Table of Questions
Introduction
Chapter 1. So You Think Your Child Needs an Evaluation
When to Have Your Child Evaluated?
Finding a Good Evaluator
Parental Questions and Concerns
Evaluation Report and Parent Feedback Meeting
Test References
Chapter 2. Evaluations by the School
The Child Find Mandate
Evaluations for Special Education
Getting to Know School Evaluators
Requesting an Evaluation
Providing Informed Written Consent
Gathering Information and Making Observations
Independent Educational Evaluations (IEEs)
Determining Eligibility
Chapter 3. Making Sense of Your Child’s Test Scores
Understanding Test Scores
Standardized Norm-Referenced Tests and Criterion-Referenced Tests
The Bell Curve
Test Scores
Subtest Scores, Composite Scores, and Index Scores
Measuring Educational Progress
Chapter 4. Intellectual Evaluations and IQ Testing
Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
Measuring Intelligence
Tests of Intelligence
Nonverbal Tests of Intelligence
Interpreting Intelligence Test Results
Intelligence Tests: Special Factors
Chapter 5. Academic Achievement Assessments
Assessments of Reading
Assessments of Written Language
Assessments of Mathematics
Formats of Academic Achievement Tests
Chapter 6. Reading Assessments
Assessing Reading Difficulties and Disabilities
Reading Skills
Tests That Measure Reading
Tests That Measure Phonological Processing
Tests That Measure Reading Fluency and Comprehension
Reading Fluency and Comprehension Tests
Answers to Questions About Reading Tests
Assessing Reading: Special Factors
Chapter 7. Writing and Spelling Assessments
Assessing Written Language Difficulties and Disabilities
Written Language Skills
Tests That Measure Written Language
Answers to Questions About Written Language Tests
Chapter 8. Mathematics and Math Assessments
Assessing Math Difficulties and Disabilities
Mathematics Skills
Tests of Mathematics
Answers to Questions about Math Tests
Assessing Math: Special Factors
Chapter 9. Speech and Language Assessments
Assessing Speech and Language Problems
Speech and Language Skills
Tests of Receptive and Expressive Language
Vocabulary Tests
Speech and Articulation Tests
Apraxia Tests
Pragmatics and Social Language Evaluations
Answers to Questions about Speech and Language Assessments
Chapter 10. Evaluations for Learning Disabilities and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders
Assessing Specific Learning Disabilities
Assessing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD)
Assessing Executive Functioning Skills
Legal Requirements for Identifying Specific Learning Disabilities
Response to Intervention (RTI)
Chapter 11. Assessments of Hearing, Vision, and Motor Skills
Assessing Hearing Impairments
Assessing Vision Impairments
Assessing Motor Skills
Assistive Technology Assessments
Chapter 12. Auditory, Visual, Visual Motor, and Sensory Processing Assessments
Assessing Auditory Processing Disorders
Assessing Visual Processing Disorders
Assessing Visual Motor Skills and Dyspraxia
Assessing Sensory Processing Disorders
Chapter 13. Adaptive Behavior and Functional Behavior Assessments
Adaptive Behavior Assessmentss
Functional Behavior Assessments
Chapter 14. Transition Assessments
Transition Assessments
Planning the Transition Assessment
Tests and Inventories for Transition Assessments
Answers to Questions about Transition Assessment
Chapter 15. Assessing English Language Learners (ELLs)
Evaluating Children with Limited English Proficiency
English Proficiency or Learning Disability?
Tests Designed for English Language Learners
Assessing Reading in English Language Learners
Assessing English Language Learners: Special Factors
Adopted Children and Foreign Language Issues
Educational Resources for Educators and Parents
Table of Tests
Glossary of Assessment Terms
Index
What's In Store at Wrightslaw 
