Essentials of KABC-II Assessment (eBook)

ALAN S. KAUFMAN, PhD, and NADEEN L. KAUFMAN, EdD, are on the faculty at Yale University School of Medicine. They are series editors of the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series and authors of numerous books on psychological assessment as well as psychological assessment instruments. Their tests include the new KABC-II as well as the second editions of the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (KTEA-II) and the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (KBIT-2). ELIZABETH O. LICHTENBERGER, PhD, is a psychologist at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, and the author of several Essentials books. ELAINE FLETCHER-JANZEN, EdD, NCSP, is a school psychologist who teaches at the University of Northern Colorado, consults for area school districts, and works as a trainer for AGS, the publisher of the KABC-II.

Series Preface xi

One Overview 1

Two How to Administer and Score the KABC-II 33

Three How to Interpret the KABC-II: Step by Step 79

Four How to Interpret the KABC-II: Qualitative Indicators 138

Five Strengths and Weaknesses of the KABC-II 168

Six Clinical Applications of the KABC-II 176

Seven Illustrative Case Reports 282

Appendix A KABC-II Interpretive Worksheet 345

Appendix B Standard Scores Corresponding to Sums of Subtest Scaled Scores for Planned Comparison Clusters: Delayed Recall, Verbal Ability, Meaningful Stimuli, and Abstract Stimuli 358

Appendix C Standard Scores Corresponding to Sums of Subtest Scaled Scores for Planned Comparison Clusters: Problem-Solving and Memory and Learning 360

Appendix D Standard Scores Corresponding to Sums of Subtest Scaled Scores for Planned Comparison Clusters: Verbal Response, Pointing Response, Little Motor, and Gross Motor 364

Appendix E SES Norms: Converting the KABC-II Global Score of Children Ages 3-6 Years to a Percentile Rank Based on Their Socioeconomic Status 367

Appendix F SES Norms: Converting the KABC-II Global Score of Children Ages 7-18 Years to a Percentile Rank Based on Their Socioeconomic Status 368

References 369

Annotated Bibliography 387

Index 389

About the Authors 39