Early Childhood Assessment (eBook)

Carol S. Lidz (Autor)

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2002 | 1. Auflage
336 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-471-26930-4 (ISBN)

Infos

A new guide to conducting more comprehensive and meaningfulpsychological assessments of young children

Early Childhood Assessment presents a thorough, step-by-stepapproach to the comprehensive psychological assessment of youngchildren. In addition to covering major psychological tests, thisinvaluable resource includes specific guidelines and formats forinterviewing parents and other caregivers, observing children andcaregiver-child interaction, conducting dynamic assessments,writing reports, and evaluating outcomes of recommendedinterventions.

Dr. Lidz's approach encourages a broad range of observation with anoverarching objective of completing a picture of the "whole" child,from family life to social-emotional and neuropsychologicalfunctioning. She leads the reader through each step of acomprehensive assessment, touching on the major data sourcesnecessary for a full understanding of the child within differentenvironments. Throughout the book, Dr. Lidz advocates bestassessment practices that reflect the interests of children andfamilies.

Features useful information on:

* Conducting initial interviews and observations for setting thecourse of the assessment

* Using standardized and nonstandardized approaches to generateboth qualitative and quantitative data

* Viewing children and families within their culturalcontexts

* Integrating assessment data sources to generate meaningfulrecommendations and readable reports

Plus:

* Includes unique chapters on play, observation of parent-child andteacher-child interactions, and dynamic assessment

Early Childhood Assessment is a valuable tool for professionals andstudents who are concerned about the richness and complexity ofchildren's development within their families and communities.

Autor

CAROL S. LIDZ, PsyD, is a consultant in private practice in the Philadelphia area and former director of the school psychology program at Touro College in New York City.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: In the Beginning...

Chapter 2: Observing Children, Programs, and Teachers.

Chapter 3: Families, Homes, and Cultural Contexts.

Chapter 4: Assessment of Play.

Chapter 5: Development-, Curriculum-, and Performance-Based Assessment.

Chapter 6: Dynamic Assessment.

Chapter 7: Standardized Testing.

Chapter 8: Social-Emotional Functioning.

Chapter 9: The Neuropsychological Functioning of Young Children.

Chapter 10: Assembling, Reporting, and Evaluating the Pieces.

Appendix A: National Association of School Psychologists Position Statement on Early Childhood Assessment.

Appendix B: New York Association of School Psychologists (NYASP) Guidelines for Preschool Psychological Assessment in New York State.

Appendix C: Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children Position Paper on Developmental Delay as an Eligibility Category.

Appendix D: National Association for the Education of Young Children Position Paper: Responding to Linguistic and Cultural Diversity: Recommendations for Effective Early Childhood Education.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.12.2002
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Test in der Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Assessment • Child & Adolescent Clinical Psychology • Klinische Psychologie / Kinder u. Jugendliche • Psychologie • Psychologische Gutachten • Psychology
• ISBN-10: 0-471-26930-1 / 0471269301
• ISBN-13: 978-0-471-26930-4 / 9780471269304