The benefits of Outcomes Express include:

• Giving teachers assessment results immediately-- to guide changes in instruction and curriculum;



• Evaluating progress-- in a non-threatening environment;



• Utilizing information-- for parent/family conferences without needing extra interpretation, lowering the cost of assessment;



• Automatically generating individual child progress reports-- for parents (and family members) that incorporate easy to understand graphics and minimum print (such reports support communication with ESL and low-literacy parents and the young child);



• Monitoring child outcomes--throughout the program year by supporting baseline, mid-point, and year-end assessment requirements;



• Aggregating summary scores--across classrooms, centers/schools, and the program office;



• Supporting Spanish-speaking children.