Battelle® Developmental Inventory, Third Edition™ (BDI-3™)

BDI-3™ is the only assessment that measures global domains from birth to 7 years, 11 months. Providing examiners with a complete assessment, a screening assessment, and an early academic survey, it is by far the most holistic assessment on the market for early childhood assessment.

BDI-3™ is used to:

• Progress monitoring for early childhood development
• Early identification of developmental delays to activate access to services
• Assess developmental milestones for school readiness
• Help determine eligibility for special education services
• Assist in the development of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)

BDI-3™ items are child-friendly and easy to administer, with clear and efficient item-scoring criteria. Based on the multifaceted information from structured, observational, and interview items, BDI-3™ can be used by an individual or team of professionals to create a comprehensive picture of a child's skills.

Examiners can choose to administer just one domain, all domains, or any combination as needed, and can begin with any domain of the examiner's choice. "Scripting" helps ensure administration consistency, and it also allows the examiner flexibility to query where necessary to ensure sufficient information is gathered.

The BDI-3™Screening Test is used to quickly screen and evaluate early childhood developmental milestones to help identify children that are at risk for developmental delays or disabilities.

The BDI-3 Screening Test consists of a subset of test items from each domain found in the BDI-3 Developmental item bank. The scoring procedures are similar to those of the full BDI-3 and aid in identifying children who may need additional testing.

• Provides a quick screening of key developmental milestones for school readiness
• Expeditiously evaluate a large number of children
• Incorporates multiple administration formats: 
  • Structured: Play-based activities using child-friendly manipulatives
  • Observation: Occurring in a child’s natural setting
  • Interview: Scripted questions for a parent or caregiver
• Administration and scoring designed for ease of use by the examiner: Easily determine a Cut-Score (cuts are provided at -1.0 SD, -1.5 SDs and -2.0 SD) to indicate children that should be referred for further testing using the full BDI-3 Developmental Battery

The Battelle® Early Academic Survey (BEAS™) is a new academic solution for assessing literacy and mathematics skills in children ages 3 years 6 months to 7 years 11 months. The BEAS contains items targeting early foundational skills in Literacy and Mathematics.

The five literacy sub-domains and the four mathematics sub-domains in BEAS are all key indicators of how the child will do when he or she first enters school. Because the BEAS can be administered to children through 7 years, 11 months, it will also help to monitor these skills as the child continues their path towards early academic success.

Examiners will be delighted at how quick and easy the BEAS is to administer. An easy to read BEAS Table of Scores Report will not only include multiple scores such as Standard Scores and Percentile Ranks, but also a visual chart which quickly lets the examiner determine if the child is in need of immediate support, should be monitored, or is on track.