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Enhance your student’s abilities

The AFLS is also the most comprehensive transition assessment available. Educators who use the AFLS system realize an immediate impact in their classrooms and are able to achieve positive results quickly. With six separate modules spanning a continuum of more than 1,900 skills for functional living, it is the most dynamic pathway for lifelong learning encompassing both successful transition planning and achieving IEP goals.

By purchasing your AFLS system today you can immediately access, track, and document progress while creating a more productive learning environment for your learners.

What Our Customers Have to Say

"So very beneficial! Makes me realize all the skills I am not targeting. This tool will be so beneficial to so many teachers and families!"

—Kate from CO

Are social skills addressed in the AFLS; and if so, which AFLS protocol should I use?

Yes, social skills are addressed in the Community Participation Skills, School Skills, Vocational Skills, and Independent Living Skills Protocols.

I would like to teach travel skills; does the AFLS include this topic?

Yes, you can find skills that focus on various types of travel in the Community Participation Skills, Vocational Skills, and Independent Living Skills Protocols.

Does the AFLS cover assessing and teaching cooking skills?

Yes, cooking skills are covered in three protocols – Home Skills, Vocational Skills, and Independent Living Skills.

I need to teach hygiene skills; where would these be found in the AFLS?

Basic Skills and Independent Living Skills Protocols both include skills related to addressing hygiene.

What areas does the AFLS cover?

The AFLS includes protocols for Basic Living Skills, Home Skills, Community Participation Skills, School Skills, Vocational Skills, and Independent Living Skills.

How do I know which protocols I need?

There are a total of six (6) AFLS Protocols that cover various skill sets. Customers can mix and match protocols to create a set of protocols specific to a learner’s needs.

Is there a way to score the AFLS electronically?

Yes, templates of the scoring grids are available for download for each of the six (6) protocols.

What age range does the AFLS cover?

The AFLS is a criterion-referenced assessment that is designed to be used from early elementary through adulthood.

Who can conduct/administer the AFLS?

Anyone who is actively working with the individual can conduct/administer and score the AFLS. Special credentials are not necessary. It is designed to be used collaboratively across all stakeholders involved in a learner’s program. The AFLS Guide provides information on how to administer and score the assessment; along with section on selecting tasks, teaching, and task analyses examples.

I am interested in learning more about the benefits and how to use the AFLS. Does FLS provide training and workshops?

Yes, both authors provide training, workshops, and consultation at various locations both in the United States and internationally.

Can the AFLS be used as a curriculum guide?

Yes, the AFLS is meant to be a curriculum guide. Following the administration of the assessment program objectives (IEP, IPP, etc.) can be created directly from the AFLS.

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