The assessment of specific learning disabilities and disorders (SLD) has long been a controversial topic whose definition, diagnosis, and treatment have been vigorously debated for decades. However, in recent times there have been many new assessment tools devised for measuring intelligence and neuropsychological functioning, extending well beyond the scope of Wechsler's scales. In this cutting-edge survey, an international team of leaders in the field examines the available methods. Many of the contributors are themselves the developers of the most recent assessment tests. The authors of each chapter evaluate the diversity of clinical applications of these new instruments in SLD, and their important implications for educational intervention. The historical context and the underlying neuropsychological and cognitive theory are also expertly examined. This book will be essential reading for any practitioner or trainee dealing with specific learning issues in young people.
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"This book makes a valuable contribution to clinical practice and will reward consultation." European and Adolescent Psychiatry
"A thorough, user-friendly resource..." Psychiatric Services
"A useful, up to date resource both for established clinicians and for trainees new to the field." British Journal of Clinical Psychology
"[A] book that openly poses difficult questions, demystifies facts and posits answers. A truly multi-disciplinary work...a remarkable synthesis of a vast amount of information and a noteworthy reference book for all clinicians." Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
"For those who are involved with the assessment of children with specific learning disabilities, and who wish to explore more in depth methods of looking at these disabilities, this book offers a great deal of information." Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health
"I would recommend this book to anyone engaged in the assessment of learning disabilities. As well as providing a great deal of up-to-date information on assessment tools, it demonstrates how the field has changed in the past 20 years, and makes one think critically." Infant and Child Development
"I read it from cover to cover and learnt from it." European Child and Adolescent Psychology
"A thorough, user-friendly resource..." Psychiatric Services
"A useful, up to date resource both for established clinicians and for trainees new to the field." British Journal of Clinical Psychology
"[A] book that openly poses difficult questions, demystifies facts and posits answers. A truly multi-disciplinary work...a remarkable synthesis of a vast amount of information and a noteworthy reference book for all clinicians." Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
"For those who are involved with the assessment of children with specific learning disabilities, and who wish to explore more in depth methods of looking at these disabilities, this book offers a great deal of information." Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health
"I would recommend this book to anyone engaged in the assessment of learning disabilities. As well as providing a great deal of up-to-date information on assessment tools, it demonstrates how the field has changed in the past 20 years, and makes one think critically." Infant and Child Development
"I read it from cover to cover and learnt from it." European Child and Adolescent Psychology
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In recent times many new assessment tools have been developed for measuring intelligence and neuropsychological functioning in young people. In this cutting-edge examination, an expert international team looks at all the available methods. Many of the authors are themselves the developers of recent assessment tests. The authors evaluate the diversity of clinical applications, and the implications for educational intervention, and give the historical context and theory behind the tests examined. This book will be essential reading for any practitioner dealing with learning problems in young people.
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Wow -- a really well-done book that captures a wide spectrum of ideas and research on learning disabilities. What I find remarkable about this book is that for nearly every test that is talked about here, the test authors themselves write the chapter -- Woodcock writes about the Woodcock-Johnson, Feuerstein writes about dynamic assessment, and Reitan writes about the Halstead-Reitan. An integrative chapter by the editors brings everything together. Worth checking out.
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In April 1963, Samuel Kirk, a prominent psychologist/special educator, stood before a group composed of people whose children were in trouble in school and other people, in smaller numbers, who had a professional interest in the children, and said: I know that one of your problems at this meeting is to find a term that applies to every child. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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In April 1963, Samuel Kirk, a prominent psychologist/special educator, stood before a group composed of people whose children were in trouble in school and other people, in smaller numbers, who had a professional interest in the children, and said: I know that one of your problems at this meeting is to find a term that applies to every child. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
students with language disorders, lower preschool level, upper preschool level, central dysarthria, specific academic deficits, spelling dyspraxia, mediational interaction, total standardization sample, core subtests, primary language disorders, attention subtests, intrasubtest scatter, subtest variability, total language score, diagnostic subtests, learning subtests, child neuropsychology, learning disabilities assessment, expressive language scores, achievement subtests, delayed recall trial, cognitive batteries, speeded naming, supplementary subtests, subtest analysis Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Full Scale, Journal of Learning Disabilities, San Antonio, The Psychological Corporation, Word Reading, Guilford Press, Differential Ability Scales, Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, Story Memory, Sentence Memory, Academic Press, Finger Windows, Core Domain, San Diego, Symbol Search, Circle Pines, American Guidance Service, Aphasia Screening Test, Object Assembly, Sound Symbol, Visual Learning, American Psychiatric Association, Basic Books, Design Memory New!
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- Contemporary Intellectual Assessment, Second Edition: Theories, Tests, and Issues by Dawn P. Flanagan PhD on 5 pages
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- Child Psychology by National Learning Corporation on 5 pages
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