Source: Brigance A. N. Billerica, MA: Curriculum Associates, Inc. (1985) 153 Rangeway Road, PO Box 2001, North Billerica, MA 01862-090 (1-800-225-0248) http://www.curriculumassociates.com/ Includes: the Brigance Infant and Toddler Screen for children 0 - 23 months ($231), Early Preschool Screen for children 2- 0 to 2 - 8 ($151), Preschool Screen for children 2 - 9 to 4 - 8 ($151); K & 1 Screen for children 4-9 through the end of first grade.

Age Range: 0 - ~ 90 months.

Description: Nine separate forms, approximately one for each 12 month age range, the Brigance Screens tap speech-language, motor, readiness and general knowledge, and for the youngest age group, social-emotional skills. The K & 1 Screen also measures reading and math skills. The Infant & Toddler Screens comes with a small box of materials while the remaining screens require only blocks and crayons. All Screens use direct elicitation and observation except the Infant and Toddler Screen which can be administered by parent report. Widely used in educational settings and often administered by paraprofessionals, a video is available to facilitate learning the test . Scoring software is useful for generating the wide range of scores produced by the Screens. Online scoring is available and can be used to aggregate results across widely spread settings and for program evaluation. All Brigance Screens are available in English or Spanish and the K & 1 Screen is also available in Laotian, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Tagalog. A major revision to the Early, Preschool and K&1 Screens will be available in 2005.

Scores: Cutoff, age equivalents, percentiles, and quotients in motor, language, and readiness at all age levels except Infant and Toddler which provide scores for nonverbal and communication. Overall scores are generated at all age levels. In addition, there are cutoffs indicating potential giftedness and/or psychosocial risk. Growth indicator scores plot progress over time.

Accuracy: sensitivity and specificity to giftedness and to developmental and academic problems are 70% to 82% across ages.

Time Frame: About 10 minutes.

Cost: ~$11.68 including materials and administration time.

Keywords: developmental screening,developmental testing,psychology,psychometric,Screening Tests
Publication date: Dec 1, 2004
Revise date: Sep 20, 2005
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