Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales for Early Childhood: Fifth Edition (EARLY SB-5)

Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales for Early Childhood: Fifth Edition (EARLY SB-5) Gale H. Roid

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  Purpose: an individually administered assessment of intelligence and cognitive abilities
  
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  Ages: 2.0 to 7.3 years (2.0-5.11 years for full battery; 6.0-7.3 years for abbreviated battery)
  
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  Administration Time: 15-50 minutes (30-50 minutes for full battery, depending on age and ability; 15-20 munites for abbreviated battery)

Valid and reliable assessment of intellectual functioning is an important need in many assessment practices, and the Early SB-5 provides psychometrically superior, accessible, and cost-effective test of intelligence for use with young children. The Early SB-5 is a specialized version of the recently published Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition for use with young children ages 2.0 through 7.3 years.

UsesThe applications of the Early SB-5 are generally identical to those of the SB-5. The only difference is that the Early SB-5 may serve only as a screener for the early identification of intellectual giftedness, given the basic design of the test. Professionals seeking a broad assessment of early intellectual giftedness should instead use the complete SB-5. Some of the assessment purposes for which the Early SB-5 may be used include:

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  Mental retardation
  
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  Developmental cognitive delays
  
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  Developmental disabilities and exceptionalities
  
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  Intervention planning information – individual family plans, individual education plans, and neuropsychological evaluation

AdministrationThe Early SB-5, like the SB-5, has 10 subtests. Two routing subtests (Nonverbal Fluid Reasoning and Verbal Knowledge) cover the age range 2.0 through 7.3, while the remaining eight subtests offer scores in the preschool range, from 2.0 through 5.11. As with the SB-5, testing begins in Item Book 1 with the two routing subtests, which are retained in their entirely. However, all remaining subtests into which the first two subtests route are contained in Item Book 2, with only the most difficult levels of items dropped across those subtests. Dropping these more difficult items will generally have no impact on the scores of the young children typically assessed with the Early SB-5. However, because of the changes, assessment for intellectual giftedness would require use of only the two routing subtests or, better yet, the complete SB-5.

Complete package includes carrying case, manipulates, Item Book 1 & 2, Examiner\’s Manual, and 25 Record Forms.