Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment

Series Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 2 How to Organize a Cross-Battery Assessment Using Cognitive, Achievement and Neuropsychological Batteries Chapter 3 How to Interpret Test Data Chapter 4 Cross-Battery Assessment for SLD Identification: The Double-Deficit/Consistency Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses within the Context of an Operational Definition Chapter 5 Cross-Battery Evaluation with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations Chapter 6 Strengths and Weaknesses of the Cross-Battery Assessment Approach Chapter 7 Cross-Battery Assessment Case Report by Gail Cheramie Appendix A CHC Narrow Ability Definitions and Task Examples Appendix B CHC Broad and Narrow Ability Classification Tables For Tests Published Between 2001-2012 Appendix C Descriptions of Cognitive, Achievement, and Neuropsychological Subtests by CHC Domain Appendix D Critical Values for Statistical Significance and Base Rate for Composites on Comprehensive Cognitive and Achievement Batteries Appendix E Variation in Task Characteristics of Cognitive and Neuropsychological Batteries by Marlene Sotelo-Dynega and Tara Cuskley Appendix F Variation in Task Characteristics of Reading Comprehension Tests by Jennifer Mascolo Appendix G Neuropsychological Domain Classifications of Cognitive and Neuropsychological Batteries Appendix G1 Executive Function Domain Classifications of Cognitive and Neuropsychological Batteries by Shauna Dixon Appendix H Understanding and Using the PSW-A v1.0 Excel Program Tab-by-Tab Appendix I Battery Specific Culture Language Matrices Appendix J Cross-Battery Assessment Case Reports by Jim Hanson, John Garruto, and Karen Apgar Appendix K The Eugene, Oregon, School District Integrated Model Appendix L A Summary of the Expert Consensus Procedure for determining CHC Broad and Narrow Ability Classifications for Subtests Appendix M Criteria Used in DMIA v2.0 for Follow-up on a Two-Subtest Composite When Subtests Have a Mean of 100 and SD of 15 or a Mean of 50 and SD of 10 About the Authors About the CD-ROM The CD-ROM contains the full version of Appendix C, Appendix D, Appendix E, Appendix F, Appendix G, and Appendix G1; three Excel sheets that analyze data (Cross-Battery Assessment Data Management and Interpretive Assistant, Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses Analyzer, and Culture-Language Interpretive Matrix; and a worksheet (Evaluation and Consideration of Exclusionary Factors for SLD Identification).