- Administration Time: 20-30 minutes
- Norm-referenced; standard scores and percentile ranks
- Complete DIAL-3 kit includes: Examiner's Manual, 50 Record Forms (English), 1 Record Form (Spanish), 50 Cutting Cards, 50 Parent Questionnaires (English), Manipulatives, Dials, Operator's Handbooks in English and Spanish for Motor, Concepts, and Language areas, plus the Speed DIAL and Training Packet, all in separate zippered bags and an easy-to-carry bag. (1998)
The DIAL-3 is your complete tool for screening preschool and kindergarten children. This test provides a positive, nonthreatening environment in which children complete fun, age appropriate tasks using bright, appealing, child-friendly materials. Stimuli are presented one at a time using a dial, manipulatives, or other materials. The DIAL-3 provides scores for Motor, Concepts, Language, plus an overall composite, and behavioral observation cutoffs. Note: The AGS Computer ASSIST for DIAL-3 is available for IBM and Macintosh computers. Use the ASSIST for fast, convenient scoring. Description A global screener for assessing large groups of children quickly and efficiently.
- Scores/Interpretation – The DIAL-3 provides standard deviation and percentile cutoff points by chronological age at two-month intervals for total and area scores: Motor, Concepts, Language, Self-Help, and Social. Percentile ranks and standard scores are also provided.
- Standardization – 1,560 English speaking and 605 Spanish-speaking children throughout the U.S.
- User Qualification – Level B DIAL-3 – your complete tool for screening preschool and kindergarten children.
Your complete tool for screening preschool and kindergarten children The Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning-Third Edition (DIAL-3) provides a positive, nonthreatening environment in which children complete fun, age appropriate tasks using bright, appealing, child-friendly materials. Stimuli are presented one at a time using a dial, manipulatives, or other materials. The DIAL-3 uses the same popular station format as the DIAL-R. Screens all five early childhood areas. Screens all five early childhood areas The DIAL-3, like the DIAL-R, provides scores for Motor, Concepts, Language, plus an overall composite, and behavioral observation cutoffs. The DIAL-3 also provides standardized scores for Self-Help and Social Development, assessed by a Parent Questionnaire. The age range has been extended to 6;11 to cover the full range of kindergarten ages. Motor, Language, Concepts screening
- Motor Area – Gross Motor items include catching, jumping, hopping, and skipping. Fine Motor items include building with blocks, cutting, copying shapes and letters, name writing, and the popular finger-touching task from the DIAL-R.
- Language Area – Items include answering simple personal questions (name, age, sex), articulation, naming (expressive) or identifying (receptive) objects and actions, plus phonemic awareness tasks such as rhyming and I Spy.
- Concepts Area – Items include pointing to named body parts, naming or identifying colors, rote counting, counting blocks, placing a block in named positions relative to a little house, identifying concepts in a triad of pictures, and sorting shapes. Includes an item that assesses automatic naming of colors, associated with potential learning disabilities.
Now, two additional screening areas
- Self-Help Development – Looks at the child's development of personal care skills related to dressing, eating, and grooming.
- Social Development – Looks at the child's development of social skills with other children and parents, including rule compliance, sharing, self-control, and empathy.
DIAL-3 gives reliable results The DIAL-3 is a well standardized test with sound reliability and validity. For specific figures and data, consult the manual or visit the AGS website at www.agsnet.com. |
