Early Literacy Research Library (ELRL) – Metrics

Library Metrics

The Library Metrics page gathers additional information about commonly referenced research metrics and tools throughout the Library.

Below is a summary table comparing the evaluation focus, applicable ages, available languages, and full text availability across all metrics to equip users to select and employ these instruments in their own research.

Each individual metric is linked to additional information about its purpose, items, and relevant literature, including research evaluating its validity and ELRL articles that reference the metric. If applicable, full text versions of the instrument and/or relevant resources are available for download.

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Evaluation Focus

Applicable Ages

Available Languages

Adult-Child Interactive Reading Inventory (ACIRI)

ACIRI
Evaluation Focus: Shared Reading Quality
Applicable Ages: Early Childhood
Available Language: English and Spanish
Access Type: FREE/Open Access
ELRL Frequency: 4

Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)

ASQ
Evaluation Focus: Developmental and Social-Emotional Screening
Applicable Ages: 1-66 months; 0-5.5 years
Available Language: English, Spanish, and 40+ Others (Aboriginal Australian, Arabic; Bengali, British English, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Haitian Creole (Kreyol), Hebrew, Hmong, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kinyarwanda, Korean, Latvian, Lugandan, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Serbian, Somali, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu Vietnamese)
Access Type: FREE/Open Access
ELRL Frequency: 4

Baley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (BSID)

BSID
Evaluation Focus: Child Development (Cognitive, Language, Motor, Social-Emotional, Adaptive Behavior)
Applicable Ages: 0-42 months; 0-3 years
Available Language: English
Access Type: FREE/Open Access
ELRL Frequency: 2

Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC)

BASC
Evaluation Focus: Children's Behavior and Emotional Status
Applicable Ages: 24-263 months; 2-21 years
Available Language: English and Spanish
Access Type: FREE/Open Access
ELRL Frequency: 2

Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA)

BITSEA
Evaluation Focus: Social-Emotional Behavior Problems and Delays
Applicable Ages: 12-36 months; 1-3 years
Available Language: English, Spanish (Spain), Japanese (Japan), Dutch (Netherlands), and Turkish (Turkey).
Access Type: FREE/Open Access
ELRL Frequency: 3

Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)

CES-D
Evaluation Focus: Depression Symptoms
Applicable Ages: 156+ months; 13+ years
Available Language: English and Others
Access Type: FREE/Open Access
ELRL Frequency: 2

Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)

CBCL
Evaluation Focus: Child Behavior (Social Functioning, Mood and Anxiety, Externalizing Symptoms)
Applicable Ages: 72-216 months; 6-18 years
Available Language: English, French, and 60+ Others
Access Type: FREE/Open Access
ELRL Frequency: 3

Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF)

CELF
Evaluation Focus: Language Skills
Applicable Ages: 60-263 months; 5-21 years
Available Language: English
Access Type: FREE/Open Access
ELRL Frequency: 3

Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing (CTOPP)

CTOPP
Evaluation Focus: Phonological Processing Abilities
Applicable Ages: Grade: Preschool-12; 48-299 months; 4-24 years
Available Language: English
Access Type: FREE/Open Access
ELRL Frequency: 7

Developmental Profile-3 (DP-3)

DP-3
Evaluation Focus: Developmental Delay Screening
Applicable Ages: 0-155 months; 0-12 years
Available Language: English, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, and Spanish
Access Type: FREE/Open Access
ELRL Frequency: 1