High-Impact Assessment Reports for Children and Adolescents

A Consumer-Responsive Approach

Robert Lichtenstein, Bruce Ecker

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781462538492
• eBook ISBN: 9781462538539
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Evaluation & Assessment in Education
• Index: Psychology

Assessment provides rich opportunities for understanding the needs of children and adolescents, yet reports are often hard for parents, teachers, and other consumers to comprehend and utilize. This book provides step-by-step guidelines for creating psychoeducational and psychological reports that communicate findings clearly, promote collaboration, and maximize impact. Effective practices for written and oral reporting are presented, including what assessment data to emphasize, how to organize reports and convey test results, and how to craft useful recommendations. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book includes sample reports, training exercises, and reproducible templates, rubrics, and forms. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.

Table of contents

• Cover
• The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• About the Authors
• Preface
• Contents
• 1. Assessment Reports That Work for Consumers
• 2. Understanding Current Practice
• 3. Assessment Fundamentals
• 4. The Consumer-Responsive Approach
• 5. Consumer-Responsive Report Writing
• 6. Straight Talk: Oral Communication of Findings
• 7. Variations on a Theme: Reports for Special Purposes
• 8. Making It Happen: Implications and Impact
• Appendix A. Readability Measures
• Appendix B. Test Administration and Scoring Rubric
• Appendix C. Psychological Assessment Follow-Up Procedures
• Appendix D. Sample Assessment Reports and Parent Feedback Letter
• Appendix E. Background Information Outline and Case Example
• Appendix F. Data Summary Template
• Appendix G. Report-Writing Rubric
• Appendix H. Feedback Conference Simulation
• References
• Index
• About Guilford Press
• Discover Related Guilford Books