IDENTIFIERS *Education Consolidation Improvement Act Chipter 1

EY%signed to aid in Chapter 1 evaluation efforts, this bibliography provides information about types of tests and other measures designed to assess young children. Bibliographic summaries were based on information from publishers ' manuals and scholarly reviews. Criteria for including a test in the bibliography were that the test: (1) was designed for use with children in preschool or kindergarten; (2) had been published in the last 10 years or was older but continued to be used regularly; (3) could be administered by teachers or trained teacher aides; and (4) was designed for developmental screening, assessment of instructional readiness or achievement, or program evaluation. The bibliography summarizes 36 tests, 16 of whic!1 were concerned with developmental screening; 21 with instructional readiness or anievement; 2 with assessment and instructional management; 5 with observation, rating scales, an