Scoring Instructions and Cutoffs for Checklist
Instructions for Scoring the Checklist
The CSBS Developmental Profile Infant/Toddler Checklist (Wetherby & Prizant, 2001) consists of 24 questions that range from 2 to 4 points within each of 7 Clusters. Give credit of 0 points for items checked Not Yet, 1 point for items checked Sometimes, or 2 points for items checked Often. For items that describe a series of numbers or ranges, give credit of 0 points for items checked None and 1 to 4 points for items containing numbered choices. For example, for item 16, give credit of 0 points for none, 1 point for 1 or 2, 2 points for 3 or 4, 3 points for 5 to 8, and 4 points for more than 8.
The number of points earned in each Cluster should be totaled to yield seven individual Cluster scores. The scores can be tallied on the right side of the box labeled for each Cluster on the Checklist and then transferred to the Checklist Screening Report Form. On the Checklist Screening Report Form, the seven Cluster scores should be summed to yield three Composite scores and the three Composite scores should be summed to yield a Total score as listed below.
| COMMUNICATION COMPOSITE: | |
| Emotion and Use of Eye Gaze | 8 possible points |
| Use of Communication | 8 possible points |
| Use of Gestures | 10 possible points |
| 26 possible points | |
| EXPRESSIVE SPEECH COMPOSITE: | |
| Use of Sounds | 8 possible points |
| Use of Words | 6 possible points |
| 14 possible points | |
| SYMBOLIC COMPOSITE: | |
| Understanding of Words | 6 possible points |
| Use of Objects | 11 possible points |
| 17 possible points | |
| COMMUNICATION COMPOSITE: | 26 possible points |
| EXPRESSIVE SPEECH COMPOSITE: | 14 possible points |
| SYMBOLIC COMPOSITE: | 17 possible points |
| TOTAL | 57 possible points |
You can download a PDF version of a file that contains the following
information:
- Instructions for scoring the Checklist
- A brief summary of validation studies with the Checklist
- A description of a computer software program for use with the Checklist that will be available from Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. at http://www.brookespublishing.com.
- A sample Checklist Screening Report form to go in the child's healthcare record and two sample reports to be given to parents, one for children who show no concerns and one for children with concerns; and
- A table with the Checklist cut-off scores for the three Composites and the Total score based on the preliminary national norms (Wetherby & Prizant, 2001).
You can download a PDF version of a table with the Cutoffs for the Infant/Toddler Checklist of Communication Development by clicking here. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader which is available from Adobe.