SHORT INFANT TEST

[Annette Karmiloff-Smith]

Here are the very few responses I received regarding a short infant test, a
question I put out on the network a couple of weeks ago.  Please do let me
know if anyone else didn't see the first email but does know of a short
cognitive test that could be administered to infants who have had a
Bayley-II done but a few months prior to other testing.  The idea is to
check that no radical changes have occurred in which case a full Bayley
would need redoing:

>Glenn Aylward claims his BINS short form adaptation is quite valid with
>respect to the BSID and level of functioning. I haven't used it myself but
>just heard him give a talk on it.    Judi Gardner

>Hi Annette,
>I don't know of any short test, but my suggestion would be to administer a
>subset of items from the Bayley and compare them with the previous scores. I
>guess it also depends on the age of the children. Adam Matheny has looked at
>subsets of items on version 1 of the Bayley, so he might have some ideas. I
>see that he has a poster next to one of mine at SRCD, so shall I ask him?
>Peter Willatts

>I too am looking for a short infant test.   In our case, we
>are studying the effects of different kinds and patterning
>of child care and want to look at 'effects'.   Will you let
>me know if you and your student find one?   Kathy Sylva