User's Guide - Riverside Publishing

materials. In some instances, the assessment maybe conducted by a team consisting of an Englishspeakingexaminer and a Spanish-speakingexaminer. Examiners will need the followingcomponents from the English BDI-2 test materials:■■■■■■Complete Manipulatives KitSet of Presentation CardsPuzzle/Strip Sheet componentsStudent WorkbookExaminer’s ManualMaterials from the BDI-2 Screening Test kit,including:■■■Screening Test Worksheet blacklinemasterScreening Test Presentation CardsScreening Test Stimulus BookTable 1 presents the major modifications of theBDI-2 Spanish materials. It is recommended thatexaminers pay particularly close attention to thesemodifications during administration.Printing and BindingThe BDI-2 Spanish materials are provided in anelectronic (CD-ROM) format. The CD-ROM containsall the files needed to create a full set of theSpanish materials. You will need to print andassemble these materials before you begin anyassessments. One reason the CD-ROM format wasused was to minimize expense for the customerand to use the benefits of modern technology inthe delivery of quality assessment tools. Anotheradvantageous reason for using electronic files isthat if an Item Test Book is lost or a page becomesdamaged, the lost or damaged piece can bereplaced without having to purchase a completelynew set of materials.Table 1Major Modifications of the BDI-2 Spanish MaterialsAdditional English TextNew StudentItem or Special Notes New Stimulus New Presentation Workbook BlacklineNumber a Added to the Item Book Page Created Cards Created Master CreatedRC 28■RC 29■RC 34RC 35■■RC 36■RC 37■RC 39EC 12EC 19EC 27EC 29 / ST 54■■■■■EC 34/ ST 58 ■ ■EC 36 ■ ■EC 37EC 40EC 44■PM 16 ■ ■PM 18 ■ ■RA 20 ■ ■ ■PC 28/ ST 97 ■ ■ ■a Abbreviations are as follows: RC=Receptive Communication; EC=Expressive Communication; ST=Screening Test; PM=Perceptual Motor; RA=Reasoning and Academic Skills;PC=Perception and Concepts.BDI-2 Spanish User’s Guide 3