Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales (CSBS) Manual

Description

Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales, Normed Edition

This user-friendly manual guides professionals through the process of administering, scoring, and interpreting the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales (CSBS™), one of the best measures of early communication in children 8–24 months (or up to 72 months if developmental delays are present). The manual includes:

• a concise question-and-answer introduction to CSBS™
• informative summaries that reveal how the communication and symbolic behavior scales were developed
• detailed, easy-to-follow instructions on how to administer the Caregiver Questionnaire, conduct each part of the videotaped Behavior Sample,and interpret the behaviors on the videotape
• clear guidelines on rating, summarizing, and interpreting scores
• technical data about CSBS™, including information about standardization, scaling and norming, reliability, and validity
• helpful tips on planning individualized interventions

Filled with tables, charts, and checklists that summarize key points, clarify technical data, and help users organize the information and material they need, this manual will make it easier for professionals to use CSBS™ effectively with the children and families they serve.

This manual is part of CSBS™, a norm-referenced, standardized tool that uses parent interview and direct observation to assess infants, toddlers, and preschoolers at risk for communication delays and impairments. With 22 rating scales that accurately survey children's language skills and symbolic development, CSBS is backed by technical data and compatible with most developmental curricula in use today.

All CSBS Products

Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales:

• CSBS Record Forms and Caregiver Questionnaires
• Manual
• Sampling Video and Scoring Video
• Test Kit
• Toy Kit

Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile:

• Caregiver Questionnaires
• Record Forms
• Infant-Toddler Checklist (FREE)
• Infant-Toddler Checklist and Easy-Score CD-ROM
• Manual
• Sampling & Scoring Videos 1 & 2
• Test Kit
• Toy Kit
• Complete Kit

Table of Contents

About the Authors

1. Introduction
   • What Does the CSBS Measure?
   • How Is the CSBS Administered?
   • Important Features of the CSBS
   • Organization of the Manual

2. Development
   • Development of the Sampling Procedures
   • Development of the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scale
   • Profiling Communication and Symbolic Behaviors

3. Procedures for the CSBS Caregiver Questionnaire and Behavior Sample
   • Overview of Contexts and Procedures
   • I. Warm–Up
   • II. Communicative Temptations
   • III. Sharing Books
   • IV. Symbolic Play Probes
   • V. Language Comprehension Probes
   • VI. Constructive Play Probes
   • VII. Caregiver Perception Rating Form

4. Scale Descriptions and Scoring Procedures
   • Overview
   • Definitions of Communication Scales
   • Definitions of Symbolic Behavior Scales
   • Procedures for Scoring

5. Rating, Summarizing, and Interpreting Scores
   • Overview
   • Raw Scores, Scaled Scores, and Normed Scores
   • Reporting and Interpreting Normed Scores

6. Technical Characteristics of the CSBS
   • Development of the CSBS
   • Standardization
   • Scaling and Norming
   • Reliability
   • Validity

7. Implications for Intervention Planning
   • CSBS Developmental Profile for Screening and Evaluation

References
Glossary
Appendix A: Sample Scored Record Forms
Appendix B: Norms Tables
Index