | FS 1e Child reacts differently to familiar and unfamiliar adults. | FS 1f Child stops crying in response to familiar adult. |  
| 2. Uses appropriate strategies to manage emotional states | FS 2a Child shows awareness of external physical needs such as being cold, dirty, wet, or hurt. | FS 2b Child uses pacifier, own thumb, or adult’s finger for nonnutritive sucking. | FS 2c Child can be soothed by familiar adult caregiver. |  
| C. Interactions with Peers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
| 1. Maintains interaction with peer | G | G | G |  | G |  |  | G |  | G |  | G | G |  | G | G |  | G |  
| 2. Plans and acts out recognizable event, theme, or storyline in imaginary play | FS 2a Child uses action associated with common object, but object is absent; focus of child’s play is on action rather than imaginary object. |  
| 2.1 Enacts roles or identities in imaginary play | FS 2.1a Child enacts typical action of familiar character or animal by using real object associated with character or animal. | FS 2.1b Child enacts imaginary events related to daily routine activities. |  
| 3. Maintains cooperative activity | G | G |  | G |  |  | G | G | G |  |  |  | G |  
| 4. Maintains engagement in games with rules | R | R |  |  |  |  |  | R |  | R | R | R | R |  |  |  | R |  
| Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System for Infants and Children, Third Edition (AEPS®-3) |