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Resource Type: Test Kits
**Battelle Developmental Inventory : BDI -- Newborg, Jean
790.373 test
Complete Kit
Title: Battelle Developmental Inventory
Author: Newborg, Jean; Stock, John R.; Wnek, Linda; Guidubaldi, John; Svinicki, John
Purpose: To identify the developmental strengths and weaknesses of handicapped and nonhandicapped children
in infant, preschool, and primary programs.
Acronym: BDI
Note:
Publisher: Riverside Publishing
Publisher address: Riverside Publishing, 425 Spring Lake Drive, Itasca, IL 60143-2079; Telephone:
800-323-9540; FAX: 630-467-7192; Web: www.riversidepublishing.com
REVIEW AND DESCRIPTION
Early Childhood Infant Assessment
BDI Meets Challenge of Evaluating Young Child
By Barbara Schnorr Fink
Evaluating the skills of an infant, toddler, or preschool child is a challenge. This challenge increases if a standard
score needs to be reported while incorporating recommended practices when serving the young child and his/her
family.
Thanks to the flexibility of the Battelle Developmental Inventory (BDI), an evaluator or an evaluation team can use
the BDI to obtain the required standard score, whether it is a z-score, T-score, deviation quotient, or normal curve
equivalent. An individual or team can evaluate the child's skill in each of the five domains Personal-Social,
Adaptive, Motor, Communication, and Cognitive as progression is made from the unidisciplinary evaluation format
to multi-, inter-, and ultimately, the ideal transdisciplinary assessment format.
Professionals working in infant-toddler programs frequently complete their assessments of the child and family in
the home, using the unidisciplinary format. In this format, one person administers the five domains of the BDI.
This individual also scores and completes the BDI profile, notes observations, informs the parents, and writes the
report. The administrator may also interview the family and make recommendations. In some programs, the
results of the unidisciplinary evaluation are shared with other staff members prior to the development of the
Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP).
As the number of professionals representing the various disciplines increases in the infant-toddler and preschool
programs, they may choose to conduct their respective evaluations in isolation. The result would be a
multidisciplinary evaluation. Although not the ideal format, these individuals (social workers, speech/language
pathologists, occupational/physical therapists, school psychologists) would use their respective discipline BDI
manuals to administer the BDI independently. Each would then score the BDI Domain, prepare the isolated
Domain Profile and talk to the family. Separate reports would be written. In this format, the child, and family or
caregivers, are required to participate in multiple evaluations and meetings.
An increased number of staff members in infant, toddler, and preschool programs have implemented
interdisciplinary team assessment. The BDI can be easily adapted to this format. Team members cooperate and
coordinate the planning, testing, interviewing, sharing observations, and reporting information. In this format, each
domain is administered by individuals in separate areas within the room. Team members are encouraged to
observe the child and family interactions before, during, and after the evaluations, as well as the child's play and
interaction during structured and unstructured activities. The family are considered team members, with an
opportunity to interact, share information, and make recommendations. A team report is written.
Service providers/team members are becoming more aware of the recommended transdisciplinary (arena)
model. In this format, one individual assumes the role of facilitator and presents the tasks to the child, while other
team members become observers and recorders of data. Again, the BDI could be the instrument used by the
facilitator and team members to present the structured items and obtain a standardized score. It is important to
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