As a speech pathologist in early intervention and in the education arena, I have assessed a diverse population of children birth-three years old, as well as school aged children. When choosing an assessment instrument, I consider multiple factors to include, how long does it take to administer the instrument, what is the age of the child, are there co-existing disabilities, will the parent or caregiver be available to provide information. The Preschool School Language Scale- Fifth Edition (PLS-5) and the Battelle Developmental Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-2) are both designed to address the communication development in young children. Both assessments allow for parent interview, observation and elicitation from subjects as means to administer the instrument. I will discuss my experience with these instruments, similarities and differences, and my opinion of each instrument.
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However, the Battelle Developmental Inventory is administered by a variety of professionals for example, early childhood educators, special educators and speech pathologists. The PLS-5 is designed to measure both receptive and expressive language. The instrument integrates the assessment of prelinguistic communication, semantics, morphology, syntax, pragmatics, and integrative language skills. The PLS- 5 includes information to probe gestural communication, theory of the mind, and emergent literacy. The content of the scales includes age appropriate skills for older children through ages 7 years and 11 months. The BDI-2 communication domain is designed to measure how effectively a child receives and expresses information and ideas through verbal and nonverbal means. The measure includes expressive and receptive subdomains for birth to age 8
However, the Battelle Developmental Inventory is administered by a variety of professionals for example, early childhood educators, special educators and speech pathologists. The PLS-5 is designed to measure both receptive and expressive language. The instrument integrates the assessment of prelinguistic communication, semantics, morphology, syntax, pragmatics, and integrative language skills. The PLS- 5 includes information to probe gestural communication, theory of the mind, and emergent literacy. The content of the scales includes age appropriate skills for older children through ages 7 years and 11 months. The BDI-2 communication domain is designed to measure how effectively a child receives and expresses information and ideas through verbal and nonverbal means. The measure includes expressive and receptive subdomains for birth to age 8