The Rossetti Infant-Toddler Language Scale (Rossetti, 2006) is a criterion-referenced instrument that was designed to assess the preverbal and verbal aspects of communication and interaction in young children from birth to 3 years of age. The Rossetti is used to collect samples of behaviors on which to base conclusions about the child’s development. It uses direct observation of behavior, eliciting of behaviors, and parent reports to assess language skills. The clinician assesses preverbal and verbal skills in the areas of: Interaction-Attachment, Pragmatics, Gesture, Play, Language Comprehension, and Language Expression. As a criterion-referenced measure, the test evaluates mastery of specified behaviors (i.e., is not designed to compare individuals to each other). Therefore, no standard scores, percentile ranks, or age equivalents are yielded. However, severity rating guidelines aid in reporting results and communicating assessment results to parents and caregivers. Results reflect the child’s mastery of skills in each of the areas assessed at three-month intervals across developmental domains tested. A Spanish version is also available.
Summary
Age: The Rossetti Infant-Toddler Language Scale/ Rossetti (2006)
Time to Administer: Varies (10–30 minutes)
Method of Administration: Individually administered, criterion- referenced assessment of language skills. Includes caregiver interview and option to include observation of elicited behaviors.
Yields severity rating guidelines to help interpret results.
Subscales: Subtests: Interaction-Attachment, Pragmatics, Gesture, Play, Language Comprehension, Language Expression
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