Description
Book SynopsisPsychological Assessment of Children, Second Edition offers comprehensive coverage of the most effective approaches to the psychological and educational assessment of children in clinical and school settings. Completely revised and updated, this widely acclaimed resource provides practical, step-by-step guidance on measuring children''s adaptive behavior, intelligence, motor skills, neurological functioning, cognitive abilities, vocational aptitudes, interests, and more.
Drawing on the firsthand experiences of leading experts, this book reflects the state-of-the-art thinking in the field of assessment, and helps practitioners determine when and how to use the wide variety of tools at their disposal. It presents the central issues and best practices for the full range of assessment strategies. Its broad scope includes all the major tests used with children, including the WISC-III, the Woodcock-Johnson Revised, Bender Gestalt, Halstead-Reitan, and Luria-Nebraska, as well as
Table of ContentsPartial table of contents:
ASSESSMENT APPROACHES.
Informal Assessment (M. Chittooran & T. Miller).
Curriculum-Based Measurement (R. Allinder, et al.).
SKILL AND BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT.
Assessing Current Psychological Status (D. Sabatino, et al.).
Assessing Intelligence Using the WISC-III (L. Bolen).
Assessing Perceptual-Motor Skills (G. Fuller, et al.).
ASSESSING SPECIAL POPULATIONS.
Developmental Assessment: Evaluation of Infants and Preschoolers (K. Malcolm).
The Diagnosis and Assessment of Autistic Disorders (R. Eaves & A. Awadh).
Assessing Children with Mental Retardation (B. Gordon, et al.).
Index.
