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TOOL NAME
Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales
USED TO EVALUATE
CSBS consists of 22 communication and symbolic rating scales grouped into seven "clusters": communicative functions, gestural communicative means, vocal communicative means, verbal communicative means, reciprocity, social-affective signaling, and symbolic behavior.
AGE RANGE
CSBS is used with infants and toddlers whose functional communication age is between 6 and 24 months and for children up to 72 months who exhibit atypical development.
COMPLETED BY
Caregivers and professionals trained to assess young children (e.g., speech-language pathologists, early interventionists, or psychologists); professionals score
TIME COMMITMENT
Approximately 50–75 minutes for child assessment; 60–75 minutes for in-depth scoring
Description
Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales, Normed Edition
The CSBS™ Sampling Video and Scoring Video guide you through all of the structured play activities in CSBS, providing footage of assessments with a range of typically developing children.
The DVD 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:
Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile: