DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF YOUNG CHILDERN 4

Developmental assessment of Young children 4 (1+3)

Lesson 13:Early childhood Assessment

Readiness/pre-academic instruments

1. Basic School Skills Inventory-Diagnostic (BSSI-D):
• It is used as norm referenced and criterion referenced instrument.
• The purpose is to identify both general and specific academic skills that might need remedial attention
• Suitable for 4- 7.5 year old children.
2. Boehm test of Basic concepts – Revised (Boehm-R):
• It is a group administered instrument designed to measure child’s mastery of concepts necessary for successful performance early in school.
• Suitable for kindergarten first and second grade children.
• It is used to identify children who have problems in the tested area and to identify specific concepts that need to be taught.
3. Bracken Basic concept scale:
• It is designed for children in the age group of 2.6 years to 7 years.
• It has two scales –
• Diagnostic scale which takes 20-30 minutes
• Screening test designed for 5-7 year old children. It takes 10-15 minutes to complete the test.
4. Assessment log and developmental progress chart - preschool:
• It measures five major domains- cognition, communication, social adaptation, fine motor and gross motor.
• It divides the associated curriculum into major domains and teaching sequences.
• It also helps in completion of developmental progress chart to provide profile of skills.
5. First grade screening test: kindergarten to first grade.
• Covers vocabulary and language areas.
• Used to identify children at risk.
6. Gesell School Readiness Test:
• For 4.5-9 year old children.
• The child is required to copy and write, manipulate cubes, name animals,, identify left and right, answer basic interview questions, demonstrate visual memory skills.