(One or both of the supplemental tests may be used.) A statistical comparison of results from all three tests can be quickly and easily made on the graphic profile provided in the test booklets. These optional assessments are designed to be administered after results from the Short Format or Full Format test show the need for further testing, to help compare an individual's test results with relatively pure visual and motor performances. The Beery VMI series also provides supplemental Visual Perception and Motor Coordination tests, which use the same stimulus forms as the Short Format and Full Format tests. The Short Format is often used with children ages 2 to 8 years. The Short Format and Full Format tests present drawings of geometric forms arranged in order of increasing difficulty that the individual is asked to copy. The child and adult forms have been combined, making it more convenient if you work with clients of different ages.

This new edition also provides updated reports of medical, neuropsychological, international, and other important advances in the use of the Beery VMI in recent years. Internationally respected and backed by decades of research and clinical use, the Beery VMI, now in its sixth edition, offers a convenient and economical way to screen for visual-motor, neuropsychological, and behavior problems. (Individual administration is recommended for the supplemental tests.)

The Short and Full Format tests can be administered individually or to groups.

As culture-free, non-verbal assessment, the Beery VMI is useful with individuals of diverse environmental, educational, and linguistic backgrounds.

The manual also presents teaching suggestions.

Many examiners find the age norm information to be useful in helping parents better understand their child's current level of development. These consist of basic gross motor, fine motor, visual, and visual-fine motor developmental 'stepping stones' that have been identified by research criteria.

The Beery VMI 6th Edition Manual provides approximately 600 age-specific norms from birth through age 6.

The Beery VMI is among the few psychological assessments that provide standard scores as low as 2 years.

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