Communication and symbolic behavior scales
By: Amy M. Wetherby, Barry M. Prizant
Contributors: Prizant, Barry M.; Applied Symbolix (Firm); Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co
Publisher: Applied Symbolix; Distributed by Brookes Pub. Co.
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill.]; [Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Format: [kit] /
Number of pages: 25
Subjects: Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales; Communicative competence in children; Evaluation; Communicative disorders in children; Children; Language; Ability; Testing; Ability in children
Other titles: CSBS
Description: Norm-referenced tool for naturalistic assessment of the communicative and symbolic behaviors of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Assesses children ages 8-24 months (or up to 72 months of age if developmentally delayed). Organized in 7 clusters: communicative functions, gestural communicative means, vocal communicative means, verbal communicative means, reciprocity, social-affective signaling, and symbolic behavior. Focuses on pragmatic social communication, not just traditional receptive-expressive skills. Includes parent/caregiver interviews. Compatible with most developmental curricula. Testing time, ca. 50-75 min. and 60-75 min. for in-depth scoring.
Notes: Title in distributor's catalog: Communication and symbolic behavior scales (CSBS).

Dates on main testing items, c1989-1998.
Table of contents: title: Record form, normed ed.; title: CSBS caregiver questionnaire; title: Manual, normed ed.; title: Card 1, Outline of sampling procedures and instruction; title: Card 2, Directions for scoring; title: Sampling videotape (47 min.); title: Scoring videotape (40 min.); title: Children's board books:  Dr. Seuss's ABC ; Big bird's color game ; Richard Scarry's Lowly worm word book; Little Ernie's animal friends; title: Stuffed Kermit (41 cm.); title: 1 set of Stack'm up cups (8 nesting cups each); title: 1 Rock-a-stack toy (6 pieces); title: 1 misc. baby package (plastic diaper, 2 toothbrushes, 2 combs and brushes, 1 Koosh toy); title: 1 toy package (bottle of bubbles, 25 9-in. balloons, 7 wooden blocks); title: 1 box of Barnyard friends (6 pieces); title: 1 Toddle tots school bus; title: animal set (6 pieces); title: 1 misc. box (2 baby bottles, 3 bottle nipples, 1 baby washcloth, 1 baby powder, 1 jar, 2 windup toys, 1 doll diaper); title: 1 toes'n finger tether; title: 1 box of plastic party ware toys (19 pieces); title: 2 Martina dolls, white and Afro-American (36 cm.); title: Carry bag.