M-P-3

Merrill-Palmer-R Scales of Development

Purpose: Helps identify developmental delays and learning problems

Format: Paper and pencil

Age range: Birth to 6 years, 5 months

Time: Approximately 45 minutes

DETAILS:

Especially useful in assessing children born preterm, the M-P-R is an infant and early childhood assessment that meets the criteria required by state and federal legislation (i.e., IDEA) for the identification of developmental delays and learning problems.

Features and Benefits

• Assesses the five domains required by IDEA (cognitive, language, motor, self-help, and social-emotional).

• An Overall Developmental Index for all assessment scales related to intellectual functioning and additional measures of social-emotional functioning is also provided.

• Ideal for the assessment of general cognitive development in children, for the screening of infants and children who have been referred for the evaluation of possible developmental delays or disabilities, and for reevaluations of individuals previously identified as developmentally delayed.