Brigance Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills, Revised Edition

The Brigance Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills-Revised (CIBS-R) is designed primarily for use in elementary and middle schools. It can be a valuable resource in school programs emphasizing individualized instruction. The CIBS-R will be especially useful in programs serving students with special needs. The CIBS-R ... may be used: 1. as an assessment instrument ... 2. as a diagnostic instrument ... 3. as a recordkeeping and tracking system ... 4. as a tool for developing and communicating a student's individualized education program ... 5. as a resource for curriculum and staff development ... 6. as a standardized testing instrument when needed ... . -- Excerpt from p. ix of manual.