Early Childhood Assessment Hardback
by Carol S. (Touro College, New York) Lidz
Hardback
Description
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.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:336 pages, Drawings: 2 B&W, 0 Color; Tables: 6 B&W, 0 Color
- Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Publication Date:13/12/2002
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- ISBN:9780471419846
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:336 pages, Drawings: 2 B&W, 0 Color; Tables: 6 B&W, 0 Color
- Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Publication Date:13/12/2002
- Category:
- ISBN:9780471419846