Comprehensive Evaluations Case Reports for Psychologists, Diagnosticians, and Special Educators

by Mather, Nancy; Jaffe, Lynne E.

• ISBN13: 9780470617915
• ISBN10: 0470617918
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-12-07
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Comprehensive Evaluations provides multiple models of psychological and educational reports on children, adolescents, and adults written by experts in the fields of psychology, special education, and speech-language. This volume provides practitioners and those in training with numerous examples of diagnostic reports that address the most common types of disabilities. Many of the contributors are themselves authors of frequently used test batteries. Reports are included by Vincent Alfonso, Virginia Berninger, Milton Dehn, Ron Dumont, Colin Elliott, Steven Feifer, Catherine Fiorello, Dawn Flanagan, Elaine Fletcher-Janzen, Sam Goldstein, Brad Hale, Randy Kamphaus, Nadeen Kaufman, Elizabeth Lichtenberger, Steve McCallum, George McCloskey, Jack Naglieri, Samuel Ortiz, Cecil Reynolds, Gale Roid, Barbara Wendling, and more. The preface, written by John Willis, explains the importance of comprehensive evaluations in determining the reason for a student's educational difficulties and selecting the most appropriate accommodations and interventions.

Author Biography

Nancy Mather, PhD, is a Professor of Learning Disabilities at the University of Arizona. A coauthor on the Woodcock-Johnson III, she specializes in the areas of assessment, reading, and writing. She has served as a learning disabilities teacher, diagnostician, university professor, and educational consultant.

Lynne E. Jaffe, PhD, is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Learning Disabilities at the University of Arizona. She maintains a private practice in evaluation, consultation, and educational therapy for students with learning disabilities. She is coauthor with Nancy Mather of Woodcock-Johnson III: Reports, Recommendations, and Strategies (published by Wiley).

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Assessment of Individuals with Autism: Procedures and Pitfalls

Neuropsychological Evaluation of a Young Child with a Seizure Disorder

Language Assessment of a Sibling of a Child with Autism

Cognitive and Achievement Correlates of Language Disorders

Comorbidity and Cumulative Effects of Inattention, Poor Emotional Control, and Language Problems on Academic Achievement in Early Childhood

How a Weakness in Attention Can Mask True Learning Capabilities and Achievement Gains

Associative Memory Disorder: An Unexpected Struggle Resulting in Difficulty with Basic Skill Acquisition

Evaluation of a Bilingual Student with a History of Language Delay: Differentiating Between a Language Impairment and Second Language Learning

Twice-Exceptional: A Gifted Child with Concomitant Learning Disabilities

An Elementary School Student with a Specific Learning Disability in Reading: Use of the DAS-II to Generate and Test Causal Hypotheses

Using a Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses Approach in a Complex Case

Learning is the Best Therapy: The Emotional Consequences of a Learning Disability

Difference versus Disorder: Nondiscriminatory Assessment of an English Learner Suspected of Learning Disability

Using the PASS Theory to Uncover Disorders in Basic Psychological Processes: An Example of Specific Learning Disability

Neuropsychological Evaluation of a Child with a Brain Injury at Birth

Missing Out on Early Intervention: The Delay of Appropriate Services for a Child with SLD

Learning Disabilities and Mathematics: A School Psychological Framework

The Cognitive Assessment System and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV in a Neuropsychological Context

Re-establishing Eligibility and Re-evaluation Post Natural Disaster

Psychoeducational Assessment of a Child with High Functioning Autism Using a Problem-Solving Approach

RTI Data and Cognitive Assessment are Both Useful for SLD Identification and Intervention Planning

Specific Learning Disability Report: The Importance of Professional Judgment

Integrating RtI with an Individual Comprehensive Assessment to Identify a Specific Learning Disability in Reading

Assessing a Child with a Nonspecific Pervasive Development Disorder: Can a Nonverbal Cognitive Measure Help?

Difficulty vs. Disability? A Student Struggling with Math

Psychoeducational Assessment of a Student with a Visual Impairment Using the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement - Braille Adaptation

Differential Diagnosis: ADHD, Emotional Disturbance, or Asperger's Syndrome?

The Heterogeneity and Complexities of Children with Developmental Delays

Differential Diagnosis: Emotional Disturbance or Conduct Disorder?

Integration of Post-Referral Progress Monitoring Data in a Specific Learning Disability Evaluation

Sweet Child (But Only When Not in School)

Psychoeducational Evaluation of a Bilingual Student with a Visual Impairment

Memory and Processing Assessments: A Report for Parents

Oral and Written Language Influences on Academic and Social Functioning: A Whole Child Approach

Process Assessment of the Learner, 2nd Edition (PAL-II): Comprehensive Assessment for Evidence-Based, Treatment-Relevant Differential Diagnosis of Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Oral and Written Language Learning Disability (OWL LD), and Dyscalculia

Math Problem Solving: Applying a Processing Model to LD Determination

Nonverbal Learning Disabilities or Asperger's Syndrome? Clarification through Cognitive Hypothesis Testing

Applying a Multi-Level Interpretive Framework with an Emphasis on the Assessment of Executive Functions

Assessment of Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities

Actively Involving an Adolescent in the Evaluation Process from Intake to Feedback: Promoting Positive Outcomes

A Comprehensive Evaluation of a High School Student: When Social-Emotional Functioning and Specific Learning Disabilities Interact

ADHD: To Be or Not to Be? That Was the Question

Assessing an Adolescent English Language Learner: Teasing Apart the Threads of Two Languages

Neuropsychological Evaluation of an Adolescent with Moderate Mental Retardation: The Importance of Making an Accurate Diagnosis

The Impact of Slow Processing Speed on Performance

Falling through the Cracks: An Adolescent with a Severe Reading Disability

A Multiple Measures Approach to Assessing a Student who is Deaf

Comprehensive Assessment of an Attention-Based Learning Problem: Capturing the Relevance of "Psychological Vital Signs"

Psychoeducational Assessment of a Juvenile Offender in a Correctional Setting

When the Child with Specific Learning Disabilities Grows Up

A Comprehensive Evaluation of a High-Functioning Secondary Student with Dyslexia

Use of Nonverbal Cognitive Assessment to Distinguish Learning Disabilities from Second Language Learning Difficulties

The Enduring Nature of Specific Learning Disability: A College Freshman with a Specific Reading Disability

Comprehensive Evaluation of a Hard of Hearing High School Student in a Rural Setting

Assessment of a Cognitively Capable Student Who is Struggling to Succeed in College

Making the Most of One's Strengths: When Verbal Intelligence and Dedication to Succeed Overcome Late Identification

Use of the Stanford-Binet Fifth Edition in a Brain Injury Case

Psychoeducational Evaluation of an Adult for LD and ADHD: Integrating Neuropsychological Measures into Cross-Battery Assessment

Table of Reports

Guidelines for Writing Psychoeducational Assessment Reports

Test Acronyms

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