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In this guide to the popular cognitive assessment tool, Flanagan (psychology, St. John's U.), Kaufman (psychology, Yale U. School of Medicine) and contributors describe its use with children ages six to 16, including instructions on administering, scoring, and interpreting it. They discuss steps to take in administering the test to children who are learning or physically disabled and/or gifted, as well as to culturally/linguistically diverse populations. Appendices include data to use in assessment.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Description
A successor to the extremely popular Essentials of WISC-III/WPPSI-R Assessment(0-471-34501-6), Essentials of WISC-IV Assessment provides beginning and seasoned clinicians comprehensive guidelines to administering, scoring, and interpreting the latest revision of the Wechsler Intelligence Scales for Children. Featuring the popular Essentials format of call-out boxes, Test Yourself questions and step-by-step instructions, this handy resource also includes strengths and weaknesses of the instrument, practical clinical applications, and illustrative case reports. This detailed guide to using this immensely popular measure of intelligence is a must-have for anyone involved in the psychological testing of children.

About the Author
Dawn P. Flanagan, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology at St. John’s University, Jamaica, New York, and the author of several books, including Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment (with Ortiz) and Essentials of WJ III® Cognitive Abilities Assessment (with Schrank, Woodcock, and Mascolo). The theory upon which the WISC®-IV is interpreted in this book–CHC theory–was first introduced in Dr. Flanagan’s book on the Wechsler Scales, published in 2000 (with McGrew and Ortiz).

Alan S. Kaufman, PhD, is a Professor at Yale University School of Medicine and is a series editor for the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series. He has written numerous books on the Wechsler Scales and intelligence testing, and is the author of several widely used assessment instruments.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The WISC-IV is one of the premier cognitive assessment instruments for children. Coauthored by Alan Kaufman, who worked closely with David Wechsler on the WISC-R, Essentials of WISC-IV Assessment provides beginning and seasoned clinicians comprehensive step-by-step guidelines to administering, scoring, and interpreting the latest revision of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children.

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