Beery Vmi Fifth Edition
Description Internationally respected and backed by decades of research and clinical use, the Beery VMI, now in its sixth edition, offers a convenient and economical way to screen for visual-motor deficits that can lead to learning, neuropsychological and behaviour problems. The sixth edition of the Beery VMI remains strongly focused upon early childhood education. It includes updated norms for ages 2 years to 18 years. Adult norms are also included for age 19 years and above, but were not updated in this most recent edition.
This edition also provides updated reports of medical, neuropsychological, international and other important advances in the use of the Beery VMI in recent years. In this edition we have also combined the child and adult forms making it more convenient if you work with clients of different ages. You may continue to use your existing forms since the test content has not changed, but you should order a new Beery VMI, 6th Edition manual so that you have the most up-to-date information.
The Beery VMI helps assess the extent to which individuals can integrate their visual and motor abilities. The Short Format and Full Format tests present drawings of geometric forms arranged in order of increasing difficulty that the individual is asked to copy. The Short Format is often used with children ages 2 to 8 years. The Beery VMI series also provides supplemental Visual Perception and Motor Co-ordination tests, which use the same stimulus forms as the Short Format and Full Format tests. These optional assessments are designed to be administered after results from the Short Format or Full Format test show the need for further testing, to help compare an individual’s test results with relatively pure visual and motor performances.
(One or both of the supplemental tests may be used.) A statistical comparison of results from all three tests can be quickly and easily made on the graphic profile provided in the test booklets. How to Use This Test The Beery VMI can be used by psychologists, occupational therapists, learning disability specialists, specialist teachers and other professionals to help: Identify individuals who may be encountering difficulties in visual-motor integration Make appropriate referrals for needed services Test the effectiveness of educational and other interventions Conduct research Key Features The Beery VMI is among the few psychological assessments that provide standard scores as low as 2 years. The Beery VMI 6th Edition Manual provides approximately 600 age-specific norms from birth to 6 years. These consist of basic gross motor, fine motor, visual and visual-fine motor developmental “stepping stones” that have been identified by research criteria. Many examiners find the age norm information to be useful in helping parents better understand their child’s current level of development.
The manual also presents teaching suggestions. As a culture-free, non-verbal assessment, the Beery VMI is useful with individuals of diverse environmental, educational, and linguistic backgrounds. The Short and Full Format tests can be administered individually or to groups.
(Individual administration is recommended for the supplemental tests.) Norms The Beery VMI was standardised on a national sample of 1,737 individuals age 2 to 18 years (2010) and 1,021 adults ages 19-100 (2006), and has proven reliability and validity. Updates of medical neuropsychological, international and other studies are also reported in this section. Adult Norms: The population is aging, and thus has created the need for better identification of possible neurological problems. Studies have indicated that visuoconstructional deficits are an early indicator of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease. Considered by clinicians and researchers as more robust and better statistically, the Beery VMI test contains supplemental tests of visual perception and motor coordination that provide much needed information to help form a confident diagnosis. Unlike other tests of visual motor integration that can be too intimidating, inconsistent or insensitive to many adults, the Beery VMI has been found to be both comfortable and effective for this population. Reporting Results The test administrator scores the assessments using the Beery™ VMI 6th Edition Manual.
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Results are reported as a standard score, percentile or other equivalents. Age Range: 2 years to 100 years Administration: Individual or Group, Maximum 15 minutes Qualification Code: CL2R Please note price is exclusive of VAT @ 23%. Related products.
BEERY, PHD AND NORMAN A. BUKTENICA, AND NATASHA A. BEERY The sixth edition of this highly acclaimed test measures visual–motor integration in children and adults. Backed by decades of research and clinical use, the VMI offers a convenient and economical way to screen for visual–motor deficits that can lead to learning, behavior, and neuropsychological problems. While it is used primarily with young children, the VMI can also be administered to adolescents and adults. New in the Sixth Edition The sixth edition remains focused on early childhood education, offering new norms for ages 2 through 18. (Adult norms, for ages 19 and older, have not been updated.) While test content has not changed, the child and adult test forms have been combined, making the VMI more convenient for clinicians who work with people of all ages.
You may continue to use your remaining fifth edition test forms, but you will need the new sixth edition Manual to access updated norms and new research on medical, neuropsychological, and educational applications of the VMI. A Simple Design-Copying Task Appropriate for Young and Old The VMI helps assess the extent to which individuals can integrate their visual and motor abilities. The test presents the examinee with drawings of 24 geometric forms, arranged in developmental sequence, from less to more complex. The examinee simply copies these forms in the Test Booklet. The test can be individually or group administered in just 10 to 15 minutes.
A Short Form, composed of 15 drawings, is often used with 2- to 8-year-old children. Optional Supplemental Tests for More Detailed Evaluation Two supplemental tests—the VMI Visual Test and the VMI Motor Test—can each be administered in 5 minutes or less. They are generally given if full- or short-form VMI results indicate a need for further testing. The supplemental tests use the same VMI stimulus forms, so it’s easy to compare results from all three tests, using a profile form provided in the Test Booklet. Fine-Grained Scoring and a Useful Manual The VMI scoring system permits fine discrimination between performances, especially at older age levels. The Manual presents very clear scoring criteria, standard scores, percentiles, and teaching suggestions. It also reports recent medical and neuropsychological applications of the VMI.
The sixth edition was standardized in 2010 on a national sample of 1,737 children ages 2 to 18. Adult norms, collected in 2006, are based on a sample of 1,021 individuals from 19 to 100 years of age.
In addition, the Manual includes approximately 600 age-specific norms, from birth through age 6. These norms reflect developmental “stepping stones” identified by research. They have proven useful in helping parents understand their child’s current level of development. Helpful Teaching Materials Five teaching tools offer activities and exercises that help teachers respond to VMI results:. Developmental Teaching Activities This booklet includes more than 250 activities for teachers and parents to use with children from birth to age 6. At each age level, these activities focus on gross motor, fine motor, visual, and visual–motor development, providing a solid foundation for art, academic, and athletic skills.
Includes a CD for printing copies of the activities. My Book of Shapes This book includes 100 paper-and-pencil exercises that provide a foundation for learning number and letter shapes. Can be used by preschool and kindergarten teachers as well as parents. Includes a CD for printing copies of the exercises. My Book of Letters and Numbers Includes 100 paper-and-pencil exercises focusing on alphanumeric skills.
Gta vice city 2 game play. Used in the second semester of Kindergarten, these exercises help children transfer what they’ve learned about shapes to the formation of letters and numbers. Includes a CD for printing copies of the exercises. Developmental Wall Chart This laminated, full-color wall chart shows basic developmental “Stepping Stones”—a handy reminder for parents and professionals. Stepping Stones Parent Checklist This checklist includes more than 200 key developmental “Stepping Stones.” Parents can use it in making home observations to share with the teacher. Widespread Application The VMI can be used by psychologists, learning disability specialists, school counselors, teachers, and other professionals to:. Identify individuals who may have difficulty with visual–motor integration.
Make appropriate referrals for needed services. Test the effectiveness of educational and other interventions. Evaluate neuropsychological problems in older adults. Inform diagnoses of dementia or Alzheimer’s One of the most well-researched instruments of its kind, the VMI is useful in assessing learning, neuropsychological, behavioral, and emotional disorders.
It is time-efficient, culture-free, nonverbal, and appropriate for an extremely wide age range. Unlike many other tests of its kind, the VMI offers item content that is acceptable to preschoolers, children, teens, adults, and the elderly.
Melissa Coallier
Neither the very young nor the very old find the test intimidating.