Developmental and Interpretive Manual for the Lollipop Test: A Diagnostic Screening Test of School Readiness-III

The revised and updated third edition of the Lollipop Test maintains the same ease of administration and diagnostic usefulness of the previous editions. Children will still find it a colorful, fun-filled, non-threatening academic adventure. However, the third edition includes numerous published statistical studies, and on-going research, not included in the two previous editions. These studies continue to substantiate the excellent validity of the Lollipop Test. The cultural fairness and versatility of the instrument is also further validated. The inclusion of new, expanded norms are based on recent standardization research. The third edition includes numerous published statistical studies and on-going research not included in the two previous editions. These studies continue to substantiate the excellent validity of The Lollipop Test that is available in both English and Spanish editions. The concept of readiness can be related to achievement in various school subjects and at veracious levels of the curriculum. The broadest scope of readiness as defined by Ausubel refers to " the adequacy of existing capacity in relation to the demands of a given learning task. The second type of readiness is socioeconomic, relating to the developing personality qualities and the strides already taken toward independence. The final, major barometer of readiness is considered intellectual-educational. The Administration and Scoring Booklet for the Lollipop Test has been revised to accommodate the recording of both pre and post kindergarten or pre school assessment scores.