Kit Equipment

Kit EQUIPMENT
GRIFFITHS DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT SCALES

1. a) Infant Scales 0-2 Years:
The following equipment is part of the 0-2 Griffiths Developmental Assessment Scale Kit:

Small rattle ball
Small coloured rubber ball
Ring with cord attached
Bell ring
Set of embroidery rings
Small hand bell
Small torch
Tuning fork
Plastic cup and saucer
Plastic tea spoon
Pair of plastic beakers
Small toy on wheels with cord attached
Car to be pushed along
Powered car
Mirror
Small picture book

1. b) Items from the original 2-8 kit required for the 0-2 scales:

Set of 9 purple bricks in box with lid

1. c) Items from the original 0-2 year scales no longer required when administering the 0-2 scales:

Box of 12 toys (please note that this is still used as part of the 2-8 scales)
Small box for sweets

2. a) GMES-ER 2-8 Year Scales Equipment:

5 foam blocks 2” x 3” x 12” (cm x 7.cm x 30cm)
Medium sized ball
Tambourine
Skipping rope
A small tennis sized ball
Buttoning test
Small Shoe for buckle test
Cord for tying a knot and bow knot
Box of 18 objects:
Chair, doll, ball, horse, dog, cat, cup, spoon, button, car, brick, coin, knife, fork, saucer/plate, watch, key, pencil
Pack of 10 coloured plaques
20 small picture cards
Large coloured picture
Set of 26 capital letters
Screw toy
Set of beads for threading
Box of yellow bricks
Coloured squares of paper 4” x 4” (10.2cm x 10.2cm)
2 pairs of scissors
Box of 9 purple bricks with lid
3 form boards with insets
4 square form boards; 6 hole and 11 hole
Coloured bricks in box for pattern making
Booklet of patterns
2 blue blocks of different sizes
2 weights
Laminated card with 2 lines
Visual memory card with 10 small coloured pictures
Picture arrangement cards
Series test on 2 cards
Directional arrow test on 4 cards
Wooden red rod 3” (7cm) long
Set of 8 objects:
Perforated ball, standard metal teaspoon, toy car, doll, baby’s hairbrush, child’s white sock, cup with handle, 1” (2.5cm) brick
Set of 4 form boards; 4 boards and 4 inserts:
1 circle board
1 two circle board
1 square board
1 board with circle, square and triangle
Inserts: large circle, small circle, square and triangle
4 yellow cubes in box
Packet of paper tissues
1 set of three brick boxes; yellow, red and blue, each consists of a box, a lid and 2 cubes
1 piece of coloured felt approximately 12” x 20” (30cm x 50cm)

2. b) Note - the box of 12 objects from the original 0-2 Scales and the box of 6 additional items in the 2-8 Scales are now combined in a box of 18 objects but only used in the Revised GMDS-ER Scales.

When testing children in the GMDS-ER scales it is useful to also have a 0-2 set available in case test items from years 1 or 2 have to be administered to a child who scores poorly on the Scales. The brick boxes are part of the 0-2 kit and are not provided therefore in the GMDS-ER Kit.

2. c) Items required from the 0-2 kit when testing older children:

Set of brick boxes
Set of form boards from the 0-2 kit may also be required if items in year 2 have to be administered.