Gale H. Roid, Ph.D.
The applications of the Early SB–5 are generally identical to those of Standford-Binet Intelligence Scales–Fifth Edition (SB5). The primary difference is that Early SB-5 is streamlined for ages 2 to 5 years, covering the full range of abilities. However, for ages 6 to 7, professionals seeking a broad assessment of early intellectual giftedness should instead use the SB5. Early SB-5 can be used to:
- Assess intellectual deficiencies, delays, and disabilities
- Assess developmental delays in cognitive and language domains
- Identify developmental disabilities in children with limited English and other expressive language difficulties
- Plan interventions, including individual family plans and individual education plans
- Refer children for more extensive pre-academic and neuropsychological evaluations
Features and Benefits - Provides a lower cost version of the SB-5 for preschool assessment
- Provides comprehensive coverage of five factors of cognitive ability
- Includes child-friendly toys/manipulatives
- Include an entire nonverbal/low-verbal section that requires minimal verbal response from the examinee, useful for children with limited verbal English, deafness/hard-of-hearing, autism, and other expressive-language difficulties
- Offers low-end, easier items and toys for accurate measurement of low-functioning children
- Includes a Test Observation Checklist to document behavior during testing
- Offers a Parent Report to help facilitate communication with the child’s parent, guardian, or caregiver
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- Verbal Knowledge
- Fluid Reasoning
- Knowledge
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Visual-Spatial Processing
- Working Memory
Components
The Early SB-5 has a display box filled with toys, manipulatives, and brightly colored illustrations that help engage young children. It consists of two Item Books that fold into an A-frame easel. Each page of the Item Books has illustrations for the examinee on one side and detailed direction for the examiner on the other side. The Early SB-5 may be scored with software or handscored.
Item Book 1
Used as an initial assessment, or Abbreviated Battery IQ, this book includes Nonverbal Fluid Reasoning and Verbal Knowledge subtests.
Item Book 2
Includes Fluid Reasoning, Knowledge, Quantitative Reasoning, Visual-Spatial Processing, Working Memory subtests.
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