Rossetti Infant-Toddler Language Scale

Rossetti Infant-Toddler Language Scale

Group 1

Scoring

Before the

Assessment

• Parent Questionnaire
• Review child's case history
• Child's current skills

Beginning the Assessment

• Observe the child
• Use this information to score items as "observed" on the scale

• Observe: (O) behavior directly observed, child performs spontaneously
• Elicit: (E) performed behavior when cued
• Report: (R) parents confirm that behavior is usually performed in a normal testing

Establishing a Baseline

• Interact directly with the child to elicit the remaining items on the scale.
• Begin with Interaction

Obtaining the Ceiling

Finishing Up

• Stop testing where no more items are observed or reported
• Repeat for each area

• Let the child play while you complete the scoring of scale items.

Test Procedures

Testing Procedures

• Test items are considered "passed" if the behavior is noted through observation or through direct elicitation.
• When behavior is not observed, the caregiver is questioned about behavior.

• The test is administered:
• Who?
• Where?
• With who?
• Is cueing allowed?

Administering the Test

More Information

Background Information

Basal and Ceiling Rules:

Establishing basals and ceilings allows the SLP to check the child's performance across age ranges for each developmental area.

Basal- lowest age at which all items are mastered in a certain developmental area

• Start with Interaction-Attachment area, starting 6 months below the child's chronological age or suspected developmental level

Ceiling- age level where a child fails all items for a particular developmental area

Standardization/Validity Statement/Psychometrics-

• Standardization, validity, and reliability were not provided.
• It is a criterion referenced test.

Example: 0-3 Months

Language Expression

• Description of Test:
• Criterion-referenced test
• Identifies preverbal and verbal language developmental problems.
• English and Spanish translations for parent interview.

• Author- Louis Rossetti, PhD
• Publisher- LinguiSystems, Inc.
• Year- 2006
• Edition- 1st
• Intended audience- chronological/developmental Birth-3 years,
• Approximate time of testing- 10-30 minutes
• Price:
• Test set- $109.95
• Test forms (15)- $41.95

Credits...

Example: 33-36 Month

Play

Test Components

• Examiner's Manual
• 15 test protocols
• Materials Needed

• Chloe: Prezi presentation and videos
• Hillary: Evaluating and scoring
• Dani: Difficulty of assessment, purpose of test, basil and ceiling, validity statement
• Ashley: Administering the test and test procedures
• Sarah Caite: Videos
• Taryn: Basic information, intended audience, and test materials

Why it was created...

• Provide the clinician with a comprehensive test
• easy-to-administer
• relevant
• assess the preverbal and verbal aspects of communication and interaction in the young child.

Test Protocol

Examiner's Manual

Difficulty Level of Administration

• A criterion referenced instrument
• Assesses Interaction-Attachment, Pragmatics, Gesture, Play, Language Comprehension, and Language Expression.
• Contains several subtests each assessing a key development in language.
• Each subtest has a set of cueing

Why the Rossetti?