Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment (eBook)

DAWN P. FLANAGAN, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at St. John's University in Queens, NY, and Clinical Assistant Professor at the Yale Child Study Center, School of Medicine. SAMUEL O. ORTIZ, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology at St. John's University in Queens, NY. VINCENT C. ALFONSO, PhD, is Professor of School Psychology in the Graduate School of Education at Fordham University, New York, New York.

Series Preface xiii

Acknowledgments xv

One Overview 1

Two How to Organize a Cross-Battery Assessment Using Cognitive,
Achievement, and Neuropsychological Batteries 45

Three How to Interpret Test Data 121

Four Cross-Battery Assessment for SLD Identification: The Dual
Discrepancy/Consistency Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses in the
Context of an Operational Definition 227

Five Cross-Battery Assessment of Individuals From Culturally and
Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds 287

Six Strengths and Weaknesses of the Cross-Battery Assessment
Approach 351

Seven Cross-Battery Assessment Case Report 365

Appendix A CHC Narrow Ability Definitions and Task Examples
389

Appendix B CHC Broad and Narrow Ability Classification Tables
for Tests Published Between 2001 and 2012 399

Appendix C Descriptions of Cognitive, Achievement, and
Neuropsychological Subtests by CHC Domain 417

Appendix D Critical Values for Statistical Significance and Base
Rate for Composites on Comprehensive Cognitive and Achievement
Batteries 425

Appendix E Variation in Task Demands and Task Characteristics of
Subtests on Cognitive and Neuropsychological Batteries 431

Marlene Sotelo-Dynega and Tara Cuskley

Appendix F Variation in Task Demands and Task Characteristics of
Subtests on Achievement Batteries by IDEA Academic Area 439

Jennifer T. Mascolo

Appendix G Neuropsychological Domain Classifications 445

Appendix H Understanding and Using the XBA PSW-A v1.0 Software
Program Tab by Tab 457

Appendix I Cognitive and Neuropsychological Battery-Specific
Culture-Language Matrices 485

Appendix J Cross-Battery Assessment Case Reports 503

Jim Hanson, John Garruto, and Karen Apgar

Appendix K Eugene, Oregon, School District Integrated Model for
Specific Learning Disability Identification 505

Appendix L Summary of the Expert Consensus Study for Determining
CHC Broad and Narrow Ability Classifications for Subtests New to
This Edition 517

Appendix M Criteria Used in XBA DMIA v2.0 for Follow-Up on a
Two-Subtest Composite 527

Author Index 533

Subject Index 537

About the Authors 553

About the CD 555

The CD-ROM contains the full versions of all Appendices; three
software programs that analyze data (Cross-Battery Assessment Data
Management and Interpretive Assistant, Pattern of Strengths and
Weaknesses Analyzer, and Culture-Language Interpretive Matrix); and
a form (Evaluation and Consideration of Exclusionary Factors for
SLD Identification).