Kindergarten Inventory of Social-Emotional Tendencies (KIST)
Daniel C. Miller, Ph.D. and Michie A. Miller, R.N.

A screener for social-emotional readiness for kindergarten

Some children have excellent kindergarten readiness skills, yet lack the social maturity and/or exhibit behavioral problems that may interfere with future academic performance. The Kindergarten Inventory of Social-Emotional Tendencies (KIST) was designed to provide information to parents and teachers about the social-emotional status in children ages 4-6.

The KIST has seven domains that report standard scores, percentile ranks, and classifications based on the standardization sample norms or local norms.

The seven KIST domains are:

• Communication Skills - assesses the child's expressive and receptive language skills.
• Daily Living Skills - assesses the child's adaptive behaviors such as dressing skills.
• Hyperactivity/Inattentive Behaviors - assesses behaviors often associated with inattention and hyperactivity.
• Maladaptive Behaviors - assesses conduct problems.
• Separation Anxiety Symptoms - assesses how well the child separates from the caregiver(s).
• Sleeping and Eating Behaviors - assesses the child's eating and sleeping patterns.
• Socialization Skills - assesses the child's peer interaction skills.

The KIST also includes a validity scale that measures the consistency of the rater's responses.

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