Special Educator's Comprehensive Guide to 301 Diagnostic Tests
Roger Pierangelo
This important resource is an update of the best-selling book The Special Educator's Resource Guide to 109 Diagnostic Tests. The greatly expanded second edition contains 301 new and enhanced tests, which are vital to understanding assessment in special education. Designed as an easy-to-use, hands-on resource, the book is filled with practical tools, information, and suggestions. Step-by-step, this practical guide explores the various stages of evaluation, interpretation, diagnosis, prescription, and remediation.
Part I: Overview of Assessment.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Assessment.
Chapter 2: The Special Education Process: How a Child Is Recommended for a Comprehensive Assessment.
Part II: 301 Tests Used in Special Education.
Chapter 3: Academic Achievement.
Chapter 4: Anxiety and Depression.
Chapter 5: Aptitude.
Chapter 6: Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder.
Chapter 7: Auditory Processing.
Chapter 8: Autism.
Chapter 10: Deaf and Hearing Impairments.
Chapter 11: Emotional Disturbance.
Chapter 12: English as a Second Language and Bilingual Education.
Chapter 13: Gifted and Talented.
Chapter 14: Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers.
Chapter 15: Intelligence.
Chapter 16: Learning Disabilities.
Chapter 17: Mathematics.
Chapter 18: Mental Retardation.
Chapter 19: Neuropsychology.
Chapter 20: Occupational Therapy.
Chapter 21: Personality.
Chapter 22: Psychological.
Chapter 23: Reading.
Chapter 24: Speech and Language.
Chapter 25: Visual Processing.
Chapter 26: Written Language.
Part III: Overview of the Special Educator as an Educational Evaluator.
Chapter 27: Understanding a Student’s Behavior During Testing.
Chapter 28: Reporting Assessment Test Results.
Appendix A: Test Publishers.
Appendix B: Referral Forms Commonly Used in the Special Education Process.
Glossary.
References.
2006, 484 pages, softcover
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