School Neuropsychology A Practitioner's Handbook

by Hale, James B.; Fiorello, Catherine A.

• ISBN13: 9781593850111
• ISBN10: 1593850115
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-24
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

This important resource presents the latest information on brain-behaviour relationships and describes ways school practitioners can apply neuropsychological principles in their work with children. Bridging the gap between neuropsychological theory, assessment, and intervention, this accessible text addresses complex topics in a straightforward, easy-to-understand fashion that makes it of immediate practical utility. The authors challenge previous conceptions about brain functions and present the cognitive hypothesis testing model, an innovative method that helps practitioners form accurate understandings of learner characteristics and conduct meaningful and valid individualized interventions with children with a range of learning and behaviour disorders. The book comes in a large-size format with reproducible worksheets and forms, and features case studies and real-life examples, a glossary of terms, and a list of useful Internet resources.

Author Biography

About the Authors
James B. Hale, PhD, provides psychological and neuropsychological services at the Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center in the Bronx, New York. He is a faculty member in the Department of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology of Yeshiva University.

Catherine A. Fiorello, PhD, is Associate Professor of School Psychology at Temple University, where she currently serves as program coordinator for school psychology. Prior to completing her doctorate, she worked as a certified school psychologist, and she continues to maintain a private practice in diagnostic assessment.

Table of Contents

Introduction to School Neuropsychology	1	(1)
Recognizing and Applying Neuropsychological Principles	1	(5)
The Book's Purpose and Structure	6	(3)
Assessment and Intervention Practices in Educational Settings	9	(34)
Foundations of Intellectual and Cognitive Assessment	9	(5)
Measuring Intellectual and Cognitive Functioning	14	(4)
Principles of Effective Cognitive Assessment	18	(19)
Critical Issues in Assessment Service Delivery	37	(6)
A Model of Brain Functioning	43	(42)
A Developmental Perspective	43	(2)
A Review of Major Brain Structures	45	(3)
The Two-Axis Model of Brain Functioning	48	(3)
An Axis Divided: I. Visual Processes and the Occipital Lobe	51	(5)
An Axis Divided: II. Auditory Processes and the Temporal Lobe	56	(3)
An Axis Divided: III. Somatosensory Processes and the Parietal Lobe	59	(3)
An Axis Integrated: Higher-Level Processes and the Frontal Lobe	62	(5)
The Left-Right Axis and the Cerebral Hemispheres	67	(18)
Neuropsychological Approaches to Assessment Interpretation	85	(43)
Developmental Neuropsychological Assessment	85	(3)
The Scientific Method in Neuropsychological Assessment	88	(10)
Interpreting Test Results from a Neuropsychological Perspective	98	(16)
The CHT Approach to Report Writing	114	(14)
Linking Assessment to Intervention	128	(49)
The Cognitive Hypothesis-Testing Model	128	(4)
Assessment Tools for CHT	132	(12)
Behavioral Neuropsychology and Problem-Solving Consultation	144	(16)
Linking Assessment to Intervention: A Case Study	160	(17)
The Neuropsychology of Reading Disorders	177	(32)
Historical Perspective on Learning Disabilities	177	(5)
Characteristics of Children with Reading Disorders	182	(3)
RDs and Brain Functions	185	(15)
Instructional Strategies for Children with RDs	200	(1)
Reading Case Study: Linking Assessment to Intervention	201	(8)
The Neuropsychology of Mathematics Disorders	209	(15)
Characteristics of Children with Mathematics Disorders	209	(3)
MDs and Brain Functions	212	(6)
Instructional Strategies for Children with MDs	218	(1)
Math Case Study: Linking Assessment to Intervention	219	(5)
The Neuropsychology of Written Language Disorders	224	(20)
Characteristics of Children with Written Language Disorders	224	(1)
WLDs and Brain Functions	225	(13)
Written Language Case Study	238	(6)
Neuropsychological Principles and Psychopathology	244	(39)
The Politics of Psychopathology	244	(2)
Neuropsychological Basis of Emotion and Behavior	246	(4)
The Comorbidity Issue and Child Psychopathology	250	(2)
Selected Childhood Psychopathologies	252	(24)
Case Study Presentation	276	(7)
References	283	(39)
Index	322