Meaningful Outcomes Treatment & Assessment Scale Early Learner Scoring Booklet

The MOTAS-EL Scoring Booklet is the official scoring tool for the Meaningful Outcomes Treatment & Assessment Scale – Early Learner (MOTAS-EL). It allows you to score and summarize a student's progress across the MOTAS's 17 developmental domains.

How to Use

Each booklet includes space to record up to 4 separate assessments for a single learner, using the standardized 0–5 scoring scale established in the MOTAS-EL Guide. This uniform format allows practitioners to maintain accurate records of a child’s progress over time.

Designed for use in conjunction with the MOTAS-EL Guide and LOOP-EL Interviews, the Scoring Booklet keeps all recorded data in one place for easy reference during follow-up assessments and team discussions. It supports consistent implementation of the MOTAS-EL framework in any setting — clinical, educational, or home-based — and ensures that results remain clear, standardized, and comparable across administrations.

Domains Assessed

• Joint Attention
• Imitation
• Play
• Communication
• Self-Awareness
• Social Behavior
• Transitions
• Community Outings
• Toileting
• Hygiene and Personal Care
• Dressing
• Eating
• Sleep
• Contributing to Home
• General Safety
• Group Skills
• Cognitive Engagement

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About the Authors

Anika Hoybjerg, PhD, EdS, BCBA-D, LBA

Dr. Hoybjerg is the CEO, founder, and owner of Autism & Behavioral Intervention (ABI), ABA Education Center, and Integrity Billing. Anika has worked in public schools and in private sectors with children and families for over 20 years. Anika is a Doctoral level Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA-D) and a Licensed School Psychologist. Anika has a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development, a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an Emphasis in Autism, a Master’s degree in Human Exceptionality, a Master’s degree in Neuroscience and Trauma, an Ed.S in School Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Applied Behavior Analysis. Anika has presented at regional, national, and international conferences on a variety of topics relating to kindness in ABA services, autism, collaboration, and assessments.

Casey Barron, BCBA, LBA 

Casey is a practicing Board Certified Behavior Analyst in Salt Lake City, Utah. She has been working in ABA since early 2015, spending several years first working as an RBT then as a BCBA in academic, home, and clinical settings. In addition to her work as a practicing BCBA, Casey works as the clinical director of an ABA center that has supported hundreds of children and where she oversees and trains staff members and future BCBAs. Since becoming a BCBA, Casey has presented at regional and international conferences on case studies from her own clinical practice.

Celia Heyman, PhD, BCBA-D

Dr. Celia Heyman is a lead consultant at FTF Behavioral Consulting where she consults with schools and clinics on the implementation of the Practical Functional Assessment and Skill-Based Treatment. Celia is also a core faculty at Capella University’s graduate Applied Behavior Analysis program. Celia was a guest editor on the special issue covering compassion for the Behavior Analysis in Practice.  Celia currently serves on the Development Committee of the B.F. Skinner Foundation and is the Student Activities Chairperson for the World Behavior Analysis Day Alliance. She has presented in national and international conferences on topics addressing interfering behaviors, emerging learning instruction, and supervision.