BSSI-3: Basic School Skills Inventory – Third Edition

Ages: 4 through 6
Testing Time: 5 to 8 minutes
Administration: Individual

The Basic School Skills Inventory—Third Edition (BSSI3) is used to locate children ages 4-0 through 6-11 who are at high risk for school failure, who need more in-depth assessment, and who should be referred for additional study. The inventory of 137 items is based on teachers’ judgments of desirable school performance. It can be administered in 5 to 8 minutes. Using a 4-point Likert-type scale that ranges from does not perform to performance indicates mastery, the BSSI3 provides a quick teacher rating scale of early abilities in six areas:

• Daily Living Skills—basic knowledge and skills typically required for participation in day-to-day activities in school
• Spoken Language—ability to communicate orally
• Reading—knowledge of print in the form of letters, words, sentences, and paragraphs
• Writing—abilities and skills directly involved in writing letters, words, sentences, and paragraphs
• Mathematics—knowledge of numerical concepts and arithmetic operations involved in beginning mathematics
• Classroom Behavior—attentiveness, cooperation, attitude, socialization, and work habits

Standard scores, percentiles, and age and grade equivalents are reported for each scale. Reliability coefficients are in the .90s for each scale.

Complete BSSI3 Kit includes: Examiner’s Manual and 25 Profile/Response Forms. (1998)