Reading assessment: linking language, literacy, and cognition

This accessible, friendly guide is the first of its kind to present a research-based, integrated review of reading, cognition, and oral language testing and assessment. The theoretical underpinnings of reading, language, and literacyare covered, as well as detailed information and administration tips on the myriad reading inventories and standardized tests that may be used in a readingpsychoeducational assessment. Unique in its inclusion of instruction on crafting professional evaluation reports to illuminate a student's strengths and weaknesses, this inviting book will enable school psychologists, reading specialists, and learning disabilities specialists to conduct effective interdisciplinary remedial recommendations and interventions. INDICE: AcknowledgmentsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Reading Theory and the Stages of Reading AcquisitionChapter 3: Oral LanguageChapter 4: Linguistic and Cultural DiversityChapter 5: Statistics and Test DevelopmentChapter 6: Test Administration and Report WritingChapter 7: Response to InterventionChapter 8: The Role of Intellectual AssessmentChapter 9: Oral Language AssessmentChapter 10: Underlying ProcessesChapter 11: Decoding and FluencyChapter 12: ComprehensionChapter 13: Informal Inventories and ReadabilityChapter 14: Written Expression and SpellingChapter 15: Last WordsAppendix A: Answer KeyAppendix B: GlossaryReferencesIndex

• ISBN: 978-0-470-87393-9
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 408
• Fecha Publicación: 09/05/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés