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Selected Assessment Tools for Early Intervention


WISCONSIN PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (WPDP)


UPDATED 2/02


Criterion-Referenced Tools

Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System (AEPS) for Infants and Children
Editor: Diane Bricker, Ph.D.
Publisher: Brookes Publishing
P.O. Box 10624
Baltimore, MD 21285 0624
1 800 638 3775
http://www.pbrookes.com
Copyright: 1993

Carolina Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs (Birth to 2 years)
Authors: Nancy Johnson-Martin, Ph.D., Kenneth Jens, Ph.D., Susan Attermeier, M.A., P.T., & Bonnie Hacker, M.H.S., O.T.R.
Publisher: Brookes Publishing
P.O. Box 10624
Baltimore, MD 21285 0624
1 800 638 3775
http://www.pbrookes.com
Copyright: 1991

Carolina Curriculum for Preschoolers with Special Needs (2 years to 5 years)
Authors: Nancy M. Johnson Martin, Ph.D., Susan M. Attermeier, M.A., P.T., & Bonnie Hacker, M.H.S., O.T.R.
Publisher: Brookes Publishing
P.O. Box 10624
Baltimore, MD 21285 0624
1 800 638 3775
http://www.pbrookes.com/
Copyright: 1990

Early Learning Accomplishments Profile for Young Children (Early LAP)
Authors: M. Elayne Glover, M.Ed., Jodi L. Preminger, M.A., Anne R. Sanford, M.Ed.
Publisher: Chapel Hill Training-Outreach Project
800 Eastowne Drive
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514
919-490-5577
Copyright: 1988

Growing: Birth to Three
Authors: Mary Anne Doan-Sampon, Karen Wollenburg, Ann Campbell, and the Portage Project Staff
Publisher: Portage Project
626 E. Slifer Street
Portage, WI 53901
608-742-8811
http://www.portageproject.org/
Copyright: 1993; Revised 1999; Piecing It All Together (revised); Building & Sustaining Relationships (formerly Interactive Grow Pack); Development Guide (formerly Ecological Planner); Master Forms Packet (revised); Directions for use (new).

Hawaii Early Learning Profile
Publisher: VORT Corporation
P.O. Box 60132
Palo Alto, CA 94306
650- 322 8282
http://www.vort.com
Copyright: Manual: 1992-1997; Interview: 1994; Strands: 1992, 1994;Checklist (revised): 1995; Charts (revised): 1994; Activity Guide (revised): 1985, 1997; HELP at Home: 1988, 1991, 1992

Infant-Toddler Developmental Assessment (IDA)
Authors: Sally Provence, Joanna Erikson, Susan Vater, and Saro Palmeri
Publisher: Riverside Publishing
425 Spring Lake Drive
Itasca, IL 60143 2079
1 800 323 9540
http://www.riverpub.com/
Copyright: 1995

Infant-Toddler and Family Instrument (ITFI)
Authors: Provence, S., & Apfel, N.H.
Publisher: Brookes Publishing
P.O. Box 10624
Baltimore, MD 21285 0624
1 800 638 3775
http://www.pbrookes.com
Copyright: 2001

Ounce of Prevention Scale (in preparation)
Authors: Meisels, S.J., Dombro, A.L., Marsden, D.B., Weston, D.R., Jewkes, A.
Publisher: Pearson Early Learning Division
New York
http://www.pearsonearlylearning.com/
Copyright: Available Fall 2002

Rossetti Infant-Toddler Language Scale
Authors: Louis Rossetti
Publisher: LinguiSystems
3100 4th Avenue
East Moline, IL 61244 9700
1-800 776 4332
http://www.linguisystems.com/
Copyright: 1990

Transdisciplinary Play Based Assessment (TPBA)
Authors: Toni W. Linder, Ed.D., with invited contributors
Publisher: Brookes Publishing
P.O. Box 10624
Baltimore, MD 21285 0624
1 800 638 3775
http://www.pbrookes.com
Copyright: 1993

Norm-Referenced Tools

Battelle Developmental Inventory (BDI)
Authors: Initial Development: Jean Newborg, John R. Stock, Linda Wnek; Pilot Norming Study: John Guidubaldi; Completion and Standardization: John Svinicki
Publisher: Riverside Publishing
425 Spring Lake Drive
Itasca, IL 60143 2079
1 800 323 9540
http://www.riverpub.com
Copyright: 1984, 1988

Bayley Scales of Infant Development
Author: N. Bayley
Publisher: Psychological Corporation
555 Academic Court
San Antonio, TX 78204
1 800 232-1223
http://www.psychcorp.com
Copyright: 1993, 1969

Child Development Inventory (15 months - 6 years)
Authors: Harold Ireton, Edward Thwing
Publisher: Behavior Science Systems
Box 580274
Minneapolis, MN 55458
Copyright: 1993

Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales
Authors: Amy M. Wetherby, Ph.D., CCC SLP, & Barry M. Prizant, Ph.D., CCC SLP
Publisher: Brookes Publishing
P.O. Box 10624
Baltimore, MD 21285 0624
1 800 638 3775
http://www.pbrookes.com
Copyright: 1993

Developmental Assessment of Young Children (DAYC)
Author: Judith K. Voress and Taddy Maddox
Publisher: Psychological Corporation
555 Academic Court
San Antonio, TX 78204
1 800 232-1223
http://www.psychcorp.com
Copyright: 1998

Developmental Observation Checklist System
Author: Wayne Hresko, Shirley Miguel, Rita Sherbenou, Steve Burton
Publisher: Pro-ed
8700 Shoal Creek Blvd.
Austin, TX 78757-6897
1-800-897-3202
http://www.proedinc.com/store/index.php?mode=product_detail&id=6650
Copyright: 1994


MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories

Authors: Larry Fenson, Philip S. Dale, J. Steven Reznick, Donna Thal, Elizabeth Bates, Jeffrey P. Hartung, Steve Pethick, Judy S. Reilly
Publisher: Singular Publishing Group, Inc.
401 West A Street, Suite #325
San Diego, CA 92101 7904
1 800 521 8545
http://www.singpub.com
Copyright: 1993

Minnesota Infant Development Inventory (Birth to 15 months)
Authors: Harold Ireton, Edward Thwing
Publisher: Behavior Science Systems
Box 580274
Minneapolis, MN 55458
Copyright: 1980, 1977

Mullen Scales of Early Learning: AGS Edition
Authors: Eileen M. Mullen, Ed.D.
Publisher: American Guidance Services
4201 Woodland Road
Circle Pines, MN 55014-1796
1-800-328-2560
http://www.agsnet.com
Copyright: Infant MSEL copyright 1985, 1987, 1989
AGS Edition copyright 1995

Peabody Developmental Motor Scales
Authors: M. Rhonda Folio, Rebecca R. Fewell
Publisher: Riverside Publishing
425 Spring Lake Drive
Itasca, IL 60143 2079
1 800 323 9540
http://www.riverpub.com/
Copyright: 1983

Preschool Language Scale-3
Authors: I.L. Zimmerman, V.G. Steiner, R.L. Evatt
Publisher: Psychological Corporation
555 Academic Court
San Antonio, TX 78204
1 800 232-1223
http://www.psychcorp.com
Copyright: 1992, 1979, 1969

Temperament and Atypical Behavior Scale (TABS)
Authors: Stephen J. Bagnato, Ed.D., N.C.S.P., John T. Neisworth, Ph.D., John J. Salvia, D.Ed., & Frances M. Hunt, Ph.D.
Publisher: Brookes Publishing
P.O. Box 10624
Baltimore, MD 21285 0624
1 800 638 3775
http://www.pbrookes.com
Copyright: 1999

Toddler and Infant Motor Evaluation (TIME)
Authors: Lucy Jane Miller, Ph.D., OTR; Gale H. Roid, Ph.D.
Publisher: Therapy Skill Builders
555 Academic Court
San Antonio, TX 78204
1-800-228-0725
Copyright: 1994

Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales
Authors: Sara Sparrow, David Balla, and Domenic Cicchetti
Publisher: American Guidance Services
4201 Woodland Road
Circle Pines, MN 55014-1796
1-800-328-2560
http://www.agsnet.com
Copyright: 1984