Greenspan Social-Emotional Growth Chart Kit

The Greenspan Social-Emotional Growth Chart is an instrument designed for the assessment of social-emotional development milestones in infants and young children. It helps early childhood professionals and clinicians gain a better understanding of children’s social and emotional growth, enabling early identification of developmental delays or deficits. This tool provides professional teams with a framework that facilitates monitoring progress and early intervention planning and allows them to establish targeted goals and track social-emotional functioning over time.

Benefits:

• Early Detection: Identifies social-emotional deficits early for timely intervention.

• Progress Monitoring: Tracks growth and effectiveness of intervention programs.

• Goal Setting: Helps establish realistic, developmentally appropriate intervention goals.

• Referral Guidance: Indicates when further assessment or referral is needed.

Key Features:

• Developmentally Ordered Items: Contains 35 milestone items sequenced by appropriate age groups.

• 5-Point Rating Scale: Items are rated and reported using cut scores for clear interpretation.

• Progressive Mastery: Reflects developmental hierarchy—mastery of earlier skills expected before advanced behaviors.

• User-Friendly Format: Simple to administer and interpret for professionals working with infants and young children.

Applications

• Early childhood developmental screening

• Monitoring social-emotional growth in infants and toddlers

• Early intervention planning and progress tracking

• Identifying children requiring further assessment or referral