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CDI
Tool name
MacArthur-Bates CDI
Use to evaluate
Language and communication skills
Age range
8–37 months (may also be used with older children who have developmental delays)
Completed by
Parents or caregivers (or as interview by professional); professionals score
Time commitment
Each form generally takes 20–40 minutes to complete and 10–15 minutes to score
Capture parents’ knowledge of their child’s emerging language skills
The MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories (CDIs), Third Edition and the corresponding Spanish-language Inventarios, are some of the most widely used and recommended measures of language and communication for young children. Used in both research and clinical settings, these parent report instruments help SLPs and other professionals screen children, develop a prognosis for children with language delays, plan effective intervention, monitor progress, and meet mandates for including parent input in child evaluation. The CDIs include measures for three age ranges:
- Words and Gestures form(ages 8 to 18 months). With this comprehensive instrument, parents document the child’s understanding of hundreds of early vocabulary items, and the form yields separate indexes of words understood and words produced. Then, parents record communicative and symbolic gestures the child has tried or completed
- Words and Sentences form(ages 16 to 30 months). Parents use this comprehensive instrument to document the child’s production of hundreds of words, record the child’s use of early forms of grammar, and provide written examples of the child’s three longest utterances.
- CDI-III(ages 30 to 37 months). This shorter, single-sheet tool measures expressive vocabulary and grammar.
The third edition of the CDIs includes updated norms, additional tools, and more administration formats and helpful resources. Each form is available in paper or electronic formats.
Developers
- The CDI Advisory Board
What You'll Need
CDI 3e English Set with CDI III
Includes
User’s Guide and Technical Manual
Words & Gestures forms
Words & Sentences forms
CDI III