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We examined the feasibility of administering the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Survey Edition in checklist format to teachers as a means of obtaining more useful teacher ratings of low functioning young children. Teachers completed the Vineland Classroom and Survey Editions as checklists to rate 36 preschoolers (ages 4–1 to 5–11 years; 22 male, 14 female) in a rehabilitation day treatment setting. The Survey Edition was administered to parents using the standard semi-structured interview. The Classroom Edition yielded higher skill estimates than did the two Survey Editions (p < 0.001), which did not differ significantly from each other. The individually administered Diagnostic Inventory for Screening Children (n = 27) provided evidence of external validity of the self-administered Survey Edition format for teachers. The results support use of the Survey Edition in checklist format for teachers who are rating skills of young children with developmental disabilities.
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Voelker, S.L., Johnston, T.C., Agar, C. et al. Vineland Survey: Self-administered Checklist Format for Teachers of Young Children in Rehabilitation. J Dev Phys Disabil 19, 177–186 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10882-007-9046-8
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