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1 online resource (380 pages) |
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Cover; ASSESSMENT OF LANGUAGE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN; Copyright; Contents; Preface; WHY I WROTE THIS BOOK; HOW THIS BOOK IS ORGANIZED; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; PURPOSES OF THIS TEXT; WHY DO WE MAKE MEASUREMENTSIN THE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD LANGUAGE DISORDERS?; WHAT PROBLEMS ACCOMPANY MEASUREMENT?; A MODEL OF CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; SUMMARY; KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS; STUDY QUESTIONS AND QUESTIONS TO EXPAND YOUR THINKING; RECOMMENDED READINGS; REFERENCES; PART I BASIC CONCEPTS IN ASSESSMENT; CHAPTER 2 Measurement of Children's Communication and Related Skills |
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THEORETICAL BUILDING BLOCKS OF MEASUREMENTBASIC STATISTICAL CONCEPTS; CHARACTERIZING THE PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUALS; CASE EXAMPLE; SUMMARY; KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS; STUDY QUESTIONS AND QUESTIONSTO EXPAND YOUR THINKING; RECOMMENDED READINGS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3 Validity and Reliability; HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; VALIDITY; RELIABILITY; SUMMARY; KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS; STUDY QUESTIONS AND QUESTIONS TO EXPAND YOUR THINKING; RECOMMENDED READINGS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4 Evaluating Measures of Children's Communication and Related Skills |
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CONTEXTUAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ASSESSMENT: THE BIGGER PICTURE IN WHICH ASSESSMENTS TAKE PLACEEVALUATING INDIVIDUAL MEASURES; SUMMARY; KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS; STUDY QUESTIONS AND QUESTIONS TO EXPAND YOUR THINKING; RECOMMENDED READINGS; REFERENCES; PART II AN OVERVIEW OF CHILDHOOD LANGUAGE DISORDERS; CHAPTER 5 Children with Specific Language Impairment; DEFINING THE PROBLEM; SUSPECTED CAUSES; SPECIAL CHALLENGES IN ASSESSMENT; EXPECTED PATTERNS OF LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE; RELATED PROBLEMS; SUMMARY; KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS; STUDY QUESTIONS AND QUESTIONS TO EXPAND YOUR THINKING; RECOMMENDED READINGS |
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RECOMMENDED READINGSREFERENCES; CHAPTER 8 Children With Hearing Impairment; DEFINING THE PROBLEM; SUSPECTED CAUSES; SPECIAL CHALLENGES IN ASSESSMENT; EXPECTED PATTERNS OF ORAL LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE; RELATED PROBLEMS; SUMMARY; KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS; STUDY QUESTIONS AND QUESTIONS TO EXPAND YOUR THINKING; RECOMMENDED READINGS; REFERENCES; PART III CLINICAL QUESTIONS DRIVING ASSESSMENT; CHAPTER 9 Screening and Identification: Does This Child Havea Language Impairment?; THE NATURE OF SCREENING AND IDENTIFICATION; SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS WHEN ASKING THIS CLINICAL QUESTION; AVAILABLE TOOLS |
| Summary |
This book constitutes a clear, comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to the basic principles of psychological and educational assessment that underlie effective clinical decisions about childhood language disorders. Rebecca McCauley describes specific commonly used tools, as well as general approaches ranging from traditional standardized norm-referenced testing to more recent ones, such as dynamic and qualitative assessment. Highlighting special considerations in testing and expected patterns of performance, she reviews the challenges presented by children with a variety of problems--spec |
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REFERENCESCHAPTER 6 Children With Mental Retardation; DEFINING THE PROBLEM; SUSPECTED CAUSES; SPECIAL CHALLENGES IN ASSESSMENT; EXPECTED PATTERN OF STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES; RELATED PROBLEMS; SUMMARY; KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS; STUDY QUESTIONS AND QUESTIONS TO EXPAND YOUR THINKING; RECOMMENDED READINGS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7 Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorder; DEFINING THE PROBLEM; SUSPECTED CAUSES; SPECIAL CHALLENGES IN ASSESSMENT; EXPECTED PATTERNS OF LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE; RELATED PROBLEMS; SUMMARY; KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS; STUDY QUESTIONS AND QUESTIONS TO EXPAND YOUR THINKING |
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Practical considerations |
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Language disorders in children -- Diagnosis.
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Communicative disorders in children -- Diagnosis
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Learning disabled children -- Language -- Evaluation
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Communicative disorders in children -- Diagnosis
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Language disorders in children -- Diagnosis
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Learning disabled children -- Language -- Evaluation
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781410605719 |
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141060571X |
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