Domain: The ELS assesses 3 domains: Math/Science, Social Emotional and Social Studies and Language and Literacy. This example shows the Math and Science domain.
Item: Each domain has several items; the ELS assesses 10 items total.
Strand: Each item contains 1-4 strands.
Item 1 (shown) has 3 strands: Functional Counting, Numerical Operations and Written Numbers.
Indicators: Each strand provides observable indicators along a developmental trajectory for levels 1, 3, and 5.