Author(s) : Jean Newborg
Publisher : Riverside Insights, 2020
SKU : PG_BDI3
Purpose: Measure mastery of developmental milestones across five global domains
Age: Birth – 7.11 years
Time: 5 to 10 minutes per subtest
As children age, they typically attain critical skills and behaviors sequentially, from simple to complex. Assessment of developmental strengths and needs during this time is critical for early development centers, private clinicians, schools, and others seeking to determine the need for educational resources or interventions and build plans accordingly.
The Battelle® Developmental Inventory, Third Edition™ (BDI-3™) measures mastery of developmental milestones in the following global domains:
In addition to the domains above, BDI-3™ has added the all-new Battelle® Early Academic Survey (BEAS™), with two domains specifically designed to measure foundational literacy and mathematics skills in children ages 3 years 6 months to 7 years 11 months. What truly sets the BEAS™ apart? There's no need to wait until age 5 as required by most other early childhood academic assessments.
The BDI-3 offers you flexibility in purchasing and administration.
Three kits are available:
All kits include electronic record forms (ERFs) - to access the online forms and scoring on Riverside Score, users will require an Online Access Key (1 year subscription - 1 per user).
Record Forms (in hard-copy or electronic format) can then be purchased and replenished as required.
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:
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.
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.
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BDI-3™ scoring can be completed through the web-based Riverside Score™ system - a secure, web-based environment where examiners can easily enter raw scores, assessment data, and test session observations.
Available BDI-3™ Reports:
Sample Reports
BDI-3™ offers access to robust reporting when you're online and basic scoring even without an internet connection - auto sync of results back to the score system will occur once an internet connection is available.
Please note to access Riverside Score, annual Access Keys are required per user.
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A Bachelor's degree in a specialised field such as: Psychology, Nursing, Speech/Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Special Education or similar.