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Battelle Developmental Inventory, Third Edition (BDI-3)
Identification of early
learners has lifelong impact
Through structured items, interviews, and observation, the BDI-3® offers the most robust data collection method for valid results and more accurate conclusions to support early childhood identification.
Identification of early
learners has lifelong impact
Through structured items, interviews, and observation, the BDI-3® offers the most robust data collection method for valid results and more accurate conclusions to support early childhood identification.
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The only early childhood assessment that measures the five developmental domains from birth to 7 years, 11 months
The only early childhood assessment that measures
the five developmental domains from birth to 7 years, 11 months
The only early childhood assessment that measures
the five developmental domains from birth to 7 years, 11 months
- Developmental Complete
- Screener
- Early Academic Survey
- BDI-3 FAQs
Ideal for:
- Assessing developmental milestones for school readiness
- Determining eligibility for special education services
- Using data to inform the development of IFSPs and IEP
Benefits:
- Provides unique measures of developmental progress, including the Relative Developmental Index (RDI) and Change Sensitive Scores
- Offers an in-depth analysis of a child's age-specific social and emotional competencies
- Ensures a complete, reliable, and defensible set of measures to inform special education identification decisions
- Offline digital administration, with automatic sync to online scoring and reporting
- Support developmental skill aqcuisition with tailored Lesson Plans for each domain
Use the BDI-3 to help assess:
Birth - 7 years,
11 months
10-20 Mins
Per Domain
Ideal for:
- Quickly measuring developmental progress across the 5 domains
- Universal screening for signs of developmental delays
Benefits:
- Efficient and comprehensive tool to support reliable identification practices
- Quickly determine which learners need further evaluation
- Identify specific domains to target in a comprehensive evaluation
- Offline digital administration, with automatic sync to online scoring and reporting
Use the BDI-3 to help assess:
Ideal for:
- Measuring foundational academic skill proficiency
- Quick assessment of a young child's risk of academic delays in literacy and math
- Early childhood progress monitoring
Benefits:
- Use as a standalone academic measure or in combination with BDI products
- Aligned with common core standards to inform early childhood instruction
- Offline digital administration, with automatic sync to online scoring and reporting
- Support foundational academic skill aqcuisition with tailored Lesson Plans for each literacy and numeracy
- 10-minute administration time for numeracy;
30-minute administration time for literacy
Use the BDI-3 to help assess:
Common BDI-3 Questions:
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- How do I access the Developmental Quotient (DQ) Proficiency Range Chart?
- How can I check my Scoring License/ERF usage?
- What devices are compatible with the BDI-3 MDS?
- How are dates and examiner names handled when merging?
- I entered updated scores for an Examinee but I continue To get the same results when running reports. What do I do?
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