Comprehensive Evaluations (ePub)

An invaluable collection of sample case reports from experts in
child and adolescent assessment

With contributions from authorities in the fields of psychology
and special education-including Dawn Flanagan, Elaine
Fletcher-Janzen, Randy Kamphaus, Nadeen Kaufman, George McCloskey,
Jack Naglieri, Cecil Reynolds, and Gale Roid--Comprehensive
Evaluations provides over fifty sample case reports to help you
draft carefully planned, goal-directed, and comprehensive
evaluations that clearly explain the reasons for a student's
school-related difficulties, from preschool to postsecondary
level.

A wellspring of information for educational professionals,
Comprehensive Evaluations provides models for writing
diagnostic reports to accompany the tests most frequently
administered in the evaluation of children, adolescents, and
adults, including the BASC-2, KABC-II, WAIS-IV, WISC-IV, and WJ
III. The reports reflect various disciplines within psychology and
education, different theoretical perspectives and paradigms, and
span a broad spectrum of disabilities.

The diagnostic reports found within Comprehensive
Evaluations will help:

* Expand your familiarity with widely used test instruments

* Enhance your understanding of the interpretation of test
scores

* Improve your ability to tailor written reports to the purposes
of the evaluation

* Translate assessment results into meaningful treatment
recommendations

* Recognize the differences in what evaluators from various school
districts, agencies, and private practices consider to be a
comprehensive evaluation

* Appreciate how your theoretical perspective and choice of tests
can influence diagnostic conclusions

* Determine a report writing style that meets your needs

Comprehensive Evaluations deftly illustrates how thorough
assessments help empirically pinpoint the reasons a student is
struggling in school, which then allows an evaluator to select the
most appropriate accommodations and interventions to help the
student succeed.