This highly acclaimed test measures visual-motor integration in children and adults. Backed by decades of research and clinical use, the VMI, in its fifth revision, offers a convenient and economical way to screen for visual-motor deficits that can lead to learning and behavior problems. While it is used primarily with young children, the VMI can also be administered to adolescents and adults.

    The Fifth Edition extends the norms downward to 2 years of age, offers five new teaching tools, and includes a fully revised Manual, with approximately 600 age-specific norms, from birth through age 6. These norms reflect developmental "stepping stones" identified by research. They have proven useful in helping parents understand their child's current level of development.

    The Fifth Edition was standardized on a national sample of 2,512 individuals aged 2 to 18.

    The test presents the examinee with drawings of 24 geometric forms, arranged in developmental sequence, from less to more complex. The examinee simply copies these forms in the Test Booklet. The test can be individually or group administered in just 10 to 15 minutes. A Short Form, composed of 15 drawings, is often used with 3- to 8-year-old children.

   Two supplemental test--the VMI Visual Test and the VMI Motor Test--can each be administered in 5 minutes or less. They are generally given if full- or short-form VMI results indicate a need for further testing. The supplemental tests use the same VMI stimulus forms, so it's easy to compare results from all three tests, using a profile form provided in the Test Booklet.

    A revised scoring system permits finer discrimination between performances, especially at older age levels. The Manual presents very clear scoring criteria, standard scores, percentiles, and teaching suggestions. It also reports recent medical and neuropsychological applications of the VMI.

    Five teaching tools, new to the Fifth Edition, offer activities and exercises that help teachers respond to VMI results. These are described below.

    The Adult Version, for use with individuals aged 19 to 100, facilitates the identification of neurological and related problems in the adult population.

    One of the most well researched instruments of its kind, the VMI is useful in assessing learning, neuropsychological, and emotional disorders.