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TOOL NAME
Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile
USED TO EVALUATE
CSBS DP measures 7 language predictors: emotion and eye gaze, communication, gestures, sounds, words, understanding, and object use
AGE RANGE
CSBS DP is used with infants and toddlers whose functional communication age is between 6 months and 24 months (chronological age from about 6 months to 6 years).
COMPLETED BY
Caregivers and professionals trained to assess young children (e.g., speech-language pathologists, early interventionists, or psychologists); professionals score
TIME COMMITMENT
5–10 minutes for the Infant-Toddler Checklist, 15–25 minutes for the Caregiver Questionnaire, 30 minutes for the Behavior Sample
ABOUT
Derived from CSBS and compatible with most developmental curricula, the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile (CSBS DP) is the best and easiest way to pick up early delays in social communication, expressive speech/language, and symbolic functioning—often the first sign of a developmental delay or disability. Based on both parent report and face-to-face evaluation of the child, CSBS DP results provide a great starting point for planning IFSPs, identifying areas for further assessment, determining the efficacy of interventions, and documenting changes in a child's behavior over time.
Description
Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile, First Normed Edition
The CSBS DP™ Caregiver Questionnaires, sold in packages for easy re-ordering, are forms for the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile (CSBS DP™), an easy-to-use, norm-referenced screening and evaluation tool that measures the communicative competence of children with a functional communication age of 6 to 24 months and a chronological age of 6 months to 6 years.
Derived from the popular, norm-referenced CSBS™, CSBS DP™ is shorter and faster and lets early intervention professionals begin identification earlier. CSBS DP™ is an ideal starting point for planning IFSPs, determining the efficacy of inteventions, documenting changes in a child's behavior over time, and identifying areas for further assessment.
A package of CSBS DP™ Caregiver Questionnaires includes 50 of these easy-to-read four-page questionnaires, which are used when the initial screening indicates a need for further evaluation. It takes approximately 15–25 minutes and is designed to be given or mailed to the caregiver before the child is brought in for the CSBS DP™ Behavior Sample.
Available separately or as part of the CSBS DP™ Complete Kit are the other materials required to conduct a CSBS DP™ assessment.
These forms are part of CSBS DP™, an easy-to-use, norm-referenced screening and evaluation tool that helps determine the communicative competence (use of eye gaze, gestures, sounds, words, understanding, and play) of young children. CSBS DP is an ideal starting point for IFSP planning and can be used as a guide to indicate areas that need further assessment.
This product is sold in a package of 50.
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