Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales for Early Childhood

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Author(s): Gale Raid, PhD

Publisher: Riverside 2005

Purpose: To measure intelligence/cognitive ability

Candidates: 2 to 7.3 years (2 to 5-11 years for full battery; 6 to 7-3 years for abbreviated battery)


Administration: Full Battery: 30-50 minutes; Abbreviated Battery: 15-20 minutes


Features: Assesses child's test behaviours, which can be a rich source of clinical information

Content:

The Early SB5 combines a new Test Observation Checklist (TOC) and software-generated Parent Report with the subtests from the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition. This combination is ideal for professionals who focus on the assessment of young children ages 2.0 to 7.3 years. The TOC is designed to facilitate description of behaviours that have been documented to affect test performance. On the TOC, test-taking behaviours are grouped into two areas: Characteristics and Specific behaviours. The former are considered more intrinsic and refer to child characteristics that most likely extend across situations. The latter are related to test taking behaviours that are more specific to the period of observation (although they also may reflect more persistent behavioural tendencies). Both will have an impact on the young child's test performance.

The Early SB5 is designed for a wide variety of assessment purposes, including mental retardation, learning disabilities, developmental cognitive delays, developmental disabilities and exceptionalities, and intervention planning information-individual family plans, individual educational plans, and neuropsychological evaluation.