Psychoeducational Assessment of Preschool Children

Foundations

Chapter 1

* Issues in Preschool Assessment

Richard J. Nagle, Sandra Glover Gagnon, and Pamela Kidder-Ashley,

Chapter 2

* Clinical Observation of Preschool Assessment Behavior

Bruce A. Bracken and Lea A. Theodore

Chapter 3

* Creating the Optimal Preschool Testing Situation

Bruce A. Bracken and Lea A. Theodore

Ecological Assessment

Chapter 4

* School Readiness and Academic Functioning in Preschoolers

Robin L. Hojnoski and Kristen N. Missall

Chapter 5

* Assessment of Parents' Support of Young Children's Learning Through a Sociocultural Lens

Patricia H. Manz, Dominique Levert, Milim Lee, Yin Cai, Marisa Sole, and Yael Gross

Chapter 6

* Assessment of Preschoolers' School and Classroom Environment

Robin A. McWilliam, Catalina P. Morales Murillo, and Cami M. Stevenson

Chapter 7

* Play-Based Approaches to Preschool Assessment

Lisa Kelly-Vance and Brigette O. Ryalls

Assessment of Developmental Domains

Chapter 8

* Behavior and Social-Emotional Skills Assessment of Preschool Children

Sara Whitcomb and Jessica Kemp

Chapter 9

Information Classification: General

* Adaptive Behavior Assessment of Preschool Children

Patti L. Harrison

Chapter 10

* Cognitive Assessment of Preschool Children: A Pragmatic Review of Theoretical,

Quantitative, and Qualitative Characteristics

Joseph R. Engler and Vincent C. Alfonso

Chapter 11

* Assessing Communication, Language, and Speech in Preschool Children

Lena G. Caesar and Sharlene Wilson Ottley

Chapter 12

* Assessment of Gross Motor Development in Preschool Children

Eva V. Monsma, Sally Taunton Miedema, Ali S. Brian, and Harriet G. Williams

Special Considerations

Chapter 13

* Screening and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Preschool-Aged Children

Abigail L. Hogan, Kimberly J. Hills, Carla A. Wall, Elizabeth A. Will, and Jane Roberts

Chapter 14

* Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations

Samuel O. Ortiz and Jane Y. T. Wong

Chapter 15

* Executive Functions and Neuropsychological Assessment

George McCloskey, Bradley Petry, Leslie McIntosh, Jeff Kelly, and Joseph Filacheck

Chapter 16

* Understanding the Impact of Poverty and Implications for Assessment with

Young Children from Low-Resource Backgrounds

Julia Mendez and Dore LaForett

Chapter 17

* Linking Assessment Results to Evidence-Based Interventions: Best Practices for

Preschool Children

Lea A. Theodore