Description
Book SynopsisEssentials of WPPSI-IV Assessment Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to expertly administer, score, and interpret the WPPSI-IV
Anyone who assesses young children is familiar with the challenges of obtaining accurate and adequate test data. In Essentials of WPPSI-IV Assessment, the research directors who developed the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Fourth Edition offer an insider's perspective on its conceptualization, development, administration, and scoring. The authors' flexible interpretive approach describes performance in both normative and intrapersonal contexts and enables interpretive case formulations from multiple theoretical and clinical perspectives.
Designed to help busy practitioners and school psychologists quickly acquire the expertise they need to make optimal use of the WPPSI-IV, each concise chapter features end-of-chapter test questions and Rapid Reference,
Table of Contents
Series Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
One Overview 1
Two WPPSI-IV Administration 45
Susan Engi Raiford, Diane L. Coalson, and Erik Gallemore
Three WPPSI-IV Scoring 105
Susan Engi Raiford, Diane L. Coalson, and Kathleen M. Rollins
Four WPPSI-IV Score Analysis and Interpretation 147
Five Strengths and Weaknesses of the WPPSI-IV 189
Ron Dumont and John O. Willis
Six WPPSI-IV Score Differences Across Demographic Groups 215
Susan Engi Raiford, Diane L. Coalson, and Mark D. Engi
Seven WPPSI-IV Clinical Applications 237
Susan Engi Raiford, Diane L. Coalson, and Stephanie A. Tong
Eight Illustrative Case Reports 269
About the CD-ROM 307
Author Index 311
Subject Index 317
