The DESSA is a teacher report scale designed to measure a child's social-emotional competence, including self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, personal responsibility, decision-making, optimistic thinking, and relationship skills.
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Access our helpful Devereux Student Strengths Assessment template for comprehensively evaluating a child's social-emotional competencies.
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A score of 40 or below on any sub-scale of the DESSA is considered weak. This indicates which areas a child may need support in.
The DESSA is used to identify students (aged kindergarten to 8th grade) who need extra support in their social and emotional development. Unlike the DESSA mini, it is not a screening tool but a validated tool for comprehensive evaluations of a child's social strengths and limitations.
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