CANS User Guides
An essential reference that provides detailed guidance on the scoring rating of each CANS item.
Additional Resources
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CANS Birth through Four User Guide, Open PDF file, 410.04 KB (English, PDF 410.04 KB)
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CANS Birth through Four User Guide, Open DOC file, 411 KB (English, DOC 411 KB)
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CANS Five through Twenty User Guide, Open PDF file, 769.46 KB (English, PDF 769.46 KB)
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CANS Five through Twenty User Guide, Open DOC file, 297.64 KB (English, DOC 297.64 KB)
CANS Family Guide
A two-page document that explains the “what” and the “why” of the CANS to family members. We encourage providers to share this with families during the initial assessment period.
Additional Resources
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CANS Family Guide, Open PDF file, 1.28 MB (English, PDF 1.28 MB)
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CANS Family Guide, Open DOC file, 33 KB (English, DOC 33 KB)
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CANS Una guía familiar, Open DOC file, 42.5 KB (English, DOC 42.5 KB)
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CANS: Una guía familiar, Open PDF file, 1.28 MB (English, PDF 1.28 MB)
Assessing Child Outcomes with the CANS
This brief article provides some guidance on how to assess child outcomes with the CANS.
Additional Resources
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Assessing Child Outcomes with the CANS, Open TXT file, 6.03 KB (English, TXT 6.03 KB)
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Assessing Child Outcomes with the CANS, Open PDF file, 194.1 KB (English, PDF 194.1 KB)
CANS Race, Ethnicity, and Primary Language Information
Race, Ethnicity, and Primary Language Options (English, TXT 2.24 KB)
Race, Ethnicity, and Primary Language Options (English, PDF 5.47 KB)
Introduction to Collecting Race, Ethnicity, and Primary Language (English, TXT 2.22 KB)
Introduction to Collecting Race, Ethnicity, and Primary Language (English, PDF 9.39 KB)
Best Practice on Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data Collection (English, PDF 1.47 MB)
Best Practice on Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data Collection (English, PPT 1.48 MB)