The Curriculum-Based Dynamic Assessment (CBDA) is an innovative, evidence-based storytelling tool that helps educators and clinicians identify language learning challenges early. It uncovers each child’s true learning potential and guides personalized, data-driven support.
Revealing Learning Potential
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Trusted by speech-language pathologists and resource teachers worldwide, the CBDA combines assessment and instruction to measure each child’s learning potential.
It provides clear insights into DLD risk and practical guidance for everyone supporting the child’s success.
THE CBDA ADVANTAGE
Finally, an Assessment that Reveals, Learning Potential, Strengths,
and Guides Intervention
Every language learning challenge has a story, and the CBDA
helps you uncover it.
Unlike traditional static assessments that measure only what a child already knows, the Curriculum-Based Dynamic Assessment (CBDA) reveals how a child learns. By combining observation, guided teaching, and clear visual reporting, the CBDA helps educators identify each child’s learning potential, detect risk for Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), and design targeted supports that make a real difference.
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The Challenge
Language and learning differences often remain invisible until frustration, disengagement, or academic struggle appear.
Teachers need a tool that illuminates what’s really happening beneath the surface — not just test results, but patterns of understanding, focus, and communication.
The CBDA Solution
CBDA brings insight where confusion once was. It gathers data from real classroom observations and transforms it into a beautifully clear report — helping teams design strategies that work.
What makes the CBDA Unique
Designed for Professionals Who Support Learning and Language Development
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