Specific Learning Disabilities and Difficulties in Children and Adolescents: Psychological Assessment and Evaluation

by Edited by Alan S. Kaufman , Nadeen L. Kaufman

• ISBN13: 9780521658409
• ISBN10: 0521658403
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-30
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The assessment of specific learning disabilities and disorders (SLD) has long been controversial. Definitions, diagnosis and treatments have been vigorously debated for decades, with the use of IQ tests attracting particular controversy. However, in recent times there have been many other 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.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	ix
Preface	xiii
Part I History and Tradition	1	(52)
History lessons	3	(26)
Margaret Jo Shepherd
The Wechsler intelligence scales	29	(24)
Gary Groth-Marnat
Part II Alternative Cognitive Approaches to Learning Disabilities Assessment and Remediation	53	(228)
Application of the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability-Revised to the diagnosis of learning disabilities	55	(42)
Nancy Mather
Richard W. Woodcock
The Kaufman tests - K-ABC and KAIT	97	(44)
Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger
Using the Cognitive Assessment System (CAS) with learning-disabled children	141	(37)
Jack A. Naglieri
Application of the Differential Ability Scales (DAS) and British Ability Scales, Second Edition (BAS II), for the assessment of learning disabilities	178	(40)
Colin D. Elliott
Is dynamic assessment compatible with the psychometric model?	218	(29)
Reuven Feuerstein
Raphael S. Feuerstein
Multi-perspective, clinical-educational assessments of language disorders	247	(34)
Elisabeth H. Wiig
Part III Neuropsychological Approaches to Learning Disabilities Assessment and Remediation	281	(150)
Learning disabilities and their neurological foundations, theories, and subtypes	283	(26)
Otfried Spreen
The Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery: Research findings and clinical application	309	(38)
Ralph M. Reitan
Deborah Wolfson
Developmental assessment of neuropsychological function with the aid of the NEPSY	347	(40)
Marit Korkman
Sarah L. Kemp
Ursula Kirk
Clinical neuropsychological assessment of child and adolescent memory with the WRAML, TOMAL, and CVLT-C	387	(44)
Erin D. Bigler
Wayne V. Adams
Part IV Integration and Summation	431	(32)
Assessment of specific learning disabilities in the new millennium: issues, conflicts, and controversies	433	(30)
Alan S. Kaufman
Nadeen L. Kaufman
Index	463