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Assessment Tools and Instruments

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This page lists assessment tools that are sometimes used to conduct communication and educational assessments with children who are deaf-blind. For guidance about the appropriate use of assessment tools and instruments and how to select an instrument for a specific child, read the manual linked to under "Introductory Resources" below, Assessing Communication and Learning in Young Children Who Are Deafblind or Who Have Multiple Disabilities. The links under "Learn More" go to the fulltext of assessment tools that are available online or to more information about how to purchase those that are not available online.

Introductory Resources

Assessing Communication and Learning in Young Children Who Are Deafblind or Who Have Multiple Disabilities

Source: Design to Learn Projects

Learn More

Assessment Intervention Matrix (AIM)

Source: Three Bridge Publishers

Assessment of Deafblind Access to Manual Language Systems (ADAMLS)

Source: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Callier Azusa Scales

Source: Callier Center for Communication Disorders

Carolina Curriculum

Source: Brookes Publishing

Child-guided Strategies for Assessing Children who are Deafblind or have Multiple Disabilities

Source: American Printing House for the Blind

Classroom Observation Instrument for Educational Environments Serving Students with Deaf-Blindness
PDF Version

Source: NTAC

Communication Matrix

Source: Design to Learn

Dimensions of Communication

Source: Mar and Sall

Functional Assessment of Sensory Status of Children who are Deafblind

Source: New Jersey Technical Assistance Project

Hawaii Early Learning Profile (HELP)

Source: VORT Corporation

Home Inventory of Problem Solving Skills

Source: Design to Learn

HomeTalk: A Family Assessment of Children who are Deafblind

Source: Design to Learn Projects

Infused Skills Assessment

Source: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

INSITE Developmental Checklist Instructional Manual: Assessment of Developmental Skills

Source: HOPE Inc.

Introduction to the Holistic Communication Profile: Integrating Pivotal Social and Cognitive Milestones in Communication Programming

Source: Susan Bruce, Boston College

Oregon Project for Preschool Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

Source: Southern Oregon Education Service District

Problem Solving for Children with Multiple Disabilities: Guide to Assessment and Teaching Strategies

Source: Design to Learn

School Inventory of Problem Solving Skills

Source: Design to Learn

Self-Evaluation Guide for Assessing the Quality of Your Interactions with a Student who is Deaf-Blind

Source: California Deaf-Blind Services

Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales

Source: PsychCorp

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