The Early Screening Inventory | Third Edition
ESI-3- The Early Screening Inventory, Third Edition (ESI™-3) is an individually administered screening instrument that helps identify children who may need special education services. Guidance on using this test in your telepractice.
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ESI-3 Manual (Print)
0158245806 Qualification Level A -
ESI-3 Q-global Manual (Digital)
0150042981 Qualification Level AOnce ordered, the digital asset is accessible by logging into Q-global and visiting the Q-global Resource Library. It is a view-only digital file.
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ESI-3 Q-global Parent Questionnaire Report Qty 1 (Digital)
015002326X Qualification Level A -
ESI-3 P Ages 3:0-4:5 Record Forms English Qty 25 (Print)
0158245814 Qualification Level A -
ESI-3 P Ages 3:0-4:5 Record Forms Spanish Qty 25 (Print)
0158245822 Qualification Level A -
ESI-3 K Ages 4:6-5:11 Record Forms English Qty 25 (Print)
0158245830 Qualification Level A -
ESI-3 K Ages 4:6-5:11 Record Forms Spanish Qty 25 (Print)
0158245849 Qualification Level A -
ESI-3 Parent Questionnaires English Qty 25 (Print)
0158245857 Qualification Level A -
ESI-3 Parent Questionnaires Spanish Qty 25 (Print)
0158245865 Qualification Level A -
ESI-3 P Ages 3:0-4:5 Kit English (Print)
0158245768 Qualification Level AIncludes Examiners Manual, Manipulative Materials, 25 Preschool Record Forms (English), and 25 Parent Questionnaires (English) in a carry bag
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ESI-3 P Ages 3:0-4:5 Kit Spanish (Print)
0158245784 Qualification Level AIncludes Examiners Manual, Manipulative Materials, 25 Preschool Record Forms (Spanish), and 25 Parent Questionnaires (Spanish) in a carry bag
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ESI-3 K Ages 4:6-5:11 Kit English (Print)
0158245776 Qualification Level AIncludes Examiners Manual, Manipulative Materials, 25 Kindergarten Record Forms (English), and 25 Parent Questionnaires (English) in a carry bag
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ESI-3 K Ages 4:6-5:11 Kit Spanish (Print)
0158245792 Qualification Level AIncludes Examiners Manual, Manipulative Materials, 25 Kindergarten Record Forms (Spanish), and 25 Parent Questionnaires (Spanish) in a carry bag
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ESI-3 P/K Manipulatives Kit
0158245873 Qualification Level AIncludes 4 shape and 6 picture cards, 10 red blocks, 1 green block, button, rubber ball, toy car, 1 white ribbon (6-ft. long)
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ESI-3 Q-global Scoring Subscription 1 Year (Digital)
QG1ESI3 Qualification Level AIncludes unlimited scoring per user within an account
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ESI-3 Q-global Scoring Subscirption 3 Year (Digital)
QG3ESI3 Qualification Level AIncludes unlimited scoring per user within an account
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ESI-3 Q-global Score Summary Report Qty 1 (Digital)
0150023251 Qualification Level A -
ESI-3 Overview Live Webinar 3 Hours
A103000072436 Qualification Level AThis 3-hour session provides an overview of the ESI-3 components, administration and scoring of selected tasks and items, and the use of the test results to make screening decisions. Price includes up to 40 people per session.
Training orders will be processed within 5-7 business days of order placement. A training consultant will contact you to coordinate your training. Training dates are scheduled no earlier than 5 weeks from order placement.
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ESI-3 Administration and Scoring Live Webinar 6 Hours
A103000197869 Qualification Level AThis 6-hour session will prepare participants to implement the ESI-3 in their early childhood program. Participants will learn the essentials for administering and scoring the tasks and items on the ESI-3 domains (Visual-Motor/Adaptive, Language and Cognition, and Motor) and for administering and scoring the ESI-3 Parent Questionnaire. This hands-on training offers participants opportunities to practice administration and scoring ESI-3 tasks and items. Price includes up to 40 people per session.
Training orders will be processed within 5-7 business days of order placement. A training consultant will contact you to coordinate your training. Training dates are scheduled no earlier than 5 weeks from order placement.
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ESI-3 Administration and Scoring In Person 6 Hours
A103000197868 Qualification Level AThis 6-hour session will prepare participants to implement the ESI-3 in their early childhood program. Participants will learn the essentials for administering and scoring the tasks and items on the ESI-3 domains (Visual-Motor/Adaptive, Language and Cognition, and Motor) and for administering and scoring the ESI-3 Parent Questionnaire. This hands-on training offers participants opportunities to practice administration and scoring ESI-3 tasks and items. Price includes up to 40 people per session.
Training orders will be processed within 5-7 business days of order placement. A training consultant will contact you to coordinate your training. Training dates are scheduled no earlier than 5 weeks from order placement.
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ESI-3 Live Question and Answer Virtual 1 Hour
A103000072437 Qualification Level APrice includes up to 40 people per session. This 1-hour Q&A session supports participants who have attended a previous session or are familiar with the assessment. A Pearson expert will meet with participants to address follow-up questions and support specific assessment-related needs. To use the hour efficiently, participants may submit questions in advance. Q&A sessions do not include handouts or slides.
Training orders will be processed within 5-7 business days of order placement. A training consultant will contact you to coordinate your training. Training dates are scheduled no earlier than 5 weeks from order placement.
Overview
- Publication date:
- 2019
- Age range:
- ESI-P Preschool ages 3:0–4:5; ESI-K Kindergarten ages 4:6–5:11
- Scores/interpretation:
- Cutoff scores based on age norms
- Qualification level:
- A
- Completion time:
- 15–20 minutes per child
- Administration:
- Individual; paper-and-pencil and online
- Scoring options:
- Manual or Digital scoring. Digital score report with parent-child activities, and parent questionnaire report.
- Norms:
- 2018
- Other languages:
- English and Spanish
- Telepractice:
- Guidance on using this test in your telepractice
Product Details
ESI™-3 is a revision of the successful ESI™-R, a popular developmental screening instrument designed to be individually administered to children ages 3:0–5:11. It identifies children who may need special education services in order to perform successfully in school.
The advantages of parent involvement.
The ESI-3 now includes a questionnaire to capture the primary caregivers' perceptions of the child's development. Adapted from the ESI-R Parent Questionnaire, the ESI-3 Parent Questionnaire has added new items that reflect current research in social-emotional development and adaptive behaviors (e.g., interactions with adults and peers, social communication, and self-help skills).
Scoring & Reporting
ESI-3 is available on Q-global®, Pearson's web-based administration, scoring, and reporting system. It enables you to quickly assess and efficiently organize examinee information, generate scores, and produce accurate, comprehensive reports anywhere, anytime, on any Internet-connected device.
Score Report: Online-generated report which includes research-based parent-child activities.
Parent Questionnaire Report: Details responses to the parent questionnaire, a qualitative questionnaire to capture the primary caregivers' perceptions of the child's development.
Manual Entry: Option to use paper forms to administer the questionnaires, and the Q-global platform to score and generate reports.
What's new with ESI-3?
- Latest norms and validation studies
- Additional content to support social-emotional learning
- Administration in English or Spanish for dual-language settings (in digital and paper and pencil)
- Digital administration, scoring, and reporting
- Paper and pencil administration and scoring
- Revised Parent Questionnaire
- Research-based intervention recommendations in the form of parent-child activities
Sample Reports
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Training
Resources
Resources
The following resources are available for ESI-3.
- Product Announcement
- Information Sheet
- Kindergarten Entry Assessments
- Video: Introducing ESI-3
- Video: Dr. Samuel Meisels - The history and life of the Early Screening Inventory Shortly after completing his doctorate at Harvard University in 1974 and becoming the Director of the Eliot-Pearson Children's School, Dr. Meisels received a call from the Special Education Director in a neighboring school district with a high percentage of ELLs looking for a screening tool that could be used for the 1,000+ students coming in — and those already enrolled. Dr. Meisels soon discovered that what was already available was woefully inadequate. Find out what happened next!
- Video: Dr. Samuel Meisels: Characteristics of an Effective and Reliable Developmental Screener Dr. Samuel Meisels, the author of the Early Screening Inventory, Third Edition (ESI-3), discusses the four key characteristics that you should be looking for in an effective developmental screener. Find out what sets an effective developmental screener apart.
FAQs
Through extensive field research and development of the ESI-3, we gathered your frequently asked questions.
All items remain the same with the exception of the blocks.
Options available:
- Age appropriate kit with all manipulatives and forms
Option to add a scoring subscription for manual entry to generate reports - Manipulatives Kit + Digital manual + Q-global usages
0158245873 ESI-3 Preschool and Kindergarten Manipulatives Kit
0150042981 ESI-3 Q-global Digital Manual
0150023251 ESI-3 Q-global Score Summary Report
015002326X ESI-3 Q-global Parent Questionnaire Report
- Age appropriate kit with all manipulatives and forms
Yes, you can purchase any combination of products. Some customers prefer to have a paper manual, and then purchase digital administration usages.
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