T E S T A.B.

C
(Dr. Lorenzo Filho)

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FORECAST
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SUMMARY AND PROFILE

Tests 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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TEST 1. Copy figures (1' each, reverse)

TEST 2. Name 7 figures seen (30'' exposure)
grape cup broom key shoe car cat
TEST 3. Reproduce from memory, 3 figures designed in the air (reverse). (V, B and C)
TEST 4. Repeat a series of 7 heard words:
tree chair stone flower house table wallet
TEST 5. Reproduce a story:
Maria bought a doll. It was a nice porcelain doll.
The doll had blue eyes and a yellow dress. But the same day that María
She bought it, the doll fell and broke. María cried a lot.
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Capital actions: compró - quebró - lloró
Details: porcelain - blue eyes - yellow dress.
TEST 6. Repeat 10 difficult words. (one at a time)
setback ______________________ - Constantinople ______________________
- incomprendido ______________________ - ingrediente ______________________
- Nabucodonosor ______________________ - cosmopolitismo ______________________
- pintarrajeado ______________________ - familiaridades ______________________
Sardanapalus Trans-Siberian

TEST 7. Cut a wavy line and a broken line (1' each)

 TEST 1.

(Size
natural
TEST 2.
TEST 7.
TEST 8.
Mark points on a grid (Natural size).
 Test A.B.C. by L Filho
It is a simple application and guides on the child's maturity for
learning. Its management is quick. It is composed of 8 sub.
test or parts. It is recommended for children entering first grade.
It is clear that a child aged two to three years subjected to this test
he will fail in everything or almost everything, for he will not come to understand the
indicated tasks.
Specifications about the test:
Administration: Individual.
Materials: White paper, pencil, eraser, scissors, sheet and chips of
test.
Protocol: The administrator (the adult) will record with notes the
responses and the child's behavior during the test.
Evaluation: Through a control table.
Subtest 1: It is a test of visuomotor coordination in which...
The child is asked to reproduce 3 geometric figures.
Material: Three small cardboard squares (squares of the same size) that have
each one of them printed or drawn a geometric figure, (see
example). Each figure will be taught once, on half a white sheet and
with a pencil and a clock that marks seconds
Instruction: Take this pencil, make a figure equal to this on this paper
this (maximum waiting time for playback upon visual inspection of
model, one minute). Very good! Now make another one like this, now
this last one.
Evaluation:
When the reproduction of the square is perfect or has two sides.
just slightly larger, preserving all angles
rectangles, the rhombus in the well-observed angles and the third figure
recognizable. 3 points.
When the copy of the square has two right angles and the others
recognizable figures. 2 points.
When the three figures were imperfect but dissimilar.
point.
When the figures are equal to each other. 0 points.
Note whether the child copied with the right hand or with the left.
that is presented for 30 seconds. The figures are relatively
big and family-friendly for children.
A sheet of figures that presents six objects
(ilustraciones); taza, llaves, carro, gato, mano, reloj.
Instruction: The cardboard is placed on the reverse side, on the other side of the sheet
There are very nice figures. I will turn around and you will look at them.
figures without saying anything. After I hide them, you will
to say the names of the things he/she saw.
Evaluation: The names mentioned by the child are noted.
If the child says 7 figures = 3 points
It is said between 4 to 6 figures = 2 points,
*If it mentions between 2 to 3 figures = 1 point

It is said one or none. = 0 points.

Subtest 3: Visomotor coordination.

The child must reproduce in the air three shapes made by the
examiner.
Material: Paper and pencil.
Instruction: The examiner stands on the right side of the child, points
with the index finger, pointing forward, with the arm slightly bent): Look
Well, what my finger is going to do here (mimics figure A in the air).
Now do with your little finger what I did with my finger. Good, now,
I drew on this paper the figure that I made in the air. After that, the
child has drawn it: now, another figure. Do this with your finger
(reproduce the figure B in the air). Good, now draw it on paper the
figure that he made in the air. After the child has drawn it:
Now the last one. Do this, (reproduce figure C) Great! Now
make on the paper this last figure you made in the air. The child does not
She must be in front of the examiner, if not next to him, so that she has the
same point of view. The center of each figure drawn by the
the examiner in the air must remain significantly at the height of the
child's eyes. The movements must be slow.
Evaluation:
Good reproduction of the three figures = 3 points
Good reproduction of two figures, whatever it may have been
imperfection of the remaining = 2 points
Good reproduction of a figure, as long as the others haven't
stayed inverted = 1 point
Reproduction of the same layout for the three figures or inversion of the
drawing of two or three figures = 0 points.

Subtest 4: Its objective is the evaluation of auditory memory.

the child should repeat a series of commonly used words.
Material: Sheet with printed words.
Instruction: I am going to say seven words. Pay close attention, because
then you will say them. Listen: tree, chair, stone, puppy,
["flower","house","window"]

Assessment: Note the words the child says and if there are any errors.
of articulation (pronunciation). The evaluation is only numerical:
Reproduction of the 7 words = 3 points.
Reproduction of 4 to 6 words = 2 points.
Repetition of 2 to 3 words = 1 point
Reproduction of a single word or absence of reproduction = 0
points.

Subtest 5: Evaluates the ability to understand and memorize.

Material: Sheet with the written story.
Instruction: Do you like stories? I am going to tell you one.
Pay attention because later you are going to tell me the same.
story. (Pause).
María bought a doll, it was a cute glass doll.
the doll had blue eyes and a yellow dress. But the same day
When María bought the doll, it fell and broke. María cried a lot.
(Pause).
Now, you tell me this story.
Assessment: Write down the child's narration (or record it). If the
reproduction
*Indica tres acciones (compró, rompió, lloró) y asimismo los tres
details (of glass, blue eyes, yellow dress) = 3 points.
Mention the three actions (verbs) and one detail = 2 points.
Mention two actions or one action and details = 0 points.

Subtest 6: Evaluate expressive language and especially

speech articulation disorders.
El niño debe repetir 10 palabras difíciles y poco conocidas.
Material: Card with printed words.
Instruction: I am going to say some words and you will repeat them, one
to one (as I say them).
Setback, misunderstood Nebuchadnezzar
{"pintarrajeado":"painted","Sardanápalo":"Sardanapalus","Constantinopla":"Constantinople","ingrediente":"ingredient"}

cosmopolitismo, familiaridades, transiberiano*

After each word, the examiner expects the repetition of the
child, noting the words that were mispronounced.

Evaluation: For the adequately reproduced words:

Nine to ten words = 3 points.
Five to eight words = 2 points.
Two to four words = 1 point.
One or no word = 0 points.

Subtest 7: Also evaluates visuomotor coordination. The child must

cut a curved line and another broken one.
Material: A sheet of paper where they are printed or drawn,
strong trait, a curved line from side to side and of the same size
another ravine. A common pair of scissors with rounded tips, a watch that
mark seconds.
Instruction: You will cut this design as quickly as
it can, passing the scissors exactly through the middle of the line. It
Place the scissors on the table and we can begin. Mark one minute.
Very good! Stop. Now cut on the other line.

Assessment: The assessment will take into account both the quantity and the quality.
Cutting more than half of each design, within the set time of
one minute for each one, without having gone outside the line = 3 points.

Cutting more than half out of the line = 2 points.

Cutting regularly, halfway, in one of the designs and
part of the other = 1 point.
Not respecting the design in any way = 0 points.

Subtest 8: Evaluation of visuomotor coordination and endurance

fatigue. The child must draw dots on a grid, having a
fixed time of 30 seconds. The boxes are small.
Material: Clock that marks seconds, printed or lined paper with
one hundred little squares of one square centimeter each and colored pencil
thick.
Instruction: You are going to make a very strong point in each square.
of these, as quickly as possible. Thus (three dots are made.
in the first three squares of the top line). The paper is placed
in a convenient position for the child and the pencil is handed to them. Start
30 seconds are marked. Stop! Very good! No lines or
little crosses.

Evaluation: Points are counted, except for those made by the

examiner. All points will be counted, even if there are more.
one in the same little square. But the lines will not be considered in
account. The annotation is as follows:
>50 points = 3 points.
From 26 to 50 points = 2 points.
From 10 to 25 points = 1 point.
Less than 10 = 0 points.
If the child does not follow the suggested order (from his left to his
The fact must be recorded.
Final evaluation: The overall assessment will be obtained by the simple
sum of the points scored by the child in each sub-test. The
result will indicate (if the instructions have been followed to the letter)
lyrics), the level of maturity for their entry into first grade in
absolute terms, that is, without any relation to age
The observation of the large groups subjected to classification of
the A.B.C. test, as well as the study of numerous cases
individuals, confirm the results:
NM = Maturation level.
NM of 18 points or
superior The child will learn to read and to
escribir en un semestre lectivo.

NM lower than 10 points: The child will learn with difficulty,

demanding, in most of the
cases a special treatment.
For these cases, it is done
necessary tests
complementary, such as those of
health, as well as an assessment
NM of 7 points or for a specialist in
inferior Learning Difficulties,
to determine the cause of such
punctuation.