Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning™ Fourth Edition (DIAL™-4) is a global screener for assessing large groups of children quickly and efficiently.
Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning | Fourth Edition
DIAL-4
Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning™ Fourth Edition (DIAL™-4) is a global screener for assessing large groups of children quickly and efficiently.
DIAL-4 Administration, Scoring, and Basic Interpretation Live Webinar 6 Hours
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Qualification Level
This 6-hour session will prepare participants to implement the DIAL-4 in their early childhood program. Participants will learn the essentials for administering items on the Motor, Concepts, and Language areas, and for presenting and scoring the parent and teacher questionnaires. Additionally, the session will focus on scoring and interpreting test items and using the data collected from the test items and questionnaires to make screening decisions. This hands-on training offers participants opportunities to practice administration and scoring of the DIAL-4. Price includes up to 40 people per session.
Training orders will be processed within 5-7 business days of order placement. A training consultant will contact you to coordinate your training. Training dates are scheduled no earlier than 5 weeks from order placement.
- Publication date:
- 2011
- Age range:
- 2:6–5:11
- Scores/Interpretation:
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DIAL-4 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 Development. Percentile ranks and standard scores also are provided.
- Qualification level:
- B
- Completion time:
- 30-45 Minutes
- Scoring options:
- Q-global™ Scoring and Reporting or Manual Scoring
- Administration Format:
- Paper-and-pencil
Building on the effective DIAL-3, the DIAL-4 offers early childhood professionals and administrators further advantages with time-saving testing, easier administration, and enhanced reliability.
Benefits
- Identify children who may need additional assessment at even younger age.
- Screen 5 early childhood areas: Motor, Concepts, Language, Self-help development and Social-emotional development.
- Save time with easy administration and even greater reliability.
- Determine potential for development delays.
- Save more time with Speed DIAL-4, a shortened version appropriate for quick screening in smaller settings such as departments of public health, pediatric offices, health fairs, homes, and classrooms.
Features
DIAL-4 presents stimuli one at a time using a dial, manipulatives and other materials, all of which are included.
- New norms to support updated edition.
- Lowered floor from 3:0 to 2:6.
- New items to measure skills important for predicting academic success.
- Reformatted handbooks and record form for easier administration and scoring.
- Simplified administration instructions and scoring rules to reduce errors.
- Includes manual, operator’s handbooks, one-piece dials, zippered bag for area materials, carrying bag.
Additional Optional Support Tools
- Teacher questionnaire allows for information from multiple sources and teacher feedback.
- Parents questionnaire helps gather information about child’s background and development.
- Optional parent-child activity form suggests activities to help improve child’s skills.
Resources
The following samples and summaries are available for DIAL-4.
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