This document is a manual of instruction on how to administer the Child Behavior Survey Instrument (CBSI). This manual also presents definitions of the categories used to define the nature of the observed child's behavior. The CBSI provides a scheme for observing the classroom behavior of children along nine major categories: (1) orientation, (2) subjective mood, (3) motility, (4) motivation, (5) cognitive behavior, (6) satisfaction, (7) interaction between child and teacher, (8) interaction between child and child, and (9) verbalization. Each of these categories has subcategories with which the child's behavior can be characterized. (WD)